| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 19:46 | Saint Louis | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:25 | Saint Louis | John Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Chris Rivard - foul #1 on Chris Rivard, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:18 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:55 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Casey Streitenberge - foul #2 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:55 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:55 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | Mark Thomas can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 33-28 |
| 18:36 | Saint Louis | John Deforest grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 18:32 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter is called for traveling | 33-28 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Mark Thomas is whistled for a carry | 33-28 |
| 17:57 | Saint Louis | John Smith is whistled for a carry | 33-28 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Jessie Jeter takes the ball from Mark Thomas | 33-28 |
| 17:36 | Saint Louis | John Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Jessie Jeter | 35-28 |
| 17:16 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-28 |
| 17:15 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:02 | Saint Louis | John Deforest hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jessie Jeter | 37-28 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Chris Rivard is called for the reach on Mark Thomas - foul #2 on Chris Rivard, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Jo-Long Zhou (SG), Paul Isaac (SF), Ilia Marcheski (PF) John Smith, John Deforest, Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF), Warren Ruck (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Tracy Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 16:24 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 16:05 | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac can't connect on a floater in the paint | 37-28 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the board | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) SF - Paul Isaac (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ilia Marcheski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Rivard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) PF - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Warren Ruck clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 37-28 |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda tips it in | 37-30 |
| 15:25 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Richard Smith is whistled for traveling | 40-30 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Smith (PG), John Deforest (SG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Kasey Rector (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) James Edwards, Jo-Long Zhou, Paul Isaac, Ilia Marcheski, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Vule Zimmer, Warren Ruck, Dikembe Banda | |
| 14:44 | Saint Louis | John Deforest comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Alberto Castro - foul #1 on Alberto Castro, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 14:44 | Saint Louis | John Deforest misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 14:44 | Saint Louis | John Deforest misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Jessie Jeter - foul #2 on Jessie Jeter, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge hits a jumper from the baseline | 40-33 |
| 13:52 | Saint Louis | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-33 |
| 13:38 | Saint Louis | John Deforest gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:15 | Saint Louis | Casey Streitenberge steals it from Kasey Rector | 40-33 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 12:50 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 12:32 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the fadeaway in the paint | 42-33 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Alberto Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher tips it back up and in | 42-35 |
| 11:58 | Saint Louis | John Deforest can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 42-35 |
| 11:57 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Jessie Jeter | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Saint Louis | John Deforest is fouled on the floor by Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Jo-Long Zhou (SG), Paul Isaac (SF), Ilia Marcheski (PF), Chris Rivard (C) John Smith, John Deforest, Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Warren Ruck (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher, Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| 11:07 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski misses the shot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Tracy Williams gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Tracy Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Banda | 42-38 |
| 10:28 | Saint Louis | James Edwards misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 42-40 |
| 09:48 | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac misses the shot from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:36 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Deforest (SG) Jo-Long Zhou | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF), Mark Thomas (PF) Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda | |
| 09:07 | Saint Louis | James Edwards clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Mark Thomas gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | A charge is called on Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Smith (PG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Kasey Rector (PF) James Edwards, Paul Isaac, Ilia Marcheski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Warren Ruck | |
| 08:26 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 08:26 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:26 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Buczynski | 43-40 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 08:10 | Saint Louis | John Deforest grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 07:52 | Saint Louis | John Deforest buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Smith | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Xavier | The jumper by Richard Smith is denied by Kasey Rector | 45-40 |
| 07:40 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Kasey Rector | 45-40 |
| 07:11 | Saint Louis | John Smith scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 47-42 |
| 06:39 | Saint Louis | Mark Thomas denies the turnaround by John Smith | 47-42 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge hits a shot from close range set up by Mark Thomas and the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Jo-Long Zhou (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) John Smith, John Deforest, Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Mark Thomas | |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:06 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-45 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #1 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac (SF), Ilia Marcheski (PF) Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF), Dikembe Banda (C) Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:30 | Saint Louis | James Edwards misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Boettcher - foul #2 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Deforest (SG) Jo-Long Zhou | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:30 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:30 | Saint Louis | James Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Alberto Castro grabs the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is whistled for a carry | 51-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Smith (PG), Chris Rivard (C) James Edwards, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:41 | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-47 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 51-47 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Deforest - foul #1 on John Deforest, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter (SF), Kasey Rector (PF) Paul Isaac, Ilia Marcheski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher, Dikembe Banda | |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:13 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Deforest | 53-49 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Deforest - foul #2 on John Deforest, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Thomas (C) Warren Ruck | |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Vule Zimmer is called for the reach on Chris Rivard - foul #1 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Jo-Long Zhou (SG) John Smith, John Deforest | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF) Vule Zimmer | |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | Mark Thomas is called for the reach on Jessie Jeter - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Mark Thomas pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 03:01 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou gets the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Smith (PG), John Deforest (SG) James Edwards, Jo-Long Zhou | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:36 | Saint Louis | John Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Richard Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| 01:50 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| 01:50 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:50 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:35 | Xavier | Tracy Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-51 |
| 01:18 | Saint Louis | John Deforest throws it down and he's hacked by Tracy Williams - foul #4 on Tracy Williams, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| 01:18 | Saint Louis | John Deforest misses the free throw | 57-51 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | Mark Thomas gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Tracy Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 01:03 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:42 | Saint Louis | John Deforest misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 00:40 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter grabs the offensive board | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Saint Louis | Tracy Williams is called for the reach on Jessie Jeter - foul #5 on Tracy Williams, team foul #11 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Chris Rivard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Tracy Williams | |
| 00:39 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:39 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Richard Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 59-54 |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | Richard Smith is called for the reach on John Deforest in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #12 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski (PF) Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | John Deforest makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:28 | Saint Louis | John Deforest makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Mark Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | John Deforest takes the ball from Richard Smith | 61-54 |
| 00:12 | Saint Louis | John Deforest hits the finger roll | 63-54 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 00:05 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Alvarenga gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:05 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (PF) Ilia Marcheski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | John Smith runs out the clock | 63-54 |