| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Hammons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jaroslav Polinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas McGlothen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joshua Sessums (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Czlapinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Ordway (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Knowles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Jaroslav Polinski inbounds the ball | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:58 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 19:31 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Nicholas McGlothen | 46-42 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | John Czlapinski is called for the reach on Jaroslav Polinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Czlapinski, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| 19:21 | Western Michigan | Michael Brown steals it from Nicholas King | 46-42 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 18:55 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to George Burns | 46-42 |
| 18:49 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nicholas King and he's fouled by James Knowles - foul #1 on James Knowles, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (PG), Vincent Dennis (SG), Leonard Reynolds (SF), Clark Skradski (PF) Nicholas King, Donald Hammons, Jaroslav Polinski, George Burns | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Ray (PG), William Dye (SG), William Abad (SF), Michael Mann (C) Joshua Sessums, John Czlapinski, Michael Brown, James Knowles | |
| 18:49 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Michael Mann is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:25 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn hits a floater from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Robert Ray can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 51-42 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to William Dye | 51-42 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Robert Ray misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 17:43 | Xavier | William Abad grabs the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Vincent Dennis steals it from Anthony Ordway | 51-42 |
| 17:21 | Western Michigan | Vincent Dennis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Hammons (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), Nathan Lewis (PF), Nicholas McGlothen (C) Dingbang Chinn, Vincent Dennis, Leonard Reynolds, Clark Skradski, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Sessums (PG), Elliott Armstrong (SG), Michael Brown (SF), James Knowles (C) Robert Ray, William Dye, Anthony Ordway, Michael Mann | |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums is alone and drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Elliott Armstrong | 51-44 |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King is fouled in the backcourt by Elliott Armstrong - foul #1 on Elliott Armstrong, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| 16:55 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King comes up short on the shot from the left side | 51-44 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | James Knowles is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jaroslav Polinski (SF) Donald Hammons | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:40 | Western Michigan | Joshua Sessums steals the ball from Nicholas King | 51-44 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums lays it in | 51-46 |
| 16:26 | Western Michigan | Michael Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Hammons (SG), George Burns (PF) Michael Robinson, Nathan Lewis | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Czlapinski (SG), Anthony Ordway (PF) Elliott Armstrong, William Abad | |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-46 |
| 15:59 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Hammons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jaroslav Polinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas McGlothen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joshua Sessums (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Czlapinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Ordway (tiring) 3 reb. C - James Knowles (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Hammons | 54-46 |
| 15:27 | Xavier | Anthony Ordway is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Sessums | 54-48 |
| 15:12 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | James Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (PG), Vincent Dennis (SG), Leonard Reynolds (SF) Nicholas King, Donald Hammons, Jaroslav Polinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (SG), William Abad (SF), Christopher Comer (PF), Joshua Bowne (C) John Czlapinski, Michael Brown, Anthony Ordway, James Knowles | |
| 15:03 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn misses the jumper from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Christopher Comer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Bowne | 54-50 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Leonard Reynolds | 56-50 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Reynolds - foul #1 on Leonard Reynolds, team foul #1 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Robinson (SG), Clark Skradski (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Vincent Dennis, George Burns, Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Ray (PG) Joshua Sessums | |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Robert Ray knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Dye | 56-53 |
| 14:12 | Western Michigan | William Dye steals the ball from Dingbang Chinn | 56-53 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Michael Robinson steals the ball from Joshua Bowne in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 14:01 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dingbang Chinn | 58-53 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | William Dye comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Robinson - foul #3 on Michael Robinson, team foul #2 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Vincent Dennis (SG), Jaroslav Polinski (SF), George Burns (PF), Nicholas McGlothen (C) Dingbang Chinn, Michael Robinson, Leonard Reynolds, Clark Skradski, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Sessums (PG), Michael Brown (SF) Robert Ray, William Abad | |
| 13:44 | Xavier | William Dye makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | William Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen buries a shot from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Michael Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Hammons (SG), Nathan Lewis (PF) Vincent Dennis, George Burns | |
| Subs | Xavier | Elliott Armstrong (SG), William Abad (SF), Michael Mann (C) William Dye, Michael Brown, Joshua Bowne | |
| 13:01 | Western Michigan | Jaroslav Polinski is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 60-55 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Christopher Comer gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums is hacked by Nicholas McGlothen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas McGlothen, team foul #3 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (PG), Leonard Reynolds (SF), Clark Skradski (PF) Nicholas King, Jaroslav Polinski, Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Christopher Comer misses the easy layup | 60-55 |
| 12:39 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Clark Skradski | 60-55 |
| 12:33 | Western Michigan | Clark Skradski is fouled on the floor by Joshua Sessums - foul #2 on Joshua Sessums, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington (C) Nathan Lewis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Ray (PG), John Czlapinski (SG), Michael Brown (SF), James Knowles (C) Joshua Sessums, Elliott Armstrong, William Abad, Michael Mann | |
| 12:18 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Vincent Dennis (SG), George Burns (PF) Donald Hammons, Clark Skradski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:18 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 12:18 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Christopher Comer throws it down on a nice dish by John Czlapinski and he's hacked by George Burns - foul #1 on George Burns, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Jaroslav Polinski (SF), Nicholas McGlothen (C) Dingbang Chinn, Leonard Reynolds, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Sessums (PG), William Abad (SF), Joshua Bowne (C) Robert Ray, Michael Brown, James Knowles | |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Christopher Comer makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Dennis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jaroslav Polinski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Burns (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas McGlothen (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joshua Sessums (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Czlapinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Abad (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Comer (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Bowne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:54 | Western Michigan | John Czlapinski is called for the reach on Vincent Dennis - foul #3 on John Czlapinski, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| 11:45 | Western Michigan | George Burns misses the turnaround from the baseline | 62-58 |
| 11:44 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | William Abad is hacked by Nicholas King - foul #4 on Nicholas King, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Hammons (SG), Clark Skradski (PF) Vincent Dennis, George Burns | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Christopher Comer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Clark Skradski - foul #1 on Clark Skradski, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Robinson (SF) Jaroslav Polinski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Christopher Comer makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Christopher Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 11:26 | Western Michigan | Joshua Sessums picks off the pass by Donald Hammons in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne throws it down | 62-62 |
| 10:57 | Western Michigan | Michael Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-62 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (PG), Leonard Reynolds (SF), Nathan Lewis (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas King, Donald Hammons, Clark Skradski, Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Ray (PG), William Dye (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Anthony Ordway (PF), Michael Mann (C) Joshua Sessums, John Czlapinski, William Abad, Christopher Comer, Joshua Bowne | |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Robert Ray is fouled in the backcourt by Dingbang Chinn - foul #2 on Dingbang Chinn, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Robert Ray makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Robert Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 10:55 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 10:35 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn clanks a jumper from the left side | 62-63 |
| 10:34 | Xavier | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Robert Ray misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 10:19 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 10:11 | Western Michigan | Michael Robinson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-63 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | Robert Ray misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 64-63 |
| 09:53 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 09:35 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on William Dye - foul #1 on William Dye, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Vincent Dennis (SG), Jaroslav Polinski (SF), George Burns (PF) Dingbang Chinn, Michael Robinson, Leonard Reynolds, Nathan Lewis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Sessums (PG), Elliott Armstrong (SG), William Abad (SF), Christopher Comer (PF), James Knowles (C) Robert Ray, William Dye, Michael Brown, Anthony Ordway, Michael Mann | |
| 09:35 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 09:35 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 09:35 | Xavier | Elliott Armstrong snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Christopher Comer hits a wide open driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Sessums | 65-65 |
| 09:00 | Western Michigan | Elliott Armstrong steals it from Nicholas King | 65-65 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | James Knowles is hacked by Joseph Ellington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Ellington, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Donald Hammons (SG), Clark Skradski (PF), Nicholas McGlothen (C) Vincent Dennis, George Burns, Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Czlapinski (SG), Joshua Bowne (PF) Elliott Armstrong, Christopher Comer | |
| 08:53 | Xavier | James Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | James Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 08:37 | Western Michigan | Clark Skradski is hacked by James Knowles - foul #2 on James Knowles, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (PG) Nicholas King | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:37 | Western Michigan | Clark Skradski makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 08:37 | Western Michigan | Clark Skradski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums is hacked by Clark Skradski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clark Skradski, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 08:32 | Western Michigan | Joshua Sessums is called for the reach on Dingbang Chinn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Sessums, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| 08:32 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 08:32 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 69-69 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to John Czlapinski | 69-69 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | Clark Skradski takes the ball from Joshua Bowne | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dingbang Chinn (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Hammons (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Jaroslav Polinski (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Clark Skradski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas McGlothen (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joshua Sessums (tired) 23 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Czlapinski (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Abad (tired) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Bowne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Knowles (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Vincent Dennis (SG), Leonard Reynolds (SF), George Burns (PF) Dingbang Chinn, Donald Hammons, Jaroslav Polinski, Clark Skradski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Ray (PG), William Dye (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Christopher Comer (PF) Joshua Sessums, John Czlapinski, William Abad, James Knowles | |
| 07:35 | Xavier | Christopher Comer makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Dye | 69-71 |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen comes up short on the shot in the lane | 69-71 |
| 07:26 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas McGlothen | 69-71 |
| 07:21 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-71 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Christopher Comer | 69-71 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne is fouled on the floor by Vincent Dennis - foul #4 on Vincent Dennis, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Sessums (PG), Anthony Ordway (PF) Robert Ray, Christopher Comer | |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 06:56 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-73 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | Anthony Ordway grabs the defensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | William Dye misses the jump hook from the baseline | 69-73 |
| 06:37 | Western Michigan | George Burns snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | George Burns misses the easy dunk attempt | 69-73 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joshua Bowne | 69-73 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Nicholas McGlothen - foul #2 on Nicholas McGlothen, team foul #11 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (PG), Donald Hammons (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), Clark Skradski (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas King, Vincent Dennis, Leonard Reynolds, George Burns, Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Ray (PG), Elliott Armstrong (SG), William Abad (SF), Christopher Comer (PF) Joshua Sessums, William Dye, Michael Brown, Anthony Ordway | |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne misses the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 05:59 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Clark Skradski | 69-74 |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Robinson and he's fouled by Christopher Comer - foul #4 on Christopher Comer, team foul #10 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Mann (C) Joshua Bowne | |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn makes the free throw | 72-74 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | William Abad throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nathan Lewis (C) Joseph Ellington | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:20 | Western Michigan | Michael Robinson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 72-74 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Michael Mann pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Robert Ray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-74 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | William Abad gets the offensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Christopher Comer comes up short on the runner in the lane | 72-74 |
| 05:02 | Western Michigan | Michael Robinson pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| 04:58 | Western Michigan | Christopher Comer picks off the pass by Donald Hammons in the backcourt | 72-74 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Christopher Comer misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-74 |
| 04:42 | Western Michigan | Clark Skradski snags the defensive board | 72-74 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 72-74 |
| 04:23 | Western Michigan | Nathan Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 04:16 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn drills a floater in the lane | 74-74 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Christopher Comer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-74 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Michael Mann snags the offensive board | 74-74 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Vincent Dennis (SG), Jaroslav Polinski (SF), George Burns (PF), Nicholas McGlothen (C) Dingbang Chinn, Donald Hammons, Michael Robinson, Clark Skradski, Nathan Lewis | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (PG), John Czlapinski (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Anthony Ordway (PF), James Knowles (C) Robert Ray, Elliott Armstrong, William Abad, Christopher Comer, Michael Mann | |
| 03:42 | Xavier | John Czlapinski hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Ordway | 74-77 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Nicholas King (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vincent Dennis (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jaroslav Polinski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Burns (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas McGlothen (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Dye (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Czlapinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Ordway (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Knowles (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Western Michigan | Jaroslav Polinski is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jaroslav Polinski, team foul #12 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Clark Skradski (PF) George Burns | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Sessums (PG) John Czlapinski | |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Michael Brown is hacked by Jaroslav Polinski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jaroslav Polinski, team foul #13 | 74-77 |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Michael Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen snags the defensive board | 74-78 |
| 03:16 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King's pass is intercepted by Anthony Ordway in the backcourt | 74-78 |
| 03:00 | Xavier | William Dye is open and lays it up and in set up by Joshua Sessums | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Western Michigan | Nicholas McGlothen is alone and drills a jumper from close range | 76-80 |
| 02:29 | Xavier | William Dye scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Sessums | 76-82 |
| 02:26 | Western Michigan | Nicholas King travels in the backcourt | 76-82 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-82 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chinn (PG), Donald Hammons (SG), Leonard Reynolds (SF), George Burns (PF), Joseph Ellington (C) Nicholas King, Vincent Dennis, Jaroslav Polinski, Clark Skradski, Nicholas McGlothen | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Czlapinski (SG), William Abad (SF), Christopher Comer (PF), Joshua Bowne (C) Joshua Sessums, Michael Brown, Anthony Ordway, James Knowles | |
| 02:15 | Xavier | The short jumper by Joshua Bowne is denied by George Burns | 76-82 |
| 02:14 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds grabs the board | 76-82 |
| 02:03 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds is fouled on the floor by John Czlapinski - foul #4 on John Czlapinski, team foul #11 | 76-82 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Robinson (SG) Donald Hammons | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Sessums (PG) William Dye | |
| 02:03 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 02:03 | Western Michigan | Leonard Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne knocks in the shot from the baseline | 78-84 |
| 01:26 | Western Michigan | Michael Robinson misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-84 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Christopher Comer pulls down the rebound | 78-84 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Comer | 78-87 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Michael Robinson's pass is intercepted by John Czlapinski in the backcourt | 78-87 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Christopher Comer lays it up and in on a great pass from John Czlapinski | 78-89 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Joshua Bowne - foul #4 on Joshua Bowne, team foul #12 | 78-89 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas King (PG), Donald Hammons (SG), Jaroslav Polinski (SF) Dingbang Chinn, Michael Robinson, Leonard Reynolds | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Brown (SF), James Knowles (C) William Abad, Joshua Bowne | |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington misses the 1st free throw | 78-89 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Joseph Ellington misses the 2nd free throw | 78-89 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Knowles | 78-89 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Christopher Comer misses the dunk attempt | 78-89 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums can't tip it in | 78-89 |
| 00:24 | Western Michigan | Jaroslav Polinski grabs the board | 78-89 |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Michael Brown steals it from Jaroslav Polinski in the backcourt | 78-89 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums runs out the clock | 78-89 |