| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) SF - Roderick Guidry (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) C - Harold Lacy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Terry Flood (fresh) SG - Vince Marshall (fresh) SF - James Zeimetz (fresh) PF - Jason Harris (fresh) C - Jeffrey Simmon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda hits a jump hook from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Providence | Harold Lacy swats the layup by James Zeimetz | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Terry Flood steals it from Francisco Santos | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Providence | James Zeimetz loses the dribble to Harold Lacy | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses short on a jumper in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Providence | Jason Harris pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Providence | James Zeimetz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roderick Guidry - foul #1 on Roderick Guidry, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Providence | James Zeimetz misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Providence | James Zeimetz misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | Harold Lacy grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses short on a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Providence | Jason Harris pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Providence | Jason Harris scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Terry Flood | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Dikembe Banda is blocked by James Zeimetz | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Providence | Terry Flood gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Providence | The short jumper by Jason Harris is denied by Dikembe Banda | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Francisco Santos | 2-2 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | Vince Marshall takes the ball from Dikembe Banda | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | Providence | Jason Harris misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Harold Lacy | 2-2 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 16:44 | Providence | The rebound goes to James Zeimetz | 2-2 |
| 16:37 | Providence | Terry Flood's pass is intercepted by Harold Lacy | 2-2 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Alberto Castro is fouled on the floor by Jason Harris - foul #1 on Jason Harris, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (PG), Steven Wright (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Jonathan Broyles (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Alberto Castro, Francisco Santos, Roderick Guidry, Dikembe Banda, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Providence | Gerard Stewart (PG), Edwin Marshall (SG), Thomas Price (SF), Daniel Bell (PF), James Withrow (C) Terry Flood, Vince Marshall, James Zeimetz, Jason Harris, Jeffrey Simmon | |
| 16:02 | Xavier | James Withrow swats the shot by Alejandro Torres | 2-2 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Steven Wright tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) SG - Steven Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) PF - Jonathan Broyles (fresh) C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gerard Stewart (fresh) SG - Edwin Marshall (fresh) SF - Thomas Price (fresh) PF - Daniel Bell (fresh) C - James Withrow (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Providence | James Withrow misses the shot from close range | 4-2 |
| 15:35 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Steven Wright grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses the dunk | 4-2 |
| 15:06 | Providence | The rebound goes to James Withrow | 4-2 |
| 14:53 | Providence | James Withrow knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerard Stewart | 4-4 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Steven Wright hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fabian Yazzie and he's hacked by Gerard Stewart - foul #1 on Gerard Stewart, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), Jason Harris (PF) Gerard Stewart, Daniel Bell | |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Steven Wright makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:17 | Providence | James Withrow loses the dribble to Vule Zimmer | 7-4 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | A charge is called on Vule Zimmer - foul #1 on Vule Zimmer, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (PF), Harold Lacy (C) Steven Wright, Jonathan Broyles | |
| Subs | Providence | James Zeimetz (SF) Edwin Marshall | |
| 13:46 | Providence | Alberto Castro steps in front of the Thomas Price pass | 7-4 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-4 |
| 13:25 | Providence | Terry Flood grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:09 | Providence | Dikembe Banda is called for the reach on Jason Harris - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Roderick Guidry (SF), Jonathan Broyles (PF) Fabian Yazzie, Vule Zimmer, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Providence | Vince Marshall (SG) Thomas Price | |
| 13:04 | Providence | James Withrow's pass is intercepted by Francisco Santos | 7-4 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-4 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Francisco Santos grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda is hacked by Terry Flood - foul #1 on Terry Flood, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon (C) James Withrow | |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the jumper from the right block | 7-4 |
| 12:12 | Xavier | Jonathan Broyles gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Alejandro Torres (PF), Harold Lacy (C) Alberto Castro, Roderick Guidry, Jonathan Broyles, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Providence | Gerard Stewart (PG), Thomas Price (SF), Daniel Bell (PF) Terry Flood, James Zeimetz, Jason Harris | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) PF - Alejandro Torres (fresh) C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gerard Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vince Marshall (fresh) SF - Thomas Price (fresh) PF - Daniel Bell (fresh) C - Jeffrey Simmon (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Providence | Daniel Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 11:41 | Providence | Gerard Stewart tips it home | 7-6 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 11:18 | Providence | Vince Marshall knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gerard Stewart | 9-9 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Gerard Stewart is called for the reach on Fabian Yazzie - foul #2 on Gerard Stewart, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wright (SG) Francisco Santos | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG) Gerard Stewart | |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steven Wright | 11-9 |
| 10:31 | Providence | Terry Flood drills a runner from the baseline set up by Thomas Price | 11-11 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Bell - foul #1 on Daniel Bell, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Roderick Guidry (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Steven Wright, Vule Zimmer, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Providence | Edwin Marshall (SG), James Zeimetz (SF), Jason Harris (PF), James Withrow (C) Vince Marshall, Thomas Price, Daniel Bell, Jeffrey Simmon | |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 10:03 | Providence | Jason Harris scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Zeimetz | 13-13 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Alberto Castro scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Fabian Yazzie | 15-13 |
| 09:29 | Providence | Terry Flood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-13 |
| 09:27 | Providence | Edwin Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:12 | Providence | James Withrow hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 09:10 | Providence | James Withrow snags the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 08:57 | Providence | James Withrow is fouled on the floor by Harold Lacy - foul #1 on Harold Lacy, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Vule Zimmer (C) Fabian Yazzie, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Providence | Vince Marshall (SG) Terry Flood | |
| 08:42 | Providence | Edwin Marshall is fouled on the floor by Alberto Castro - foul #1 on Alberto Castro, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| 08:26 | Providence | Jason Harris comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jonathan Broyles (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Roderick Guidry, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Price (SF), Jeffrey Simmon (C) James Zeimetz, James Withrow | |
| 08:26 | Providence | Jason Harris makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:26 | Providence | Jason Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Alberto Castro comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Simmon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Simmon, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:58 | Providence | The jump hook by Jason Harris is blocked by Jonathan Broyles | 17-14 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Jonathan Broyles grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Alberto Castro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG) Edwin Marshall | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) PF - Jonathan Broyles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Terry Flood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vince Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Price (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jason Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Simmon (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Providence | Alejandro Torres steals it from Jason Harris | 17-14 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Francisco Santos grabs the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Francisco Santos is hacked by Vince Marshall - foul #1 on Vince Marshall, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (PG), Roderick Guidry (SF), Harold Lacy (C) Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Providence | James Zeimetz (SF), Daniel Bell (PF), James Withrow (C) Vince Marshall, Jason Harris, Jeffrey Simmon | |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Francisco Santos makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:40 | Providence | James Withrow gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 06:24 | Providence | Terry Flood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Francisco Santos | 18-14 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Thomas Price is called for the reach on Francisco Santos - foul #1 on Thomas Price, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:14 | Providence | James Zeimetz gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 06:02 | Providence | James Withrow misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Francisco Santos - foul #1 on Francisco Santos, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wright (SG) Francisco Santos | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 06:02 | Providence | James Withrow makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 06:02 | Providence | James Withrow makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | The short jumper by Harold Lacy is denied by Daniel Bell | 18-16 |
| 05:38 | Providence | James Withrow gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 05:23 | Providence | James Zeimetz makes the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Harold Lacy - foul #2 on Harold Lacy, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (PF) Steven Wright, Jonathan Broyles | |
| Subs | Providence | Edwin Marshall (SG), Jason Harris (PF) Thomas Price, Daniel Bell | |
| 05:23 | Providence | James Zeimetz misses the free throw | 18-18 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | Harold Lacy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Providence | Vince Marshall (SG) Edwin Marshall | |
| 05:01 | Providence | Terry Flood hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Zeimetz | 18-20 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Withrow - foul #1 on James Withrow, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG) Fabian Yazzie | |
| Subs | Providence | Edwin Marshall (PG), Jeffrey Simmon (C) Terry Flood, James Withrow | |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Harold Lacy makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Harold Lacy makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:27 | Providence | Jeffrey Simmon scores on a shot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Alberto Castro scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Francisco Santos | 22-22 |
| 03:58 | Providence | Harold Lacy is called for the reach on James Zeimetz - foul #3 on Harold Lacy, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jonathan Broyles (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Roderick Guidry, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Providence | Gerard Stewart (PG) Edwin Marshall | |
| 03:58 | Providence | James Zeimetz misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Vule Zimmer | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Broyles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Gerard Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vince Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Zeimetz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Simmon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Providence | Jason Harris misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jonathan Broyles - foul #1 on Jonathan Broyles, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Flood (PG), Edwin Marshall (SG), Thomas Price (SF), James Withrow (C) Gerard Stewart, Vince Marshall, James Zeimetz, Jeffrey Simmon | |
| 03:25 | Providence | Jason Harris makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 03:25 | Providence | Jason Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:06 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 24-24 |
| 02:55 | Providence | Jason Harris grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 02:33 | Providence | Terry Flood makes the 3 from straight away | 24-27 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Terry Flood is called for the reach on Alberto Castro - foul #2 on Terry Flood, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (SG), Roderick Guidry (SF) Francisco Santos, Jonathan Broyles | |
| Subs | Providence | Gerard Stewart (PG), Daniel Bell (PF), Jeffrey Simmon (C) Terry Flood, Jason Harris, James Withrow | |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:55 | Providence | Daniel Bell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Banda - foul #3 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #11 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wright (SG), Jonathan Broyles (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Alberto Castro, Dikembe Banda, Vule Zimmer | |
| Subs | Providence | Vince Marshall (SG), James Zeimetz (SF) Edwin Marshall, Thomas Price | |
| 01:55 | Providence | Daniel Bell misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:55 | Providence | Daniel Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:55 | Providence | James Zeimetz grabs the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 01:40 | Providence | James Zeimetz can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Wright - foul #1 on Steven Wright, team foul #12 | 25-27 |
| 01:40 | Providence | James Zeimetz makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:40 | Providence | James Zeimetz misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Jonathan Broyles grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 25-28 |
| 01:30 | Providence | The rebound goes to James Zeimetz | 25-28 |
| 01:20 | Providence | Gerard Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres loses the dribble to Vince Marshall | 25-28 |
| 00:50 | Providence | Gerard Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 00:48 | Providence | James Zeimetz hits the follow up shot | 25-30 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Simmon - foul #2 on Jeffrey Simmon, team foul #11 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Francisco Santos (SG), Vule Zimmer (C) Fabian Yazzie, Roderick Guidry, Jonathan Broyles | |
| Subs | Providence | Jason Harris (PF), James Withrow (C) Daniel Bell, Jeffrey Simmon | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:36 | Providence | James Withrow grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:14 | Providence | James Zeimetz is called for traveling | 25-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Providence | Thomas Price (SG) Vince Marshall | |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Jason Harris swats the short shot by Alejandro Torres | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | Providence | James Zeimetz snags the defensive board | 25-30 |