| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marcus West (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frankie Korth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Chamness (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jerry Chance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Schroeder (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Randy Lehto (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hughs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vance Benito (fresh) PF - Gary Biddle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Gutirrez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | St. Joseph's | Marcus West is fouled on the floor by Randy Lehto - foul #1 on Randy Lehto, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 19:35 | St. Joseph's | Gary Biddle is called for the reach on Vincent Chamness - foul #3 on Gary Biddle, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jermaine Penix (PF) Gary Biddle | |
| 19:30 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Frankie Korth | 36-31 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix misses the dunk attempt | 36-31 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Vance Benito | 36-31 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 18:51 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 18:32 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder can't finish the layup | 36-31 |
| 18:30 | St. Joseph's | Frankie Korth grabs the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:17 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Chance is denied on a layup by Jermaine Penix | 36-31 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | Vance Benito grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Vance Benito misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-31 |
| 17:52 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Jerry Chance | 36-31 |
| 17:36 | St. Joseph's | Vance Benito takes the ball from Frankie Korth | 36-31 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Randy Lehto can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix hits the follow up shot | 36-33 |
| 17:13 | St. Joseph's | Marcus West throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Irving (SG), Eddie Powell (PF), Steven Slack (C) Frankie Korth, Jerry Chance, Dan Schroeder | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (PG), Steven Day (SG), Deandre Johnson (PF), Kenneth Harris (C) Randy Lehto, Thomas Hughs, Vance Benito, David Gutirrez | |
| 17:06 | Xavier | Steven Day drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 16:47 | St. Joseph's | Marcus West is hacked by Mike George - foul #1 on Mike George, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Bush (PG), John Williams (SF) Marcus West, Vincent Chamness | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Davis (PF) Jermaine Penix | |
| 16:27 | St. Joseph's | John Williams drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Steven Slack | 38-36 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Deandre Johnson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Davis | 38-38 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Larry Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Irving (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Slack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mike George (fresh) SG - Steven Day (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Deandre Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Davis (fresh) C - Kenneth Harris (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | St. Joseph's | Larry Bush scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Mike George - foul #2 on Mike George, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frankie Korth (SG), Vincent Chamness (SF), Jerry Chance (PF), Dan Schroeder (C) Richard Irving, John Williams, Eddie Powell, Steven Slack | |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG), Thomas Hughs (SG), Jermaine Penix (SF), Gary Biddle (PF), David Gutirrez (C) Mike George, Steven Day, Deandre Johnson, Thomas Davis, Kenneth Harris | |
| 15:45 | St. Joseph's | Larry Bush makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | Gary Biddle is hacked by Frankie Korth - foul #1 on Frankie Korth, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marcus West (PG) Larry Bush | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:16 | Xavier | David Gutirrez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vance Benito (SF) Jermaine Penix | |
| 15:04 | St. Joseph's | Frankie Korth connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marcus West | 43-38 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | David Gutirrez is hacked by Marcus West - foul #1 on Marcus West, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| 14:27 | Xavier | Gary Biddle hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by David Gutirrez | 43-40 |
| 14:00 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Gary Biddle gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Randy Lehto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | David Gutirrez grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 13:11 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Chance misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Vance Benito - foul #1 on Vance Benito, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Bush (PG), Richard Irving (SG), John Williams (SF), Eddie Powell (C) Marcus West, Frankie Korth, Vincent Chamness, Dan Schroeder | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (PG), Steven Day (SG), Jermaine Penix (SF), Deandre Johnson (C) Randy Lehto, Thomas Hughs, Vance Benito, David Gutirrez | |
| 13:11 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Chance makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:11 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Chance makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Larry Bush - foul #2 on Larry Bush, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Steven Slack (C) Jerry Chance | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Harris (C) Gary Biddle | |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:45 | St. Joseph's | John Williams misses the turnaround from close range | 45-44 |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Steven Day grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 45-44 |
| 12:37 | St. Joseph's | Eddie Powell gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:16 | St. Joseph's | Steven Slack connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Larry Bush | 47-44 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Mike George's pass is intercepted by Larry Bush in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 11:50 | St. Joseph's | John Williams connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Larry Bush | 49-44 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Larry Bush (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Irving (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eddie Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Slack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mike George (fresh) SG - Steven Day (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jermaine Penix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Deandre Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Steven Slack steps in front of the Steven Day pass | 49-44 |
| 11:13 | St. Joseph's | Richard Irving connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Williams | 51-44 |
| 10:54 | Xavier | Deandre Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 10:39 | St. Joseph's | Eddie Powell hits a fadeaway from the left block | 53-46 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Steven Day buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mike George | 53-49 |
| 10:15 | St. Joseph's | Larry Bush drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Williams | 55-49 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | Eddie Powell picks off the pass by Deandre Johnson | 55-49 |
| 09:47 | St. Joseph's | Eddie Powell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-49 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Kenneth Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Steven Day lays it in on a great pass from Mike George and the foul's on Richard Irving - foul #2 on Richard Irving, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marcus West (PG), Frankie Korth (SG), Vincent Chamness (SF), Jerry Chance (PF), Dan Schroeder (C) Larry Bush, Richard Irving, John Williams, Eddie Powell, Steven Slack | |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG), Vance Benito (SF), Gary Biddle (PF), David Gutirrez (C) Mike George, Jermaine Penix, Deandre Johnson, Kenneth Harris | |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Steven Day makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:10 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Gary Biddle snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 08:47 | Xavier | Randy Lehto misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-52 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Gary Biddle snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 08:30 | Xavier | Randy Lehto hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-52 |
| 08:29 | St. Joseph's | Marcus West snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 08:24 | St. Joseph's | Frankie Korth misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 08:22 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder hits the follow up shot | 57-52 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Steven Day hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Vance Benito pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Vance Benito double dribbles | 57-52 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Hughs (SG) Steven Day | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marcus West (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Korth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Chamness (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Chance (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Schroeder (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Randy Lehto (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hughs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vance Benito (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Biddle (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - David Gutirrez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness is fouled on the floor by David Gutirrez - foul #3 on David Gutirrez, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| 07:23 | St. Joseph's | Marcus West can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Gutirrez - foul #4 on David Gutirrez, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jermaine Penix (SF) Vance Benito | |
| 07:23 | St. Joseph's | Marcus West makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:23 | St. Joseph's | Marcus West makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 07:03 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:54 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder is hacked by David Gutirrez - foul #5 on David Gutirrez, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Irving (SG), Eddie Powell (PF) Frankie Korth, Jerry Chance | |
| Subs | Xavier | Deandre Johnson (C) David Gutirrez | |
| 06:54 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:54 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | Gary Biddle snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gary Biddle | 60-55 |
| 06:28 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Powell | 63-55 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Richard Irving - foul #3 on Richard Irving, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frankie Korth (SG), John Williams (SF), Steven Slack (C) Marcus West, Vincent Chamness, Dan Schroeder | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (PG), Vance Benito (SF) Randy Lehto, Gary Biddle | |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:38 | St. Joseph's | John Williams misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-58 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Mike George drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Vance Benito | 63-61 |
| 05:02 | St. Joseph's | John Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Vance Benito gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Mike George knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Hughs | 63-64 |
| 04:28 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Eddie Powell is denied by Jermaine Penix | 63-64 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Mike George pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Vance Benito connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mike George | 63-67 |
| 04:07 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marcus West (PG), Vincent Chamness (SF), Jerry Chance (PF), Dan Schroeder (C) Richard Irving, John Williams, Eddie Powell, Steven Slack | |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG), Gary Biddle (PF) Mike George, Deandre Johnson | |
| 03:58 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Frankie Korth | 66-67 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Vance Benito misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Chance snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marcus West (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Korth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Chamness (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Chance (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Schroeder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Randy Lehto (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hughs (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vance Benito (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Biddle (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Jermaine Penix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:26 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Marcus West | 68-67 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Vance Benito can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 03:01 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:37 | St. Joseph's | Randy Lehto steps in front of the Vincent Chamness pass | 68-67 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-67 |
| 02:31 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's | Frankie Korth's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Biddle | 68-67 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Gary Biddle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 02:15 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:01 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness misses the jump hook from the right block | 68-67 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Gary Biddle gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix is fouled on the floor by Dan Schroeder - foul #1 on Dan Schroeder, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-67 |
| 01:20 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:59 | St. Joseph's | Jermaine Penix swats the short shot by Frankie Korth | 68-67 |
| 00:58 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder snags the offensive board | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Chance drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Frankie Korth | 70-67 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix scores on a shot in the paint | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:19 | St. Joseph's | Marcus West is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Lehto - foul #2 on Randy Lehto, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 00:19 | St. Joseph's | Marcus West makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:19 | St. Joseph's | Marcus West makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix misses the dunk | 72-69 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:07 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Lehto - foul #3 on Randy Lehto, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Irving (PG), John Williams (PF) Marcus West, Jerry Chance | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:07 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:07 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's 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 intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Randy Lehto is hacked by Vincent Chamness - foul #2 on Vincent Chamness, team foul #7 | 74-69 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marcus West (PG), Jerry Chance (PF) Richard Irving, John Williams | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Randy Lehto misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |