| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Smith inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree misses the easy layup | 32-28 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | Tracy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:38 | Xavier | Tracy Williams loses the dribble to Antonio Griffith | 32-28 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley banks in the layup and he's hacked by Alberto Castro - foul #2 on Alberto Castro, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Richard Smith buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 34-31 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Tracy Williams | 36-31 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Alberto Castro - foul #3 on Alberto Castro, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Casey Streitenberge (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Alberto Castro, Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Antonio Griffith, Carlos Dupree, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Eric Tait is called for the reach on Vule Zimmer - foul #3 on Eric Tait, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (SG), Carlos Dupree (SF) Shawn Saxton, Eric Tait | |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses short on a shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Troy Chambers (fresh) SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers is fouled on the floor by Francisco Santos - foul #2 on Francisco Santos, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), Richard Smith (SF) Francisco Santos, Richard Boettcher, Vule Zimmer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF) Carlos Dupree | |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-33 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | Mark Thomas makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Alberto Castro | 39-33 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Mark Thomas steals the ball from Frank Wilson | 39-33 |
| 14:16 | Xavier | Alberto Castro knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tracy Williams and he's hacked by Frank Wilson - foul #2 on Frank Wilson, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Casey Streitenberge, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Carlos Dupree (SF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Troy Chambers, Eric Tait, Nicholas Stone | |
| 14:16 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Tracy Williams and he's fouled by Robert Bury - foul #2 on Robert Bury, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG) Alberto Castro, Tracy Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters (PF) Robert Bury | |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley clanks a floater in the lane | 44-33 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Buczynski and he's fouled by Carlos Dupree - foul #3 on Carlos Dupree, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the free throw | 46-33 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-33 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (SG) Shawn Saxton | |
| 12:12 | Xavier | Francisco Santos clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-33 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the tip | 46-33 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Francisco Santos pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Carlos Dupree steps in front of the Vule Zimmer pass | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Chambers (fresh) SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Casey Streitenberge (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Francisco Santos, Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Antonio Griffith, Troy Chambers, Carlos Dupree, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-33 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Alberto Castro hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Tracy Williams | 48-33 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses badly on a shot from the left side | 48-33 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bury | 48-33 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | The jump hook by Richard Smith is blocked by Robert Bury | 48-33 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the follow up shot | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait blows the dunk | 50-33 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Tracy Williams grabs the board | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:05 | Xavier | Richard Smith clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Nicholas Stone - foul #1 on Nicholas Stone, team foul #5 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Casey Streitenberge, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Troy Chambers (SG), Carlos Dupree (SF), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Shawn Saxton, Eric Tait, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| 09:05 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 09:05 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters is hacked by Alberto Castro - foul #4 on Alberto Castro, team foul #4 | 52-33 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Matthew Bigley, team foul #6 | 52-33 |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-33 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses the shot from the left side | 52-33 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses the tip | 52-33 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Chambers (fresh) SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 5 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Richard Smith scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Boettcher | 54-33 |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley's pass is intercepted by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 54-33 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Troy Chambers - foul #2 on Troy Chambers, team foul #7 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF) Alberto Castro, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 56-33 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| 06:20 | Xavier | Warren Ruck dunks the ball on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 58-33 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Francisco Santos - foul #3 on Francisco Santos, team foul #5 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Bury | 58-35 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-35 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton pulls down the rebound | 58-35 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Vule Zimmer - foul #2 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #6 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Vule Zimmer, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree makes the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Carlos Dupree is called for the reach on Tracy Williams - foul #4 on Carlos Dupree, team foul #8 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Francisco Santos, Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF) Carlos Dupree | |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-37 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Saxton | 60-39 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski connects on the turnaround near the basket | 62-39 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses the easy layup | 62-39 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski blows the layup | 62-39 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't tip it in | 62-39 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Vyacheslav Buczynski | 62-39 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Richard Smith buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Alberto Castro | 64-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Saxton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Waters (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Waters | 64-41 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | The jump hook by Richard Smith is blocked by Daniel Waters | 64-41 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Eric Tait | 64-41 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Antonio Griffith | 64-43 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Alberto Castro drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-43 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree (SF) Eric Tait | |
| 01:35 | Xavier | Warren Ruck's floater is knocked away by Carlos Dupree | 66-43 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Antonio Griffith | 66-43 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Dupree | 66-45 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Tracy Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 66-45 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree snags the defensive board | 66-45 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #7 | 66-45 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | The jump hook by Vyacheslav Buczynski is blocked by Matthew Bigley | 66-47 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses the jumpshot from the left side | 66-47 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Alberto Castro runs out the clock | 66-47 |