| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Ryan Ashley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eric Newsome (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Booker Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Gorney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence inbounds the ball | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 19:47 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 53-37 |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Eric Newsome is called for the reach on Tracy Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Newsome, team foul #1 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Leslie Picard (SG) Eric Newsome | |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Mark Thomas is whistled for traveling | 53-37 |
| 19:16 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #1 | 53-37 |
| 19:16 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 19:16 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Booker Lawrence picks off the pass by Vyacheslav Buczynski in the backcourt | 53-38 |
| 19:05 | La Salle | Alberto Castro is called for the reach on Ryan Ashley - foul #1 on Alberto Castro, team foul #2 | 53-38 |
| 18:52 | La Salle | Alberto Castro picks off the pass by Leslie Picard | 53-38 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Mark Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Robinson - foul #2 on John Robinson, team foul #2 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | La Salle | Robert Stickler (SG), Russ Salvador (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF), John Link (C) Leslie Picard, Booker Lawrence, Michael Gorney, John Robinson | |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Mark Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Mark Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 18:20 | La Salle | Russ Salvador connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-40 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Richard Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Thomas and he's fouled by Russ Salvador - foul #3 on Russ Salvador, team foul #3 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Warren Ruck (C) Alberto Castro, Tracy Williams, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | La Salle | Booker Lawrence (SF) Russ Salvador | |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the free throw | 58-40 |
| 17:55 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper's pass is intercepted by Richard Boettcher | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 58-40 |
| 17:31 | La Salle | Robert Stickler gets the rebound | 58-40 |
| 17:09 | La Salle | Ryan Ashley's pass is intercepted by Warren Ruck | 58-40 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the turnaround from close range | 60-40 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:42 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Casey Streitenberge - foul #3 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #3 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Francisco Santos, Richard Boettcher, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | La Salle | Leslie Picard (SG), Michael Gorney (PF), John Robinson (C) Robert Stickler, Booker Lawrence, John Link | |
| 16:42 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 16:42 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer is hacked by Leslie Picard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leslie Picard, team foul #4 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Booker Lawrence (SF) Andrew Cooper | |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the jumper from the left block | 60-42 |
| 16:25 | La Salle | John Robinson snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:11 | La Salle | Michael Gorney's pass is intercepted by Vule Zimmer | 60-42 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Alberto Castro lays it up and in set up by Vule Zimmer | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:49 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence buries a floater from the right wing | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Ryan Ashley (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Leslie Picard (fresh) SF - Booker Lawrence (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Michael Gorney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Leslie Picard - foul #3 on Leslie Picard, team foul #5 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Mark Thomas (C) Alberto Castro, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | La Salle | Eric Newsome (SG), Russ Salvador (SF) Ryan Ashley, Booker Lawrence | |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 15:36 | La Salle | Michael Gorney grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 15:15 | La Salle | Tracy Williams steals it from Michael Gorney | 63-44 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | Russ Salvador steps in front of the Tracy Williams pass in the backcourt | 63-44 |
| 15:10 | La Salle | Russ Salvador banks in the layup | 63-46 |
| 15:06 | Xavier | Michael Gorney picks off the pass by Richard Boettcher in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:56 | La Salle | Michael Gorney is fouled on the floor by Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Tracy Williams, Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | La Salle | Andrew Cooper (PF), William Husby (C) Michael Gorney, John Robinson | |
| 14:31 | La Salle | William Husby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Casey Streitenberge (SF) Francisco Santos, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 14:07 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Casey Streitenberge | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:44 | La Salle | Leslie Picard makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Eric Newsome | 65-48 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is fouled in the backcourt by Leslie Picard - foul #4 on Leslie Picard, team foul #6 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Link (PG), Booker Lawrence (SF), Michael Gorney (PF), John Robinson (C) Leslie Picard, Russ Salvador, Andrew Cooper, William Husby | |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Alberto Castro connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Francisco Santos | 68-48 |
| 13:11 | La Salle | Eric Newsome buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Booker Lawrence | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-50 |
| 12:40 | Xavier | Francisco Santos pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses long on a runner from the left block | 68-50 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge tips it but misses | 68-50 |
| 12:17 | La Salle | Michael Gorney gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 12:13 | La Salle | Eric Newsome scores on a shot in the paint and the foul's on Francisco Santos - foul #2 on Francisco Santos, team foul #5 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Alberto Castro, Francisco Santos, Casey Streitenberge, Dikembe Banda, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | La Salle | Russ Salvador (PG), Robert Stickler (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF), William Husby (C) John Link, Booker Lawrence, Michael Gorney, John Robinson | |
| 12:13 | La Salle | Eric Newsome makes the free throw | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Eric Newsome steals the ball from Richard Smith in the backcourt | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:03 | La Salle | Robert Stickler scores on a floater from the free throw line | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Alejandro Torres, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Ryan Ashley (PG) Eric Newsome | |
| 11:41 | La Salle | Russ Salvador is fouled on the floor by Alejandro Torres - foul #3 on Alejandro Torres, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Thomas (C) Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 11:41 | La Salle | Russ Salvador makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 11:41 | La Salle | Russ Salvador makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Ryan Ashley (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Robert Stickler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russ Salvador (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. C - William Husby (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Xavier | Tracy Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-57 |
| 11:26 | La Salle | Russ Salvador comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-57 |
| 11:24 | La Salle | William Husby misses the tip | 68-57 |
| 11:23 | La Salle | William Husby pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 11:00 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 10:40 | La Salle | Ryan Ashley gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 10:36 | La Salle | Robert Stickler comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-57 |
| 10:35 | La Salle | William Husby tips it home | 68-59 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tracy Williams | 70-59 |
| 10:05 | La Salle | William Husby comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 70-59 |
| 10:04 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the board | 70-59 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Andrew Cooper takes the ball from Richard Boettcher | 70-59 |
| 09:41 | La Salle | Russ Salvador scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ryan Ashley | 70-61 |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Ryan Ashley is called for the reach on Tracy Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Ashley, team foul #7 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Richard Smith, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Link (PG), Eric Newsome (SG), Booker Lawrence (SF), Michael Gorney (PF), John Robinson (C) Ryan Ashley, Robert Stickler, Russ Salvador, Andrew Cooper, William Husby | |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 09:38 | La Salle | Michael Gorney grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 09:34 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 09:23 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Michael Gorney | 70-61 |
| 09:16 | La Salle | John Robinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Link and he's fouled by Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Casey Streitenberge (PF) Tracy Williams, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 09:16 | La Salle | John Robinson makes the free throw | 70-64 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Francisco Santos is hacked by Eric Newsome in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Newsome, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Robert Stickler (SG) Eric Newsome | |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 09:13 | La Salle | Michael Gorney grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 09:02 | La Salle | Michael Gorney buries a floater from just outside the lane | 70-66 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | A charge is called on Warren Ruck - foul #2 on Warren Ruck, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| 08:29 | La Salle | Francisco Santos is called for the reach on John Link - foul #3 on Francisco Santos, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Alberto Castro, Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | La Salle | Russ Salvador (SF) Booker Lawrence | |
| 08:29 | La Salle | John Link misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 08:29 | La Salle | John Link makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Warren Ruck blows the layup | 70-67 |
| 08:13 | La Salle | Robert Stickler gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 08:05 | La Salle | Russ Salvador hits the finger roll | 70-69 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 70-69 |
| 07:39 | La Salle | Robert Stickler snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vule Zimmer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - John Link (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Stickler (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Russ Salvador (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Gorney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - John Robinson (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | La Salle | John Link misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Tracy Williams snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 07:20 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Michael Gorney | 70-69 |
| 07:15 | La Salle | Francisco Santos steals the ball from John Robinson | 70-69 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Stickler - foul #3 on Robert Stickler, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Alejandro Torres (C) Francisco Santos, Tracy Williams, Vule Zimmer, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | La Salle | Leslie Picard (PG), Eric Newsome (SG), Booker Lawrence (SF), Andrew Cooper (C) John Link, Robert Stickler, Russ Salvador, John Robinson | |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 07:00 | La Salle | Eric Newsome grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 06:34 | La Salle | Richard Smith is called for the reach on Booker Lawrence - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Dikembe Banda, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 06:34 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 06:34 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Mark Thomas can't throw it down | 71-70 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the offensive board | 71-70 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block | 71-70 |
| 06:02 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Michael Gorney | 71-70 |
| 05:50 | La Salle | Michael Gorney misses long on a shot from the right side | 71-70 |
| 05:49 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper grabs the offensive board | 71-70 |
| 05:38 | La Salle | Booker Lawrence loses the dribble to Richard Boettcher | 71-70 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Michael Gorney takes the ball from Richard Smith | 71-70 |
| 05:23 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Richard Boettcher, Richard Smith, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | La Salle | Russ Salvador (SF), William Husby (C) Booker Lawrence, Michael Gorney | |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-70 |
| 05:13 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 05:09 | La Salle | Alejandro Torres is called for the reach on William Husby - foul #4 on Alejandro Torres, team foul #12 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SF) Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | La Salle | Ryan Ashley (PG) Leslie Picard | |
| 05:09 | La Salle | William Husby makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 05:09 | La Salle | William Husby makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ryan Ashley - foul #4 on Ryan Ashley, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:54 | La Salle | Russ Salvador grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 04:39 | La Salle | Eric Newsome hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-72 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 04:29 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 72-72 |
| 04:27 | La Salle | William Husby snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 04:07 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #13 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Alberto Castro, Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | La Salle | Leslie Picard (SG), John Robinson (C) Eric Newsome, William Husby | |
| 04:07 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:07 | La Salle | Andrew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Richard Boettcher | 74-74 |
| 03:37 | La Salle | John Robinson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-74 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Ryan Ashley (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leslie Picard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Russ Salvador (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Cooper (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-74 |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the offensive board | 74-74 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda drills a runner from the right block | 76-74 |
| 03:02 | La Salle | Russ Salvador is hacked by Francisco Santos - foul #4 on Francisco Santos, team foul #14 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Casey Streitenberge (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Francisco Santos, Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | La Salle | Eric Newsome (SG), Michael Gorney (PF) Ryan Ashley, Andrew Cooper | |
| 03:02 | La Salle | Russ Salvador misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 03:02 | La Salle | Russ Salvador misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the board | 76-74 |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | La Salle | John Link (PG), Booker Lawrence (SF), William Husby (C) Leslie Picard, Russ Salvador, John Robinson | |
| 02:46 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alberto Castro and he's fouled by Eric Newsome - foul #5 on Eric Newsome, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG) Alberto Castro | |
| Subs | La Salle | Leslie Picard (SG) Eric Newsome | |
| 02:46 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the free throw | 79-74 |
| 02:19 | La Salle | Michael Gorney misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #15 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| 02:19 | La Salle | Michael Gorney makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 02:19 | La Salle | Michael Gorney makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | Tracy Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-76 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Mark Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Booker Lawrence is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #2 on Booker Lawrence, team foul #12 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Francisco Santos | |
| Subs | La Salle | Ryan Ashley (PG), John Robinson (C) John Link, William Husby | |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 02:00 | La Salle | John Robinson grabs the board | 80-76 |
| 01:51 | La Salle | Leslie Picard misses the shot from just outside the lane | 80-76 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 80-76 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski blows the layup but he's hacked by Leslie Picard - foul #5 on Leslie Picard, team foul #13 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Robert Stickler (SG) Leslie Picard | |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 01:16 | La Salle | Michael Gorney hits the finger roll | 82-78 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski is open but comes up short on the floater near the basket | 82-78 |
| 00:58 | La Salle | Ryan Ashley gets the rebound | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | La Salle | Robert Stickler hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-81 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Richard Smith is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 84-81 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | La Salle | Michael Gorney lays it up and in | 84-83 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Richard Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Ashley - foul #5 on Ryan Ashley, team foul #14 | 84-83 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | La Salle | Russ Salvador (PG) Ryan Ashley | |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 00:11 | La Salle | Alberto Castro takes the ball from Booker Lawrence | 86-83 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Tracy Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 88-83 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | La Salle | Russ Salvador misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 88-83 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Mark Thomas gets the rebound | 88-83 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Mark Thomas runs out the clock | 88-83 |