| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Spears (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Potter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chester Guinan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey inbounds the ball | 28-19 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Posey | 31-19 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Chester Guinan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-19 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | William Spears gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Danny Baumgart takes the ball from Robert Potter | 31-19 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Chester Guinan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-19 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey grabs the board | 31-19 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-19 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers tips it but misses | 31-19 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Johnny Anderson | 31-19 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Chester Guinan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Johnny Anderson | 31-21 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is fouled on the floor by Danny Baumgart - foul #2 on Danny Baumgart, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey is whistled for traveling | 31-21 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson is hacked by William Spears - foul #1 on William Spears, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson is hacked by Robert Potter - foul #1 on Robert Potter, team foul #2 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (SF), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield (PF) Randy Russell | |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart is called for a charge - foul #3 on Danny Baumgart, team foul #2 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Robert Boyd (PF) Danny Baumgart, Johnny Anderson | |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | William Spears makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Palczynski | 34-21 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Chester Guinan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-21 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Chester Guinan pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Spears (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chester Guinan (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Boyd (fresh) C - Ronald Mansfield (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-21 |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski snags the defensive board | 34-21 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Spears and he's hacked by Bryan Rogers - foul #2 on Bryan Rogers, team foul #3 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) William Spears, Darell Carneal, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Philip Warrior (SF), Randy Russell (PF), Johnny Anderson (C) Ronald Hutchinson, Chester Guinan, Robert Boyd, Ronald Mansfield | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski makes the free throw | 37-21 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Randy Russell connects on the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Anthony Akers - foul #1 on Anthony Akers, team foul #3 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG) Jerry Palczynski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Randy Russell makes the free throw | 37-24 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Johnny Anderson - foul #3 on Johnny Anderson, team foul #4 | 37-24 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 14:14 | Xavier | Randy Russell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-24 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers tips it in | 39-26 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey is whistled for a carry | 39-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG) Andrew Eisele | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Chester Guinan (SF) Bryan Rogers, Philip Warrior | |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Randy Russell and he's fouled by Robert Potter - foul #2 on Robert Potter, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson misses the free throw | 39-28 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Douglas Lowrey | 41-28 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randy Russell | 41-30 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Anderson - foul #4 on Johnny Anderson, team foul #5 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Jerry Palczynski (SF), Darell Carneal (PF) Anthony Akers, Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Boyd (PF), Ronald Mansfield (C) Randy Russell, Johnny Anderson | |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 12:34 | Xavier | Robert Potter blocks the short jumper by Danny Baumgart | 43-30 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Eisele | 46-30 |
| 12:08 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Hutchinson | 46-33 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Spears | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Potter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Guinan (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Boyd (fresh) C - Ronald Mansfield (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Eisele - foul #1 on Andrew Eisele, team foul #5 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Kenneth Posey (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF), John Johnson (C) Andrew Eisele, Jerry Palczynski, Darell Carneal, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Randy Russell (PF) Ronald Hutchinson, Robert Boyd | |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart misses the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | John Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-34 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-34 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Mansfield | 49-34 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenneth Posey | 49-34 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-34 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Mansfield | 49-34 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Randy Russell hits a turnaround from close range set up by Chester Guinan and he's fouled by Douglas Lowrey - foul #2 on Douglas Lowrey, team foul #6 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG) William Spears | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (PG) Danny Baumgart | |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Randy Russell makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is called for traveling | 49-37 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Randy Russell misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Johnson | 52-37 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield double dribbles | 52-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG), Jerry Palczynski (SF), Darell Carneal (PF), Robert Potter (C) Anthony Akers, Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (SF), Robert Boyd (PF) Chester Guinan, Randy Russell | |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert Boyd | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Robert Boyd hits the finger roll | 52-39 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal buries a floater from the right side | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Philip Warrior (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Mansfield (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Robert Boyd gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Darell Carneal | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Philip Warrior misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-42 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-42 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter gets the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 56-42 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Palczynski | 56-42 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Kenneth Posey (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF) Andrew Eisele, Jerry Palczynski, Darell Carneal | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Chester Guinan (SF), Randy Russell (PF), Johnny Anderson (C) Bryan Rogers, Philip Warrior, Robert Boyd, Ronald Mansfield | |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Chester Guinan is called for the reach on William Spears - foul #2 on Chester Guinan, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey is whistled for a carry | 56-42 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Randy Russell hits a 3 from straight away | 56-45 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Danny Baumgart is called for the reach on Anthony Akers - foul #4 on Danny Baumgart, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (SG) Ronald Hutchinson | |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Randy Russell grabs the board | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Chester Guinan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-47 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Randy Russell | 57-47 |
| 04:30 | Xavier | Randy Russell misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | William Spears buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Posey | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Philip Warrior loses the dribble to Robert Potter | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Randy Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Spears (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Potter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Philip Warrior (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Chester Guinan (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Russell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter can't finish the layup but the foul's on Johnny Anderson - foul #5 on Johnny Anderson, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG) William Spears | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Ronald Mansfield (C) Philip Warrior, Johnny Anderson | |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield misses the tip | 60-47 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter tips it back up and in | 62-47 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Robert Potter blocks the jumper by Randy Russell | 62-47 |
| 02:34 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield tips it home | 62-49 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter double dribbles | 62-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (SG), Darell Carneal (SF), Craig Helzer (PF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Akers, Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Philip Warrior (SF), Robert Boyd (PF) Danny Baumgart, Chester Guinan, Randy Russell | |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Craig Helzer is called for the reach on Robert Boyd - foul #1 on Craig Helzer, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG) Ronald Hutchinson | |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Robert Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Robert Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Danny Baumgart is called for the reach on Andrew Eisele in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Baumgart, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (PG) Danny Baumgart | |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert Boyd | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Robert Boyd buries a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Craig Helzer - foul #2 on Craig Helzer, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Robert Boyd makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer is denied on a layup by Robert Boyd | 63-53 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Philip Warrior hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer tips it home | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Robert Boyd is hacked by Craig Helzer - foul #3 on Craig Helzer, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Robert Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski's floater is tipped away by Ronald Mansfield | 65-53 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer grabs the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele runs out the clock | 65-53 |