| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Louis Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil White (fresh) SF - Carey Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Overstreet (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Smith inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Xavier | John Smith is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side | 28-34 |
| 19:41 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Philip Overstreet | 28-34 |
| 19:26 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Roger Shaw | 30-34 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Roger Shaw steals it from John Smith | 30-34 |
| 18:32 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet lays it up and in and he's hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin (SG), David Bonanno (SF), Robert Baran (C) Cecil White, Carey Sanders, Roger Shaw | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (C) Hunter Stucker | |
| 18:32 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet misses the free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Peter McCarry loses the dribble to Robert Baran in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 18:11 | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin is fouled on the floor by Bryan Rogers - foul #3 on Bryan Rogers, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry Duncan (C) Philip Overstreet | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Bryan Rogers | |
| 17:52 | Southern Methodist | Robert Baran misses long on a runner from close range | 32-34 |
| 17:50 | Southern Methodist | Robert Baran snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:32 | Southern Methodist | David Burnette takes the ball from Robert Baran | 32-34 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | John Smith makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Peter McCarry | 32-36 |
| 16:54 | Southern Methodist | Larry Duncan is whistled for traveling | 32-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Cecil White (SG), Carey Sanders (SF), Philip Overstreet (PF), Roger Shaw (C) Louis Lloyd, David Bonanno, Robert Baran, Larry Duncan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hunter Stucker (C) Philip Warrior | |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Philip Overstreet picks off the pass by Hunter Stucker | 32-36 |
| 16:13 | Southern Methodist | Peter McCarry steps in front of the Carey Sanders pass | 32-36 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | John Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Burnette | 32-38 |
| 15:57 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Cecil White | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Luis Chapin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cecil White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carey Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Overstreet (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Burnette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Carey Sanders picks off the pass by David Burnette | 35-38 |
| 15:36 | Southern Methodist | Cyril Wilker takes the ball from Philip Overstreet | 35-38 |
| 15:13 | Xavier | David Burnette hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter McCarry | 35-40 |
| 15:07 | Southern Methodist | Roger Shaw hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Carey Sanders and he's fouled by Peter McCarry - foul #2 on Peter McCarry, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd (PG), Carlton Sanders (SG), David Bonanno (SF), Robert Baran (PF) Luis Chapin, Cecil White, Carey Sanders, Philip Overstreet | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Philip Warrior (C) David Burnette, Hunter Stucker | |
| 15:07 | Southern Methodist | Roger Shaw makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | John Smith misses the dunk attempt | 38-40 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Roger Shaw swats the shot by John Smith | 38-40 |
| 14:20 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Louis Lloyd | 38-40 |
| 14:02 | Southern Methodist | John Smith picks off the pass by Carlton Sanders | 38-40 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | John Smith is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 13:14 | Southern Methodist | David Bonanno's pass is intercepted by Philip Warrior | 38-42 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Philip Warrior lays it up and in on a nice dish by Peter McCarry and he's fouled by Carlton Sanders - foul #4 on Carlton Sanders, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin (PG), Cecil White (SG), Raymond Simmons (SF), Philip Overstreet (PF), Larry Duncan (C) Louis Lloyd, Carlton Sanders, David Bonanno, Robert Baran, Roger Shaw | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hunter Stucker (C) John Smith | |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Philip Warrior makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:39 | Southern Methodist | Cecil White misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 12:37 | Southern Methodist | Larry Duncan snags the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 12:25 | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Luis Chapin, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carey Sanders (SF) Raymond Simmons | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG), John Smith (SF) Bryan Rogers, Philip Warrior | |
| 11:58 | Xavier | David Burnette drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Cyril Wilker | 38-48 |
| 11:55 | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin is fouled in the backcourt by Peter McCarry - foul #3 on Peter McCarry, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Luis Chapin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cecil White (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carey Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Overstreet (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (tired) 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cyril Wilker (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Methodist | Larry Duncan's pass is intercepted by David Burnette | 38-48 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | John Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-48 |
| 11:19 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 10:58 | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | David Burnette is hacked by Cecil White in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil White, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd (PG), David Bonanno (SF), Robert Baran (PF), Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (C) Luis Chapin, Carey Sanders, Philip Overstreet, Larry Duncan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Philip Warrior (SF) David Burnette, John Smith | |
| 10:37 | Xavier | Philip Warrior misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-48 |
| 10:35 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | 38-48 |
| 10:10 | Southern Methodist | Cecil White drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Lloyd | 40-48 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | Cecil White is called for the reach on Bryan Rogers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cecil White, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Simmons (SF) Cecil White | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Philip Warrior hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Philip Warrior misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-48 |
| 09:27 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 09:13 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Simmons buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Baran | 43-48 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 43-48 |
| 08:47 | Southern Methodist | Robert Baran grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:43 | Southern Methodist | Hunter Stucker steals it from David Bonanno | 43-48 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Baran - foul #1 on Robert Baran, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin (SG), Carey Sanders (SF), Philip Overstreet (PF), Roger Shaw (C) David Bonanno, Raymond Simmons, Robert Baran, Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (SF) Hunter Stucker | |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:14 | Southern Methodist | Roger Shaw pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:51 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Peter McCarry - foul #4 on Peter McCarry, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Bryan Rogers | |
| 07:51 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:51 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Louis Lloyd (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Chapin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carey Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Overstreet (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (very tired) 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cyril Wilker (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Warrior (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Xavier | John Smith misses the easy open layup | 45-49 |
| 07:31 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker tips it home | 45-51 |
| 07:13 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Cyril Wilker - foul #3 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Cecil White (SG), Carlton Sanders (SF), Larry Duncan (C) Louis Lloyd, Carey Sanders, Roger Shaw | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:13 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:13 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | David Burnette comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 06:56 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 06:40 | Southern Methodist | Carlton Sanders hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Cecil White | 49-51 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | David Burnette buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Smith | 49-54 |
| 06:07 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet lays it in set up by Cecil White | 51-54 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Philip Overstreet steps in front of the Peter McCarry pass | 51-54 |
| 05:26 | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Bonanno (PG), Carey Sanders (SF), Robert Baran (PF), Roger Shaw (C) Luis Chapin, Carlton Sanders, Philip Overstreet, Larry Duncan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) David Burnette, Philip Warrior | |
| 04:57 | Xavier | John Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 04:56 | Southern Methodist | Roger Shaw snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 04:48 | Southern Methodist | Carey Sanders blows the dunk | 51-54 |
| 04:46 | Southern Methodist | David Bonanno pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Carey Sanders is hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd (PG) Cecil White | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Carey Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:34 | Southern Methodist | Carey Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | Carey Sanders steps in front of the John Smith pass | 53-54 |
| 04:05 | Southern Methodist | David Bonanno comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin (SG), Carlton Sanders (SF), Larry Duncan (C) Louis Lloyd, Carey Sanders, Roger Shaw | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:05 | Southern Methodist | David Bonanno misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:05 | Southern Methodist | David Bonanno makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | John Smith hits the finger roll | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - David Bonanno (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Chapin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlton Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Baran (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (very tired) 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Smith (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Cyril Wilker (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Hunter Stucker (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin loses the dribble to Bryan Rogers | 54-56 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet (PF), Roger Shaw (C) Robert Baran, Larry Duncan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (C) Hunter Stucker | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Philip Warrior misses the easy layup | 54-56 |
| 03:13 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Philip Overstreet | 54-56 |
| 02:49 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-56 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | John Smith gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | John Smith misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Bonanno - foul #1 on David Bonanno, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd (PG), Carey Sanders (SF), Robert Baran (C) Carlton Sanders, David Bonanno, Roger Shaw | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:36 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:34 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Cecil White (SG), Roger Shaw (C) Luis Chapin, Robert Baran | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:13 | Southern Methodist | Carey Sanders is whistled for a carry | 54-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hunter Stucker (C) John Smith | |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Philip Warrior's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| 01:54 | Southern Methodist | Carey Sanders misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Hunter Stucker - foul #2 on Hunter Stucker, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (SF) Philip Warrior | |
| 01:54 | Southern Methodist | Carey Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 01:54 | Southern Methodist | Carey Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | John Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bryan Rogers | 56-60 |
| 01:23 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet is hacked by Cyril Wilker - foul #4 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| 01:23 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:23 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:23 | Southern Methodist | Carey Sanders grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 01:10 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Peter McCarry - foul #5 on Peter McCarry, team foul #11 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (PG) Peter McCarry | |
| 01:10 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:10 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | David Burnette misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 00:54 | Southern Methodist | Philip Overstreet snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 00:49 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd misses short on a shot from the right side | 58-60 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | John Smith grabs the board | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | David Burnette drills a jumper from close range set up by Bryan Rogers and he's hacked by Louis Lloyd - foul #1 on Louis Lloyd, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (PF) Cyril Wilker | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Methodist | Roger Shaw misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 00:15 | Southern Methodist | Roger Shaw grabs the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 00:11 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Cyril Wilker (PF) Philip Warrior | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers is hacked by Cecil White in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cecil White, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Luis Chapin (SG) Cecil White | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:05 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-65 |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | Roger Shaw snags the offensive board | 61-65 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Louis Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-65 |