| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Smith inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Kasey Rector steps in front of the Alberto Castro pass | 24-30 |
| 19:21 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-30 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski clanks a runner from the right block | 24-30 |
| 19:09 | Saint Louis | John Deforest pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:48 | Saint Louis | James Edwards clanks a 3 from straight away | 24-30 |
| 18:47 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector misses the tip | 24-30 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Tracy Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-30 |
| 18:40 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 18:19 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-30 |
| 18:18 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter hits the follow up shot | 24-32 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 17:57 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 17:53 | Saint Louis | Alberto Castro is called for the reach on James Edwards in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alberto Castro, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG) Alberto Castro | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 17:34 | Saint Louis | John Deforest misses the lay-in | 24-32 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | John Deforest steals the ball from Mark Thomas | 24-32 |
| 17:05 | Saint Louis | James Edwards misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Buczynski | 24-32 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Jessie Jeter - foul #1 on Jessie Jeter, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (C) Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac (SF), Ilia Marcheski (PF) Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector | |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 16:25 | Saint Louis | John Deforest scores on a jump hook near the basket | 26-34 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Richard Smith buries a floater from the right wing set up by Tracy Williams | 28-34 |
| 15:44 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski's pass is intercepted by Richard Smith | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Deforest (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Paul Isaac (fresh) PF - Ilia Marcheski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the jumpshot from the right side | 28-34 |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Warren Ruck pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 15:13 | Xavier | Francisco Santos loses the dribble to James Edwards | 28-34 |
| 14:44 | Saint Louis | John Deforest comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Tracy Williams - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Mark Thomas (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Smith (PG), Jessie Jeter (SF), Kasey Rector (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) James Edwards, Paul Isaac, Ilia Marcheski, Chris Rivard | |
| 14:44 | Saint Louis | John Deforest misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 14:44 | Saint Louis | John Deforest makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 28-35 |
| 14:21 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 13:55 | Saint Louis | John Deforest is hacked by Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Francisco Santos | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (SG) John Deforest | |
| 13:31 | Saint Louis | Warren Ruck steps in front of the Jessie Jeter pass | 28-35 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Warren Ruck double dribbles | 28-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Smith (SF) Tracy Williams, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard (C) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 12:44 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Jessie Jeter is blocked by Richard Smith | 28-35 |
| 12:43 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou tips it in | 28-37 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge blows the layup but he's hacked by Kasey Rector - foul #2 on Kasey Rector, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (SG) Jo-Long Zhou | |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 12:01 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the dunk but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 12:01 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 12:01 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | John Smith is called for the reach on Alberto Castro - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (SG) John Smith | |
| 11:32 | Xavier | Richard Smith buries a runner from close range | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jessie Jeter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Edwards | 32-40 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Tracy Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-40 |
| 10:51 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 10:32 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 32-40 |
| 10:31 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter tips it in | 32-42 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is denied on a layup by Chris Rivard | 32-42 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 09:55 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 09:54 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 09:30 | Saint Louis | James Edwards scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kasey Rector | 32-45 |
| 09:07 | Xavier | Alberto Castro connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Vyacheslav Buczynski and he's hacked by Jessie Jeter - foul #2 on Jessie Jeter, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SF), Casey Streitenberge (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Smith, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Deforest (SG), Paul Isaac (SF), Ilia Marcheski (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) James Edwards, Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector, Chris Rivard | |
| 09:07 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the free throw | 34-45 |
| 09:07 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 08:41 | Saint Louis | Casey Streitenberge steals it from Jo-Long Zhou | 34-45 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Tracy Williams buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 37-45 |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | John Deforest misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 37-45 |
| 07:52 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Alvarenga gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 07:36 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou is fouled on the floor by Alberto Castro - foul #5 on Alberto Castro, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Dikembe Banda (C) Alberto Castro, Tracy Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Smith (PG), Chris Rivard (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 07:22 | Saint Louis | John Deforest is fouled on the floor by Richard Boettcher - foul #2 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SF) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Deforest (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Paul Isaac (fresh) PF - Ilia Marcheski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Chris Rivard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Saint Louis | Francisco Santos steps in front of the Chris Rivard pass | 37-45 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-45 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Warren Ruck tips it but misses | 37-45 |
| 06:40 | Saint Louis | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 06:19 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 37-47 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Richard Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 06:07 | Saint Louis | John Deforest snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 05:43 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Richard Boettcher, Casey Streitenberge, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter (SF), Kasey Rector (PF) Paul Isaac, Ilia Marcheski | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 05:27 | Xavier | Mark Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| 04:59 | Saint Louis | John Smith is hacked by Francisco Santos - foul #1 on Francisco Santos, team foul #7 | 37-47 |
| 04:59 | Saint Louis | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 04:59 | Saint Louis | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-48 |
| 04:40 | Saint Louis | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 04:35 | Saint Louis | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 04:34 | Saint Louis | John Deforest tips it back up and in | 37-50 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the easy layup | 37-50 |
| 04:16 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Jessie Jeter | 37-50 |
| 03:58 | Saint Louis | Jessie Jeter misses long on a floater from the left side | 37-50 |
| 03:57 | Saint Louis | Chris Rivard can't tip it in | 37-50 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Buczynski | 37-50 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jessie Jeter - foul #3 on Jessie Jeter, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Edwards (PG), Jo-Long Zhou (SG), Paul Isaac (SF), Ilia Marcheski (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) John Smith, John Deforest, Jessie Jeter, Kasey Rector, Chris Rivard | |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:30 | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 03:28 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski tips it home | 38-52 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Mark Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 38-52 |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Isaac (fresh) PF - Ilia Marcheski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Edwards and he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #4 on Richard Smith, team foul #8 | 38-54 |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | Paul Isaac makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Mark Thomas connects on the jumper near the basket | 40-55 |
| 02:02 | Saint Louis | James Edwards's pass is intercepted by Francisco Santos | 40-55 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski lays it in set up by Francisco Santos | 42-55 |
| 01:15 | Saint Louis | Ilia Marcheski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Tracy Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | Richard Smith snags the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Francisco Santos is fouled on the floor by Jo-Long Zhou - foul #1 on Jo-Long Zhou, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Francisco Santos clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-55 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Mark Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 00:38 | Saint Louis | James Edwards grabs the board | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Saint Louis | James Edwards's fadeaway is rejected by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 42-55 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Buczynski | 42-55 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 42-55 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Mark Thomas tips it back up and in | 44-55 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | James Edwards runs out the clock | 44-55 |