| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Juan Delgado (fresh) SG - Roger White (fresh) SF - Mitchel Mitchell (fresh) PF - Gary Law (fresh) C - Harold Ashby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Gary Law wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Saint Louis | Edward Delaney steals the ball from Juan Delgado | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Xavier | Michael Addison can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Saint Louis | Gary Law pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Saint Louis | Roger White misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby connects on the runner in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | Michael Addison knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Delaney | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Gary Law is blocked by Gilberto Rizzo | 5-2 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Edward Delaney pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Gary Law swats the layup by Edward Delaney | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Edward Delaney tips it in | 7-2 |
| 17:43 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado travels in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo tips it back up and in | 9-2 |
| 16:58 | Saint Louis | Roger White can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 16:57 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell snags the offensive board | 9-2 |
| 16:38 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Edward Delaney gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roger White - foul #1 on Roger White, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG), Edwin Hayles (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Clarence Nichols, Edward Delaney, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin (PG), Robert Bourke (SG), Richard Bell (SF), Jose Zapata (PF), Fred Redwine (C) Juan Delgado, Roger White, Mitchel Mitchell, Gary Law, Harold Ashby | |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:13 | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| 15:59 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin drills a jumpshot from the right side | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Flynn (fresh) SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) C - Vernon Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Christopher Dolin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bourke (fresh) SF - Richard Bell (fresh) PF - Jose Zapata (fresh) C - Fred Redwine (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong can't finish the layup | 10-4 |
| 15:43 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Christopher Dolin | 10-4 |
| 15:23 | Saint Louis | Fred Redwine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 15:21 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Bell | 10-4 |
| 15:10 | Saint Louis | Fred Redwine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Clarence Nichols (SG), Edward Delaney (PF) Michael Addison, George Flynn, Paul Armstrong | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Richard Bell is called for the reach on Stephen Evans - foul #1 on Richard Bell, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roger White (SG), Mitchel Mitchell (SF) Robert Bourke, Richard Bell | |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Stephen Evans scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-4 |
| 14:24 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Dolin, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo (C) Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado (PG), Harold Ashby (C) Christopher Dolin, Fred Redwine | |
| 14:09 | Xavier | The short jumper by Gilberto Rizzo is denied by Harold Ashby | 13-4 |
| 14:08 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 14:02 | Saint Louis | Roger White is fouled on the floor by Stephen Evans - foul #1 on Stephen Evans, team foul #1 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG) Stephen Evans | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gary Law (PF) Jose Zapata | |
| 13:39 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 13-4 |
| 13:37 | Saint Louis | Gary Law pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 13:28 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Edwin Hayles - foul #1 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Armstrong (SF) Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:28 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:28 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | Edward Delaney snags the defensive board | 13-5 |
| 13:14 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-5 |
| 13:12 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby grabs the board | 13-5 |
| 12:54 | Saint Louis | Gary Law clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Delaney - foul #1 on Edward Delaney, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG), Percy Young (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Clarence Nichols, Edward Delaney, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin (SG), Robert Bourke (SF) Roger White, Mitchel Mitchell | |
| 12:54 | Saint Louis | Gary Law makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:54 | Saint Louis | Gary Law makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:26 | Xavier | Juan Delgado steals the ball from Paul Armstrong | 13-7 |
| 12:06 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Bourke | 13-9 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | George Flynn misses the dunk | 13-9 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Vernon Clark hits the follow up shot | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Flynn (fresh) SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Percy Young (fresh) C - Vernon Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Juan Delgado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Dolin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Bourke (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Law (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Ashby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Michael Addison pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Percy Young misses short on a floater from the left side | 15-9 |
| 10:57 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 10:40 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-9 |
| 10:38 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin tips it back up and in | 15-11 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Michael Addison scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 10:08 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Flynn - foul #1 on George Flynn, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Clarence Nichols (SG), Edwin Hayles (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Michael Addison, George Flynn, Paul Armstrong, Percy Young, Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roger White (SG), Mitchel Mitchell (SF), Jose Zapata (PF), Fred Redwine (C) Juan Delgado, Robert Bourke, Gary Law, Harold Ashby | |
| 10:08 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:08 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 09:52 | Saint Louis | Roger White pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:30 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell is hacked by Gilberto Rizzo - foul #1 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Bourke (PG) Christopher Dolin | |
| 09:18 | Saint Louis | Fred Redwine drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Roger White and he's hacked by Gilberto Rizzo - foul #2 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SF) Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 09:18 | Saint Louis | Fred Redwine misses the free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Edward Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Roger White is called for the reach on Stephen Evans - foul #2 on Roger White, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Armstrong (SF) George Flynn | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Bell (SG) Roger White | |
| 08:47 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles tips it back up and in | 20-15 |
| 08:29 | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 20-15 |
| 08:28 | Saint Louis | Fred Redwine tips it back up and in | 20-17 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 08:02 | Saint Louis | Fred Redwine grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 07:46 | Saint Louis | Robert Bourke hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-17 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Edward Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Bourke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Bell (fresh) SF - Mitchel Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jose Zapata (fresh) C - Fred Redwine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Mitchel Mitchell picks off the pass by Stephen Evans | 20-17 |
| 07:33 | Saint Louis | Robert Bourke lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mitchel Mitchell | 20-19 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong lays it up and in and he's fouled by Mitchel Mitchell - foul #1 on Mitchel Mitchell, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG) Stephen Evans | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado (PG), Christopher Dolin (SG), Gary Law (PF), Harold Ashby (C) Robert Bourke, Richard Bell, Jose Zapata, Fred Redwine | |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:11 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Clarence Nichols - foul #1 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| 07:11 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:11 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 23-20 |
| 07:00 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:58 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado is hacked by Clarence Nichols in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG), Vernon Clark (C) Clarence Nichols, Paul Armstrong | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 06:58 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:58 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Gary Law steps in front of the Michael Addison pass | 23-22 |
| 06:24 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Mitchel Mitchell is denied by Edwin Hayles | 23-22 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | Vernon Clark snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Michael Addison scores on a floater from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| 05:51 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado is hacked by Michael Addison - foul #1 on Michael Addison, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Armstrong (SF), Percy Young (PF) Edwin Hayles, Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Bourke (SF), Jose Zapata (PF) Mitchel Mitchell, Gary Law | |
| 05:51 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:51 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Vernon Clark gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Percy Young connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Armstrong | 27-23 |
| 05:10 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Armstrong - foul #1 on Paul Armstrong, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| 05:10 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:10 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:10 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby makes the 3rd free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Percy Young can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 27-25 |
| 05:00 | Saint Louis | Harold Ashby grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:46 | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin drills a 3 from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Jose Zapata is called for the reach on Percy Young - foul #1 on Jose Zapata, team foul #6 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gary Law (PF) Harold Ashby | |
| 04:30 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from George Flynn | 30-28 |
| 04:13 | Saint Louis | Robert Bourke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | Vernon Clark grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses the easy layup | 30-28 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | George Flynn tips it but misses | 30-28 |
| 03:51 | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 03:32 | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 30-28 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - George Flynn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Percy Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vernon Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Juan Delgado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Dolin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Bourke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Law (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jose Zapata (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Xavier | The jump hook by Percy Young is blocked by Gary Law | 30-28 |
| 03:11 | Saint Louis | Gary Law snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 03:02 | Saint Louis | Robert Bourke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Clarence Nichols (SG), Edwin Hayles (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Michael Addison, George Flynn, Paul Armstrong, Percy Young, Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roger White (SG), Mitchel Mitchell (SF), Fred Redwine (PF), Harold Ashby (C) Juan Delgado, Christopher Dolin, Gary Law, Jose Zapata | |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Robert Bourke steals the ball from Gilberto Rizzo | 30-28 |
| 02:29 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell connects on the shot from the baseline | 30-30 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Edward Delaney loses the dribble to Fred Redwine | 30-30 |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Bourke | 30-32 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Stephen Evans is fouled on the floor by Fred Redwine - foul #1 on Fred Redwine, team foul #7 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Armstrong (SF) Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Bell (PG), Gary Law (PF) Robert Bourke, Fred Redwine | |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Stephen Evans makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Stephen Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:40 | Saint Louis | Gary Law pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 01:25 | Saint Louis | Roger White buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mitchel Mitchell | 31-34 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Gary Law is called for the reach on Edward Delaney - foul #1 on Gary Law, team foul #8 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG) Stephen Evans | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado (PG) Richard Bell | |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:52 | Saint Louis | Roger White travels with the ball | 33-34 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols is whistled for a carry | 33-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (C) Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jose Zapata (C) Harold Ashby | |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Jose Zapata is denied by Edwin Hayles | 33-34 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Edward Delaney gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 00:12 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Armstrong - foul #2 on Paul Armstrong, team foul #11 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG), Vernon Clark (C) Clarence Nichols, Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Christopher Dolin (SG), Fred Redwine (C) Roger White, Gary Law | |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | George Flynn comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-35 |