| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Christopher Millikin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Gilyard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Robison (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Eric Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Lansberry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ervin Turley (fresh) PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Ervin Turley inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan misses the dunk attempt | 39-27 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | William Robison snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | William Robison misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard grabs the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | William Robison clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-27 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | William Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Michael Ellis is hacked by Christopher Millikin - foul #2 on Christopher Millikin, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | Ervin Turley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Cortez Leach pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | William Thornton hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-30 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Eric Wilson comes up short on the floater near the basket | 39-30 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Cortez Leach shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Ervin Turley tips it but misses | 39-30 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | William Robison misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Cortez Leach pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Michael Ellis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Eric Wilson gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | William Robison misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 39-30 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry can't tip it in | 39-30 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Millikin tips it home | 41-30 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Ervin Turley hits a 3 from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | William Robison lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bruce Lansberry | 43-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Christopher Millikin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Gilyard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Robison (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Lansberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Thornton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Ervin Turley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cortez Leach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Monahan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Xavier | Ervin Turley drills a 3 from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | William Robison knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Gilyard | 45-36 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Ervin Turley is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ervin Turley, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Charles Evans (SF), Brandon Koepp (C) Christopher Millikin, William Robison, Bruce Lansberry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tony Robertson (PG), Charles Sargent (SG), David Hoff (SF), Justin Casias (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) Michael Ellis, William Thornton, Ervin Turley, Cortez Leach, Daniel Monahan | |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Justin Casias swats the short shot by Charles Evans | 45-36 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Hoff | 45-36 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Justin Casias misses the dunk attempt | 45-36 |
| 14:23 | West Virginia | Charles Evans snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | David Hoff is called for the reach on Charles Evans - foul #1 on David Hoff, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Robison (SF) Eric Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Charles Evans hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Justin Casias's pass is intercepted by Brandon Koepp | 47-36 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | William Robison misses badly on a shot in the paint | 47-36 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Justin Casias grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Justin Casias misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Harry Gilyard - foul #1 on Harry Gilyard, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Millikin (PG), Bruce Lansberry (C) Harry Gilyard, William Robison | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), William Thornton (SF) Tony Robertson, David Hoff | |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Justin Casias misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Justin Casias makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Millikin and he's hacked by Ernest Dudek - foul #2 on Ernest Dudek, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ervin Turley (SF), Cortez Leach (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) Charles Sargent, Justin Casias, Ernest Dudek | |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Daniel Monahan | 49-37 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan is open and buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Ellis | 49-39 |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Cortez Leach picks off the pass by Charles Evans | 49-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Christopher Millikin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Preston (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Evans (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brandon Koepp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Lansberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Ervin Turley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Xavier | William Thornton is called for 3 seconds | 49-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Wilson (PF) Bruce Lansberry | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Charles Evans connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Eric Wilson | 51-39 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Christopher Millikin is called for the reach on Michael Ellis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Millikin, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard (SG) Christopher Millikin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Sargent (SG) Ervin Turley | |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Brandon Koepp is called for the reach on Cortez Leach - foul #1 on Brandon Koepp, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tony Robertson (PG), Ernest Dudek (C) Michael Ellis, Daniel Monahan | |
| 10:20 | Xavier | William Thornton is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 51-39 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Cortez Leach pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Charles Sargent is hacked by Eric Wilson - foul #1 on Eric Wilson, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Robison (SF) Eric Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:43 | Xavier | William Thornton is whistled for a carry | 51-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ervin Turley (SF) William Thornton | |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard misses the lay-in | 51-39 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Cortez Leach connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Brandon Koepp - foul #2 on Brandon Koepp, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Millikin (PG), Bruce Lansberry (C) Harry Gilyard, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Daniel Monahan (C) Tony Robertson, Ernest Dudek | |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Cortez Leach misses the free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Charles Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Charles Evans hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Robison and he's fouled by Charles Sargent - foul #4 on Charles Sargent, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp (PF) William Robison | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Thornton (SG), Justin Casias (PF) Charles Sargent, Cortez Leach | |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Charles Evans makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Michael Ellis splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Justin Casias and the foul's on Brandon Koepp - foul #3 on Brandon Koepp, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard (SG), William Robison (SF) Richard Preston, Charles Evans | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Michael Ellis makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard misses the dunk attempt | 54-44 |
| 08:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Daniel Monahan | 54-44 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Ervin Turley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | William Thornton grabs the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Michael Ellis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Brandon Koepp - foul #4 on Brandon Koepp, team foul #8 | 54-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Evans (SF), Eric Wilson (PF) William Robison, Bruce Lansberry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Sargent (SG), Cortez Leach (PF) Ervin Turley, Justin Casias | |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Michael Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Michael Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Michael Ellis makes the 3rd free throw | 54-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Christopher Millikin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Gilyard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Evans (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eric Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Koepp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Sargent (fresh) 4 pf. SF - William Thornton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp is hacked by Daniel Monahan - foul #2 on Daniel Monahan, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (SG) Harry Gilyard | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hoff (SF) William Thornton | |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Eric Wilson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Cortez Leach - foul #3 on Cortez Leach, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ernest Dudek (C) Daniel Monahan | |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Eric Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Eric Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Richard Preston steals it from Charles Sargent | 55-45 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Charles Evans knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Preston | 57-45 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Cortez Leach's layup is rejected by Charles Evans | 57-45 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Christopher Millikin snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | Christopher Millikin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cortez Leach | 57-45 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | David Hoff comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Christopher Millikin pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Brandon Koepp is blocked by Cortez Leach | 57-45 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Cortez Leach gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard (SG), William Robison (SF), Bruce Lansberry (C) Christopher Millikin, Charles Evans, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Thornton (SF), Daniel Monahan (C) David Hoff, Ernest Dudek | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Michael Ellis's pass is intercepted by Harry Gilyard | 57-45 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Richard Preston banks in the layup set up by Harry Gilyard | 59-45 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | Charles Sargent misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Eric Wilson knocks in the shot in the paint | 61-45 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Charles Sargent and he's hacked by Bruce Lansberry - foul #1 on Bruce Lansberry, team foul #9 | 61-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tony Robertson (PG), Ervin Turley (SF) Michael Ellis, Charles Sargent | |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan makes the free throw | 61-48 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by William Thornton - foul #2 on William Thornton, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Evans (PF) Eric Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Johnson (SG), Justin Casias (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) William Thornton, Cortez Leach, Daniel Monahan | |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard makes the free throw | 64-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Preston (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harry Gilyard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - William Robison (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Evans (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Lansberry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tony Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ervin Turley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin Casias (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Dudek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Tony Robertson travels with the ball | 64-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Millikin (PG) Richard Preston | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | William Robison makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-48 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Christopher Millikin takes the ball from Tony Robertson | 67-48 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Ervin Turley is called for the reach on William Robison - foul #4 on Ervin Turley, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Wilson (PF) Bruce Lansberry | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | William Robison misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek pulls down the rebound | 67-48 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Tony Robertson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-48 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Eric Wilson gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Christopher Millikin's pass is intercepted by Justin Casias | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Tony Robertson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Ernest Dudek swats the short shot by William Robison | 67-51 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Christopher Millikin tips it but misses | 67-51 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Eric Wilson tips it home | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Justin Casias can't connect on a floater from the right side | 69-51 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Christopher Millikin runs out the clock | 69-51 |