| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fresh) SG - Brian Carini (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Strobel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Super (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Smith inbounds the ball | 21-16 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | John Smith drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Peter McCarry | 21-19 |
| 19:13 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-19 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 18:48 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 18:30 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart misses the lay-in but the foul's on Cyril Wilker - foul #2 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #1 | 21-19 |
| 18:30 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 18:30 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Michael Authement steals it from Bryan Rogers | 22-19 |
| 17:58 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart lays it up and in set up by Michael Authement | 24-19 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | John Smith connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Peter McCarry | 24-21 |
| 17:09 | Saint Louis | John Super banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Authement | 26-21 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Carini - foul #3 on Brian Carini, team foul #1 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon (SG) Brian Carini | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (C) Hunter Stucker | |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 16:45 | Saint Louis | John Strobel grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 16:16 | Saint Louis | Philip Warrior steals it from John Strobel | 26-22 |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Philip Warrior drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Smith | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Salmon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Strobel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Super (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Warrior (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Saint Louis | John Strobel throws it down set up by Robert Salmon | 28-25 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the jumper from the free throw line | 28-25 |
| 15:06 | Xavier | Philip Warrior tips it in | 28-27 |
| 14:52 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Authement | 31-27 |
| 14:23 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-27 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | John Smith tips it in | 31-29 |
| 14:02 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon loses the ball out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brian Carini (SG), Fred Meeks (PF), Frank Williams (C) Robert Salmon, Stanley Taggart, John Super | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) Bryan Rogers, Philip Warrior | |
| 13:40 | Xavier | David Burnette travels with the ball | 31-29 |
| 13:18 | Saint Louis | John Strobel can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| 13:18 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 13:18 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | John Smith hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from David Burnette | 33-31 |
| 12:25 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Authement | 36-31 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | David Burnette misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 12:01 | Saint Louis | Frank Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 11:40 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart (PF) Fred Meeks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG) David Burnette | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Carini (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Strobel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Peter McCarry | 36-33 |
| 10:58 | Saint Louis | Hunter Stucker is called for the reach on Brian Carini - foul #2 on Hunter Stucker, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Super (C) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (C) Hunter Stucker | |
| 10:47 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 36-33 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | Philip Warrior pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Authement - foul #1 on Michael Authement, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 10:19 | Saint Louis | John Strobel grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 09:52 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Philip Warrior misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 09:24 | Saint Louis | John Strobel snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 09:05 | Saint Louis | John Strobel is hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG) Michael Authement | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hunter Stucker (C) John Smith | |
| 08:44 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Cyril Wilker - foul #3 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| 08:44 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 08:44 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | Philip Warrior loses the dribble to Brian Carini | 38-33 |
| 08:08 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini is fouled on the floor by Philip Warrior - foul #1 on Philip Warrior, team foul #6 | 38-33 |
| 07:46 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the runner from the right block | 40-33 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Peter McCarry and he's hacked by John Super - foul #1 on John Super, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Authement (PG), Fred Meeks (PF), Frank Williams (C) Tyler Gates, Stanley Taggart, John Super | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (SF) Philip Warrior | |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 07:17 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Fred Meeks | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Carini (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Strobel (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (tiring) 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 14 pts. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:48 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Bryan Rogers | |
| 06:24 | Xavier | David Burnette comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-35 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 06:05 | Saint Louis | John Strobel buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Brian Carini and the foul's on Hunter Stucker - foul #3 on Hunter Stucker, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart (PF) Fred Meeks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (C) Hunter Stucker | |
| 06:05 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | David Burnette drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Smith | 43-39 |
| 05:16 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 05:14 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart misses the tip | 43-39 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cyril Wilker | 43-39 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | David Burnette misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | John Smith grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Peter McCarry double dribbles | 43-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon (SG), John Super (C) Brian Carini, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) David Burnette, Philip Warrior | |
| 04:00 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Peter McCarry | 43-41 |
| 03:10 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the lay-in | 43-41 |
| 03:09 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart misses the tip | 43-41 |
| 03:08 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart tips it home | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Authement (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Salmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Strobel (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - John Super (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (tired) 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 16 pts. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:49 | Xavier | John Smith's floater is tipped away by John Super | 45-41 |
| 02:48 | Saint Louis | John Super pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 02:32 | Saint Louis | John Strobel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Brian Carini (SG), Fred Meeks (PF) Michael Authement, Robert Salmon, Stanley Taggart | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (SF) John Smith | |
| 02:06 | Xavier | The jump hook by Philip Warrior is blocked by John Super | 45-41 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Philip Warrior snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | The jump hook by Bryan Rogers is blocked by John Super | 45-41 |
| 01:45 | Saint Louis | John Super grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 01:45 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Authement (PG), Stanley Taggart (PF) Tyler Gates, Fred Meeks | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (SF) Philip Warrior | |
| 01:19 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Carini and he's fouled by Peter McCarry - foul #4 on Peter McCarry, team foul #8 | 47-41 |
| 01:19 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 01:01 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini is fouled on the floor by Peter McCarry - foul #5 on Peter McCarry, team foul #9 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG) Stanley Taggart | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (PG) Peter McCarry | |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Burnette | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Bryan Rogers is called for the reach on Brian Carini - foul #1 on Bryan Rogers, team foul #10 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon (SF), Stanley Taggart (PF) Tyler Gates, John Strobel | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Brian Carini makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Burnette | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Saint Louis | Bryan Rogers is called for the reach on John Super in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryan Rogers, team foul #11 | 50-47 |
| 00:21 | Saint Louis | John Super makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:21 | Saint Louis | John Super makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | John Smith clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-47 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-47 |
| 00:08 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 00:07 | Saint Louis | David Burnette is called for the reach on Stanley Taggart in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Burnette, team foul #12 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG) Michael Authement | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:07 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:07 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-50 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Authement (PG), John Strobel (SF) Tyler Gates, Robert Salmon | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Michael Authement runs out the clock | 52-50 |