| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dumaka Aja (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Everett Daughtery (fresh) SG - Noel Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gordon Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - John Tedesco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | St. Joseph's | Noel Wallace comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-30 |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Percy Young grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Percy Young clanks a shot from the right block | 31-30 |
| 19:24 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 19:10 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-30 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 18:41 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Gordon Phillips | 31-30 |
| 18:19 | St. Joseph's | Dumaka Aja is called for the reach on Noel Wallace - foul #3 on Dumaka Aja, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Mackey (SG) Dumaka Aja | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 18:01 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Toni Zettel knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Lynch | 34-30 |
| 17:26 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Tuma (C) Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Ricco (PF), Lionel Savage (C) Gordon Phillips, John Tedesco | |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Willie Mackey lays it up and in set up by Toni Zettel | 36-30 |
| 16:51 | St. Joseph's | Lionel Savage is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lionel Savage, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Carter (PG), Leslie Koga (SF) Toni Zettel, Percy Young | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bobby Roberts (PG), Carl Saad (SG), Bojan Trocinski (SF) Everett Daughtery, Noel Wallace, Kenneth Shepherd | |
| 16:34 | Xavier | Kenneth Carter clanks a jumper from close range | 36-30 |
| 16:32 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma grabs the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | Craig Lynch misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 16:24 | St. Joseph's | Bojan Trocinski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:01 | St. Joseph's | Bobby Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 15:59 | St. Joseph's | Lionel Savage grabs the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Carter (fresh) SG - Willie Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leslie Koga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Tuma (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bobby Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Saad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bojan Trocinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ricco (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Lionel Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | St. Joseph's | Carl Saad can't connect on a shot in the paint | 36-30 |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Craig Lynch snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Willie Mackey clanks a 3 from straight away | 36-30 |
| 15:22 | St. Joseph's | Bojan Trocinski snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 15:03 | St. Joseph's | Lionel Savage blows the layup | 36-30 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Craig Lynch gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma lays it in set up by Kenneth Carter | 38-30 |
| 14:14 | St. Joseph's | Lionel Savage misses the jumpshot from the right side | 38-30 |
| 14:12 | St. Joseph's | Bojan Trocinski grabs the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 13:52 | St. Joseph's | Carl Saad misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Joseph Tuma - foul #1 on Joseph Tuma, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Dumaka Aja (SG), Percy Young (SF), Kenneth Dandridge (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Kenneth Carter, Willie Mackey, Leslie Koga, Craig Lynch, Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Fred Ashe (PG), Kenneth Shepherd (SF), Gordon Phillips (PF), John Tedesco (C) Bobby Roberts, Bojan Trocinski, John Ricco, Lionel Savage | |
| 13:52 | St. Joseph's | Carl Saad makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:52 | St. Joseph's | Carl Saad makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Toni Zettel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 13:31 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 13:08 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Dandridge | 38-32 |
| 13:07 | St. Joseph's | Gordon Phillips can't tip it in | 38-32 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Toni Zettel connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gilberto Rizzo | 41-32 |
| 12:45 | St. Joseph's | Gordon Phillips scores on a runner from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | Toni Zettel makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Percy Young | 43-34 |
| 12:12 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Toni Zettel - foul #1 on Toni Zettel, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Noel Wallace (SG) Carl Saad | |
| 12:12 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:12 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 11:46 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd grabs the board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dumaka Aja (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Percy Young (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Fred Ashe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Noel Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Shepherd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Tedesco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | St. Joseph's | Dumaka Aja steals it from John Tedesco | 43-36 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo blows the layup | 43-36 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Percy Young | 45-36 |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's | Gordon Phillips misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dumaka Aja - foul #4 on Dumaka Aja, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Carter (PG), Willie Mackey (SG), Leslie Koga (SF), Craig Lynch (PF), Joseph Tuma (C) Toni Zettel, Dumaka Aja, Percy Young, Kenneth Dandridge, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Everett Daughtery (PG), Bojan Trocinski (SF), John Ricco (C) Fred Ashe, Kenneth Shepherd, John Tedesco | |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's | Gordon Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's | Gordon Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Leslie Koga is fouled on the floor by Bojan Trocinski - foul #1 on Bojan Trocinski, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lionel Savage (C) Gordon Phillips | |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Leslie Koga scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Carter | 47-37 |
| 10:10 | St. Joseph's | Everett Daughtery loses the dribble to Kenneth Carter in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | John Ricco takes the ball from Leslie Koga | 47-37 |
| 09:45 | St. Joseph's | Everett Daughtery's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Carter in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| 09:43 | Xavier | Kenneth Carter banks in the layup | 49-37 |
| 09:23 | St. Joseph's | Noel Wallace connects on the jumper from the left block set up by John Ricco | 49-39 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Craig Lynch hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 49-39 |
| 09:05 | St. Joseph's | Everett Daughtery snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 09:01 | St. Joseph's | Everett Daughtery misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Noel Wallace is called for the reach on Willie Mackey - foul #2 on Noel Wallace, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Percy Young (SF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Kenneth Carter, Leslie Koga, Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Fred Ashe (PG), Kenneth Shepherd (SF) Everett Daughtery, Noel Wallace | |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo is whistled for traveling | 49-39 |
| 08:23 | St. Joseph's | John Ricco makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Shepherd | 49-42 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Toni Zettel misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Ashe - foul #4 on Fred Ashe, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge (PF) Craig Lynch | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Everett Daughtery (PG), Gordon Phillips (PF), John Tedesco (C) Fred Ashe, John Ricco, Lionel Savage | |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Toni Zettel makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Toni Zettel misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 08:07 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Tedesco | 50-42 |
| 07:50 | St. Joseph's | Bojan Trocinski hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Percy Young (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Everett Daughtery (fresh) SG - Bojan Trocinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Shepherd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Tedesco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gordon Phillips - foul #1 on Gordon Phillips, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dumaka Aja (SG), Joseph Tuma (C) Willie Mackey, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Fred Ashe (PG), Noel Wallace (SG) Everett Daughtery, Bojan Trocinski | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:10 | St. Joseph's | John Tedesco misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 07:09 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Gordon Phillips - foul #2 on Gordon Phillips, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:46 | St. Joseph's | Fred Ashe misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-45 |
| 06:45 | St. Joseph's | Gordon Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:21 | St. Joseph's | Gordon Phillips dunks the ball | 55-47 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 55-47 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Carter (PG), Willie Mackey (SF), Craig Lynch (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Toni Zettel, Percy Young, Kenneth Dandridge, Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bojan Trocinski (SF), John Ricco (PF), Lionel Savage (C) Kenneth Shepherd, Gordon Phillips, John Tedesco | |
| 05:26 | St. Joseph's | John Ricco buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Fred Ashe | 55-49 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 05:13 | St. Joseph's | Bojan Trocinski gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:01 | St. Joseph's | Noel Wallace travels with the ball | 55-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Everett Daughtery (PG), Carl Saad (SG) Fred Ashe, Noel Wallace | |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Carter | 57-49 |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | John Ricco can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-49 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Willie Mackey grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Kenneth Carter is fouled on the floor by Everett Daughtery - foul #2 on Everett Daughtery, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Percy Young (SF) Dumaka Aja | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Noel Wallace (SG), Kenneth Shepherd (SF), Gordon Phillips (PF), John Tedesco (C) Carl Saad, Bojan Trocinski, John Ricco, Lionel Savage | |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Kenneth Carter misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 04:00 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Gordon Phillips | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Percy Young (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Everett Daughtery (fresh) SG - Noel Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Shepherd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Tedesco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Percy Young scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 03:16 | St. Joseph's | Everett Daughtery is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Carter - foul #1 on Kenneth Carter, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Joseph Tuma (C) Kenneth Carter, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Fred Ashe (PG) Everett Daughtery | |
| 03:05 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 03:03 | St. Joseph's | Noel Wallace grabs the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 02:47 | St. Joseph's | Fred Ashe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dumaka Aja (SG), Kenneth Dandridge (PF) Willie Mackey, Craig Lynch | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Craig Lynch (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Kenneth Dandridge, Joseph Tuma | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 02:24 | St. Joseph's | Noel Wallace gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 02:19 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Shepherd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Craig Lynch pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja misses badly on a runner near the basket | 59-51 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Craig Lynch tips it in | 61-51 |
| 01:53 | St. Joseph's | John Tedesco connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Noel Wallace | 61-53 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Percy Young misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Shepherd - foul #3 on Kenneth Shepherd, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Percy Young makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Percy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:11 | St. Joseph's | Gordon Phillips connects on the floater from the left block | 63-55 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Percy Young misses the shot from the left block | 63-55 |
| 00:49 | St. Joseph's | Gordon Phillips pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | St. Joseph's | Toni Zettel takes the ball from Kenneth Shepherd | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Toni Zettel is hacked by Noel Wallace in the backcourt - foul #3 on Noel Wallace, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Blake Bermudes (SG), Joseph Tuma (C) Dumaka Aja, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Toni Zettel makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Toni Zettel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:34 | St. Joseph's | Craig Lynch is called for the reach on John Tedesco - foul #3 on Craig Lynch, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Carter (PG), Willie Mackey (SG), Leslie Koga (SF), Kenneth Dandridge (PF) Toni Zettel, Blake Bermudes, Percy Young, Craig Lynch | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Everett Daughtery (PG), Carl Saad (SG), Bojan Trocinski (SF), John Ricco (PF), Lionel Savage (C) Fred Ashe, Noel Wallace, Kenneth Shepherd, Gordon Phillips, John Tedesco | |
| 00:30 | St. Joseph's | Everett Daughtery hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 65-55 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's | John Ricco can't tip it in | 65-55 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Kenneth Carter runs out the clock | 65-55 |