| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ray Radomski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Giguere (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bart Polizzi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexei Zehner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Toledo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Scruggs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark White (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner loses the dribble to Bobby Scruggs | 33-36 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Frank Toledo's fadeaway is rejected by Bart Polizzi | 33-36 |
| 19:24 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Benjamin Giguere | 33-36 |
| 19:18 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson is hacked by Frank Toledo - foul #1 on Frank Toledo, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 19:12 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson hits the finger roll | 35-36 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Frank Toledo misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Bart Polizzi - foul #2 on Bart Polizzi, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Frank Toledo makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Frank Toledo misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:59 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 18:41 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | Ray Radomski is called for the reach on Gary O'Neal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Radomski, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks is fouled on the floor by Bart Polizzi - foul #3 on Bart Polizzi, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bobby Rupp (SF) Bart Polizzi | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Leonard Wilson steals it from Gary O'Neal | 35-37 |
| 17:56 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gary O'Neal - foul #2 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 17:56 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:56 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Mark White can't finish the layup | 37-37 |
| 17:39 | Air Force | Benjamin Giguere grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 17:24 | Air Force | Bobby Rupp connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ray Radomski | 39-37 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs is hacked by Leonard Wilson - foul #2 on Leonard Wilson, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra (PG), Robert McPherson (SG), Alfred Cai (C) Ray Radomski, Benjamin Giguere, Leonard Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vincent Black (SG), Brandon Hutt (PF), Robert Hansel (C) Clyde Brooks, Bobby Scruggs, Mark White | |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Vincent Black comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 39-37 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hansel | 39-37 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Frank Toledo misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Vincent Black tips it but misses | 39-37 |
| 16:27 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 16:07 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra is fouled on the floor by Gary O'Neal - foul #3 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Giguere (SG), Dennis Demars (C) Robert McPherson, Alexei Zehner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Greg Mauro (PF) Gary O'Neal, Frank Toledo | |
| 15:54 | Air Force | Dennis Demars misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Hansel - foul #1 on Robert Hansel, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Radomski (PG), Bart Polizzi (SF) Alfredo Ibarra, Bobby Rupp | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Phillips (PF) Greg Mauro | |
| 15:54 | Air Force | Dennis Demars misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:54 | Air Force | Dennis Demars makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ray Radomski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Giguere (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bart Polizzi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Demars (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alfred Cai (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fresh) SG - Vincent Black (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Hansel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Vincent Black connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Todd Blossom | 40-39 |
| 15:23 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Radomski | 43-39 |
| 15:13 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-39 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt misses the tip | 43-39 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | James Phillips tips it back up and in | 43-41 |
| 14:57 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-41 |
| 14:55 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:42 | Air Force | Dennis Demars is fouled on the floor by James Phillips - foul #4 on James Phillips, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alexei Zehner (PF), Leonard Wilson (C) Dennis Demars, Alfred Cai | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Clyde Brooks (SG), Frank Toledo (SF), Bobby Scruggs (PF), Mark White (C) Todd Blossom, Vincent Black, Brandon Hutt, James Phillips, Robert Hansel | |
| 14:19 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ray Radomski | 45-41 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal tips it in | 45-43 |
| 13:54 | Air Force | Benjamin Giguere misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Mark White grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | Frank Toledo lays it up and in on a great pass from Bobby Scruggs | 45-45 |
| 12:59 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Bobby Scruggs - foul #1 on Bobby Scruggs, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra (PG), Robert McPherson (SG), Bobby Rupp (SF) Ray Radomski, Benjamin Giguere, Bart Polizzi | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:59 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:59 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert McPherson - foul #1 on Robert McPherson, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfred Cai (PF) Alexei Zehner | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:22 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Frank Toledo loses the ball out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bart Polizzi (SF), Dennis Demars (C) Bobby Rupp, Leonard Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Vincent Black (SG), Brandon Hutt (SF), Greg Mauro (PF), Robert Hansel (C) Gary O'Neal, Clyde Brooks, Frank Toledo, Bobby Scruggs, Mark White | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Alfredo Ibarra (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McPherson (fresh) SF - Bart Polizzi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Cai (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Demars (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Black (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Mauro (fresh) C - Robert Hansel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Air Force | Alfred Cai blows the layup but he's fouled by Greg Mauro - foul #2 on Greg Mauro, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| 11:48 | Air Force | Alfred Cai makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:48 | Air Force | Alfred Cai misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert Hansel | 48-47 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Robert Hansel can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dennis Demars - foul #1 on Dennis Demars, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alexei Zehner (PF) Dennis Demars | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Robert Hansel makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Robert Hansel misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:19 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Alfred Cai | 48-48 |
| 11:03 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra clanks a floater from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 11:01 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner tips it in | 50-48 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Todd Blossom scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Vincent Black | 50-50 |
| 10:20 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner's floater is tipped away by Greg Mauro | 50-50 |
| 10:18 | Air Force | Alfred Cai grabs the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:06 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner is hacked by Greg Mauro - foul #3 on Greg Mauro, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Radomski (PG), Benjamin Giguere (SG), Bobby Rupp (SF), Leonard Wilson (C) Alfredo Ibarra, Robert McPherson, Bart Polizzi, Alfred Cai | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Clyde Brooks (SG), Frank Toledo (SF), Bobby Scruggs (PF), Mark White (C) Todd Blossom, Vincent Black, Brandon Hutt, Greg Mauro, Robert Hansel | |
| 10:06 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:06 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal loses the dribble to Ray Radomski | 52-50 |
| 09:42 | Air Force | Bobby Rupp hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ray Radomski | 54-50 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Mark White knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Toledo | 54-52 |
| 09:01 | Air Force | Ray Radomski is fouled on the floor by Gary O'Neal - foul #4 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bart Polizzi (SF) Bobby Rupp | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vincent Black (PG) Gary O'Neal | |
| 09:01 | Air Force | Ray Radomski makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:01 | Air Force | Ray Radomski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark White | 55-52 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Mark White is called for traveling | 55-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfred Cai (PF) Alexei Zehner | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:25 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frank Toledo - foul #2 on Frank Toledo, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| 08:25 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:25 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Frank Toledo's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Wilson | 57-52 |
| 07:58 | Air Force | Alfred Cai grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 07:54 | Air Force | Bart Polizzi scores on a shot near the basket | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ray Radomski (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Giguere (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bart Polizzi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Cai (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Leonard Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Vincent Black (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Toledo (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Scruggs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark White (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Clyde Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Mark White tips it in | 59-54 |
| 07:22 | Air Force | Benjamin Giguere connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ray Radomski | 62-54 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Bart Polizzi - foul #4 on Bart Polizzi, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra (PG), Robert McPherson (SG), Bobby Rupp (SF), Alexei Zehner (PF) Ray Radomski, Benjamin Giguere, Bart Polizzi, Leonard Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), James Phillips (PF) Clyde Brooks, Mark White | |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:36 | Air Force | Alexei Zehner hits the finger roll | 64-56 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Vincent Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dennis Demars (C) Alfred Cai | |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (SG), Brandon Hutt (SF), Robert Hansel (C) Vincent Black, Frank Toledo, Bobby Scruggs | |
| 05:55 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 66-56 |
| 05:50 | Xavier | James Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Radomski (PG), Benjamin Giguere (SG), Bart Polizzi (SF) Alfredo Ibarra, Robert McPherson, Bobby Rupp | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:32 | Air Force | Dennis Demars can't connect on a runner near the basket | 66-56 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Brandon Hutt | 66-56 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 66-56 |
| 05:24 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Ray Radomski | 66-56 |
| 05:18 | Air Force | Benjamin Giguere scores on a floater from the right side set up by Ray Radomski | 68-56 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Todd Blossom is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Giguere - foul #3 on Benjamin Giguere, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | Leonard Wilson (C) Dennis Demars | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clyde Brooks (SG), Frank Toledo (SF), Mark White (C) Gary O'Neal, Brandon Hutt, Robert Hansel | |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Todd Blossom makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Todd Blossom makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 04:39 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Radomski | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:23 | Xavier | The short jumper by Mark White is denied by Alexei Zehner | 70-58 |
| 04:21 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:56 | Air Force | Mark White is called for the reach on Leonard Wilson - foul #2 on Mark White, team foul #11 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra (PG), Robert McPherson (SG), Bobby Rupp (SF) Ray Radomski, Benjamin Giguere, Bart Polizzi | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Bobby Scruggs (PF) Todd Blossom, James Phillips | |
| 03:56 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:56 | Air Force | Leonard Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Frank Toledo is fouled on the floor by Bobby Rupp - foul #1 on Bobby Rupp, team foul #9 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfred Cai (PF) Alexei Zehner | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Frank Toledo makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Frank Toledo misses the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 03:33 | Air Force | Alfred Cai snags the defensive board | 72-59 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Alfredo Ibarra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McPherson (fresh) SF - Bobby Rupp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alfred Cai (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Leonard Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clyde Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Toledo (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Scruggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark White (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Rupp | 75-59 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Frank Toledo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clyde Brooks | 75-61 |
| 02:19 | Air Force | Alfred Cai is called for traveling | 75-61 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dennis Demars (C) Leonard Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Vincent Black (SG), Brandon Hutt (PF), Robert Hansel (C) Gary O'Neal, Clyde Brooks, Frank Toledo, Mark White | |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Robert Hansel comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 75-61 |
| 02:02 | Air Force | Alfred Cai pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| 01:39 | Air Force | Bobby Rupp is called for 5 seconds | 75-61 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 75-61 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Bobby Scruggs tips it in | 75-63 |
| 01:01 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Vincent Black connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Dennis Demars - foul #2 on Dennis Demars, team foul #10 | 77-65 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Vincent Black makes the free throw | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force 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 (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Air Force | Robert McPherson misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Hansel - foul #2 on Robert Hansel, team foul #12 | 77-66 |
| 00:34 | Air Force | Robert McPherson makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:34 | Air Force | Robert McPherson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Todd Blossom is fouled on the floor by Robert McPherson - foul #2 on Robert McPherson, team foul #11 | 79-66 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Todd Blossom makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Todd Blossom makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Alfredo Ibarra runs out the clock | 79-68 |