| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lester Fabiano (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alan Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Peel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stevie Delaney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Denault (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burnette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | David Burnette inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | John Smith comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 19:37 | Kansas | Mark Denault snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 19:16 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Andrew Hackett (PG), Steven Foy (SG), Ardian Czaplinski (SF), Thomas Bacon (PF), Olin Murawski (C) Lester Fabiano, Alan Ladner, Barry Peel, Stevie Delaney, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Olin Murawski - foul #1 on Olin Murawski, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lester Fabiano (PG) Andrew Hackett | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:49 | Kansas | Steven Foy's layup is rejected by Hunter Stucker | 33-32 |
| 18:48 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | David Burnette hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 18:20 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:09 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Foy and he's hacked by Peter McCarry - foul #2 on Peter McCarry, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Alan Ladner (SG), Barry Peel (SF), Stevie Delaney (PF), Mark Denault (C) Steven Foy, Ardian Czaplinski, Thomas Bacon, Olin Murawski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:09 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Andrew Hackett (PG), Steven Foy (SG), Ardian Czaplinski (SF), Thomas Bacon (PF) Lester Fabiano, Alan Ladner, Barry Peel, Stevie Delaney | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:28 | Kansas | Steven Foy makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Hackett | 40-32 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | David Burnette is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bacon - foul #3 on Thomas Bacon, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Alan Ladner (SG), Barry Peel (SF), Stevie Delaney (PF), Olin Murawski (C) Steven Foy, Ardian Czaplinski, Thomas Bacon, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Stevie Delaney is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #2 on Stevie Delaney, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lester Fabiano (PG), Thomas Bacon (C) Andrew Hackett, Olin Murawski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:43 | Xavier | David Burnette misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lester Fabiano - foul #4 on Lester Fabiano, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Andrew Hackett (PG), Steven Foy (SG), Mark Denault (C) Lester Fabiano, Alan Ladner, Thomas Bacon | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:43 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:17 | Kansas | Peter McCarry steals the ball from Stevie Delaney | 40-34 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | Dale Nair hits the finger roll set up by Peter McCarry | 40-36 |
| 16:00 | Kansas | Barry Peel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 40-36 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hunter Stucker | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Andrew Hackett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Foy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Peel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stevie Delaney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Denault (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Burnette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Mark Denault swats the dunk try by John Smith | 40-36 |
| 15:35 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Barry Peel | 40-36 |
| 15:30 | Kansas | Steven Foy is denied on a layup by Hunter Stucker | 40-36 |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker comes up short on the runner in the lane | 40-36 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker tips it home | 40-38 |
| 14:31 | Kansas | Barry Peel hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on David Burnette - foul #2 on David Burnette, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Kansas | Alan Ladner (SG), Thomas Bacon (PF), Olin Murawski (C) Steven Foy, Stevie Delaney, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Xavier | Cyril Wilker (PF) David Burnette | |
| 14:31 | Kansas | Barry Peel makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:31 | Kansas | Barry Peel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | Andrew Hackett steals it from Peter McCarry in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 14:28 | Kansas | Andrew Hackett can't finish the layup | 42-38 |
| 14:27 | Kansas | Barry Peel tips it in | 44-38 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Barry Peel steals the ball from Dale Nair | 44-38 |
| 13:50 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon loses the dribble to Dale Nair | 44-38 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | The jump hook by Hunter Stucker is blocked by Olin Murawski | 44-38 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker misses the tip | 44-38 |
| 13:22 | Kansas | Olin Murawski grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 13:06 | Kansas | Cyril Wilker blocks the short jumper by Andrew Hackett | 44-38 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 44-38 |
| 12:37 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Olin Murawski | 44-38 |
| 12:25 | Kansas | Alan Ladner misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Dale Nair - foul #3 on Dale Nair, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lester Fabiano (PG), Ardian Czaplinski (SF), Stevie Delaney (PF), Mark Denault (C) Andrew Hackett, Barry Peel, Thomas Bacon, Olin Murawski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), David Burnette (SG) Peter McCarry, Dale Nair | |
| 12:25 | Kansas | Alan Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:25 | Kansas | Alan Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | David Burnette misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker tips it in | 46-40 |
| 11:56 | Kansas | Hunter Stucker steps in front of the Ardian Czaplinski pass | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lester Fabiano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alan Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ardian Czaplinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stevie Delaney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Denault (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Burnette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Hunter Stucker (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | John Smith drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Gregory Greenwood and the foul's on Alan Ladner - foul #1 on Alan Ladner, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (SG), Thomas Bacon (PF), Olin Murawski (C) Alan Ladner, Stevie Delaney, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | John Smith misses the free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:29 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:20 | Kansas | Olin Murawski's pass is intercepted by Gregory Greenwood | 46-42 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker is whistled for a carry | 46-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Alan Ladner (SG), Mark Denault (C) Steven Foy, Olin Murawski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Nair (SG) David Burnette | |
| 10:23 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gregory Greenwood - foul #3 on Gregory Greenwood, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (SG), Stevie Delaney (PF) Alan Ladner, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG) Gregory Greenwood | |
| 10:23 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:23 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 09:50 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano is hacked by Hunter Stucker - foul #2 on Hunter Stucker, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Alan Ladner (SG), Mark Denault (C) Steven Foy, Thomas Bacon | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:43 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 09:23 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker is called for traveling | 50-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Bacon (PF) Stevie Delaney | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Dale Nair | |
| 09:11 | Kansas | Hunter Stucker swats the shot by Alan Ladner | 50-44 |
| 09:09 | Kansas | Mark Denault snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 08:55 | Kansas | Alan Ladner makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Bacon | 52-44 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | David Burnette scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Smith | 52-46 |
| 08:16 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alan Ladner | 54-46 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-46 |
| 07:58 | Kansas | Mark Denault gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lester Fabiano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alan Ladner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ardian Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Bacon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Denault (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Burnette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Hunter Stucker (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:52 | Kansas | Alan Ladner is hacked by Peter McCarry - foul #3 on Peter McCarry, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (SG), Barry Peel (SF), Stevie Delaney (PF), Olin Murawski (C) Alan Ladner, Ardian Czaplinski, Thomas Bacon, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), Dale Nair (SG) Peter McCarry, David Burnette | |
| 07:37 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano clanks a shot from the free throw line | 54-46 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stevie Delaney - foul #3 on Stevie Delaney, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:03 | Kansas | Steven Foy lays it in set up by Barry Peel and the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Denault (C) Olin Murawski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:03 | Kansas | Steven Foy makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 06:40 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Barry Peel | 57-47 |
| 06:18 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 06:16 | Kansas | Mark Denault grabs the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 06:08 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano is hacked by Gregory Greenwood - foul #4 on Gregory Greenwood, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Alan Ladner (SG), Ardian Czaplinski (SF), Thomas Bacon (C) Steven Foy, Barry Peel, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), David Burnette (SF) Gregory Greenwood, John Smith | |
| 06:08 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | David Burnette misses the jumper from the right side | 57-47 |
| 05:57 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Stevie Delaney | 57-47 |
| 05:43 | Kansas | Alan Ladner misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 05:42 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney tips it back up and in | 59-47 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Dale Nair buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 05:15 | Kansas | Ardian Czaplinski loses the dribble to David Burnette | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:56 | Xavier | David Burnette is called for traveling | 59-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (SG), Barry Peel (SF), Mark Denault (C) Alan Ladner, Ardian Czaplinski, Stevie Delaney | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (SF) Dale Nair | |
| 04:43 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon hits a runner from the baseline | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:24 | Xavier | John Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker hits the follow up shot | 61-52 |
| 04:07 | Kansas | Mark Denault knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Bacon | 63-52 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | John Smith misses short on a shot from the right side | 63-52 |
| 03:47 | Kansas | Mark Denault grabs the board | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lester Fabiano (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Foy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Peel (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Bacon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Denault (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Burnette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Hunter Stucker (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Kansas | Steven Foy scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Barry Peel | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Xavier | John Smith scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from David Burnette | 65-54 |
| 02:51 | Kansas | Steven Foy clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Cyril Wilker - foul #4 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Andrew Hackett (PG), Ardian Czaplinski (SF), Stevie Delaney (PF), Olin Murawski (C) Lester Fabiano, Barry Peel, Thomas Bacon, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), Dale Nair (SG) Peter McCarry, David Burnette | |
| 02:51 | Kansas | Steven Foy makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:51 | Kansas | Steven Foy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Greenwood | 67-56 |
| 02:07 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lester Fabiano (PG), Alan Ladner (SG) Andrew Hackett, Steven Foy | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SF) Hunter Stucker | |
| 01:49 | Xavier | John Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Stevie Delaney | 67-56 |
| 01:48 | Kansas | Olin Murawski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 01:24 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano misses long on a floater in the paint | 67-56 |
| 01:23 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney misses the tip | 67-56 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Dale Nair clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-56 |
| 01:11 | Kansas | Olin Murawski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:51 | Kansas | Olin Murawski is fouled on the floor by Cyril Wilker - foul #5 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Kansas | Barry Peel (SF) Ardian Czaplinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hunter Stucker (C) Cyril Wilker | |
| 00:51 | Kansas | Olin Murawski misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:51 | Kansas | Olin Murawski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Xavier | John Smith misses the floater from just outside the lane | 68-56 |
| 00:44 | Kansas | Barry Peel gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Kansas | Barry Peel drills a shot in the paint | 70-56 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | David Burnette tips it in | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano runs out the clock | 70-58 |