| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) SF - William Robison (fresh) PF - Thomas Waldron (fresh) C - Bruce Lansberry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) SG - William Thornton (fresh) SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Cortez Leach's pass is intercepted by Thomas Waldron | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bruce Lansberry | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Thomas Waldron steals the ball from Chester Zaborowski | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron loses the dribble to William Thornton | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by William Robison - foul #1 on William Robison, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron's fadeaway is rejected by Chester Zaborowski | 2-1 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Cortez Leach loses the dribble to Lawrence McClatcher | 2-1 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-1 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Waldron | 2-1 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron misses the easy layup | 2-1 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 16:22 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan can't tip it in | 2-1 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-1 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry gets the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-1 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Cortez Leach | 5-3 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Robison (fresh) PF - Thomas Waldron (fresh) 2 stl. C - Bruce Lansberry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fairly fresh) SG - William Thornton (fresh) SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cortez Leach (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Monahan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is fouled on the floor by William Thornton - foul #1 on William Thornton, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard (SF), Charles Evans (PF), Brandon Koepp (C) William Robison, Thomas Waldron, Bruce Lansberry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Charles Sargent (SG), Justin Casias (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) David Lubbers, William Thornton, Cortez Leach, Daniel Monahan | |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 5-3 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Charles Sargent misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harry Gilyard - foul #1 on Harry Gilyard, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Thomas Waldron (PF) Paul Moorefield, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Thornton (SG) Charles Sargent | |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | Charles Evans grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Charles Evans hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 13:50 | Xavier | Justin Casias grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 8-6 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Justin Casias is called for the reach on Thomas Waldron - foul #1 on Justin Casias, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Robison (SF), Bruce Lansberry (C) Lawrence McClatcher, Charles Evans | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Charles Sargent (SG), Cortez Leach (PF) Michael Ellis, Chester Zaborowski, Justin Casias | |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | William Thornton takes the ball from Harry Gilyard | 8-6 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Charles Sargent banks in the layup set up by William Thornton | 8-8 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Richard Preston and he's fouled by Cortez Leach - foul #1 on Cortez Leach, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Lawrence McClatcher (SG) Richard Preston, Harry Gilyard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Monahan (C) Ernest Dudek | |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Cortez Leach's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Waldron | 11-8 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | David Lubbers snags the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Cortez Leach misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bruce Lansberry - foul #1 on Bruce Lansberry, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Cortez Leach makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Cortez Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron dunks the ball | 13-10 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Robison (fresh) PF - Thomas Waldron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Bruce Lansberry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) SG - Charles Sargent (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Thornton (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | David Lubbers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Moorefield - foul #1 on Paul Moorefield, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard (PF) Thomas Waldron | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski (SF) William Thornton | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | David Lubbers makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | David Lubbers makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | David Lubbers makes the 3rd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Cortez Leach gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Cortez Leach can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:54 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is hacked by Charles Sargent - foul #1 on Charles Sargent, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Evans (PF), Brandon Koepp (C) William Robison, Bruce Lansberry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Casias (PF) Cortez Leach | |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Moorefield | 13-13 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield double dribbles | 13-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron (PF) Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), William Thornton (SG), Ernest Dudek (C) David Lubbers, Charles Sargent, Daniel Monahan | |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Charles Evans hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Paul Moorefield | 15-13 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Justin Casias is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Justin Casias, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), William Robison (SF), Bruce Lansberry (C) Paul Moorefield, Harry Gilyard, Charles Evans | |
| Subs | Xavier | Cortez Leach (PF) Justin Casias | |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 09:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Chester Zaborowski | 15-13 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | William Thornton clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 15-13 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Bruce Lansberry | 15-13 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Cortez Leach - foul #2 on Cortez Leach, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Charles Sargent (SG), David Hoff (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) Michael Ellis, Chester Zaborowski, Cortez Leach, Ernest Dudek | |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron grabs the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | William Thornton picks off the pass by Thomas Waldron | 16-13 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Charles Sargent misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Preston and he's fouled by David Hoff - foul #1 on David Hoff, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Harry Gilyard (SF), Charles Evans (C) Lawrence McClatcher, William Robison, Bruce Lansberry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski (SF) Charles Sargent | |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron makes the free throw | 19-13 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Preston (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) PF - Thomas Waldron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Evans (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Thornton (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Hoff (fresh) C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Thornton | 19-16 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Harry Gilyard | 21-16 |
| 06:48 | Xavier | William Thornton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-16 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Preston | 21-16 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Charles Evans hits the follow up shot | 23-16 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | David Lubbers misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 23-16 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski grabs the offensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | Richard Preston picks off the pass by David Hoff | 23-16 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 23-16 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski knocks in the floater from the right block set up by David Lubbers and the foul's on Harry Gilyard - foul #2 on Harry Gilyard, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Robison (SF), Bruce Lansberry (C) Richard Preston, Harry Gilyard, Thomas Waldron | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Charles Sargent (SG), Ernest Dudek (C) David Lubbers, William Thornton, Daniel Monahan | |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | William Robison clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Ellis and he's fouled by Bruce Lansberry - foul #2 on Bruce Lansberry, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron (PF), Brandon Koepp (C) Charles Evans, Bruce Lansberry | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron double dribbles | 23-22 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek gets the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Charles Sargent can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp grabs the board | 23-22 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Robison (fresh) PF - Thomas Waldron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Koepp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Sargent (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hoff (fairly fresh) C - Ernest Dudek (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield clanks a 3 from straight away | 23-22 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Chester Zaborowski | 23-22 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | The jump hook by Chester Zaborowski is blocked by William Robison | 23-22 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski tips it home | 23-24 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Hoff | 23-24 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher's pass is intercepted by Michael Ellis | 23-24 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by David Hoff - foul #2 on David Hoff, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Harry Gilyard (SF), Bruce Lansberry (C) Paul Moorefield, William Robison, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Kevin Johnson (SG), William Thornton (SF), Cortez Leach (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) Michael Ellis, Charles Sargent, Chester Zaborowski, David Hoff, Ernest Dudek | |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | David Lubbers shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lawrence McClatcher | 25-24 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Lawrence McClatcher | 27-24 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Kevin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry misses long on a halfcourt shot | 27-24 |