| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) PF - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Street (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Willie Pugh inbounds the ball | 22-19 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Sid Pride comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Dobromir Condroski - foul #2 on Dobromir Condroski, team foul #1 | 22-19 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Sid Pride misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Richard Kulas snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Richard Kulas snags the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 22-20 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Sid Pride gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Dobromir Condroski denies the turnaround by Sid Pride | 22-20 |
| 18:56 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Mathew Street scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Mabe | 24-20 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Charles Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 18:00 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes is hacked by Richard Correia - foul #2 on Richard Correia, team foul #1 | 24-20 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses the shot from the right side | 24-20 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Sid Pride grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Melvin Young loses the ball out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Bell (SG), Leo Meyer (SF) Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (SG), David Yankovski (SF) Charles Dunn, Willie Pugh | |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh (C) Mathew Street | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Brown (PF) Sid Pride | |
| 16:55 | Houston | Terry King travels with the ball | 24-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen McGory (C) Dobromir Condroski | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (SF) Richard Correia | |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Terry King steals the ball from Stephen McGory | 24-20 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Melvin Young is fouled on the floor by Stephen McGory - foul #2 on Stephen McGory, team foul #2 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Kulas (SF) Ronald Mabe | |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (SG) Melvin Young | |
| 16:04 | Houston | Edward Brown misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leo Meyer - foul #1 on Leo Meyer, team foul #3 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG), Mathew Street (C) Leo Meyer, Stephen McGory | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Richard Correia (C) Tyler Kain, Eric Purkey, David Yankovski | |
| 16:04 | Houston | Edward Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Edward Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Edward Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Terry King connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Edward Brown | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Clabaugh (fresh) SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mathew Street (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edward Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Mathew Street misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Willie Pugh snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Terry King buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Correia | 24-26 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Willie Pugh swats the dunk try by Michael Clabaugh | 24-26 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Charles Dunn gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Terry King clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Richard Correia pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Willie Pugh comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Terry King gets the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Terry King misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Mark Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Mark Bell hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Clabaugh | 27-26 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Terry King can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mathew Street - foul #2 on Mathew Street, team foul #4 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), David Lanza (SG), Leo Meyer (SF), Dobromir Condroski (PF), Stephen McGory (C) Michael Clabaugh, Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas, Mark Bell, Mathew Street | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Young (PG), Eric Purkey (SF), Sid Pride (PF), David Yankovski (C) Charles Dunn, Willie Pugh, Edward Brown, Richard Correia | |
| 13:54 | Houston | Terry King makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Terry King makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | David Lanza tips it in | 29-28 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Sid Pride misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 13:14 | Xavier | Leo Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | David Lanza hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-28 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Meyer | 29-28 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | David Lanza buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen McGory | 32-28 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Sid Pride's pass is intercepted by Ronald Mabe | 32-28 |
| 12:04 | Xavier | David Lanza misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 12:03 | Houston | David Yankovski snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 11:39 | Houston | Eric Purkey connects on the runner in the paint set up by Melvin Young | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Lanza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leo Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen McGory (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Young (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Purkey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Yankovski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 11:19 | Houston | Eric Purkey gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Eric Purkey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Young | 32-33 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Leo Meyer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 10:56 | Houston | David Yankovski pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 10:49 | Houston | Terry King makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Sid Pride | 32-36 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), Mark Bell (PF), Mathew Street (C) Ronald Mabe, David Lanza, Leo Meyer, Dobromir Condroski, Stephen McGory | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Edward Brown (PF), Richard Correia (C) Terry King, Eric Purkey, Sid Pride, David Yankovski | |
| 10:31 | Houston | Melvin Young knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Charles Dunn | 32-38 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Mark Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG) Melvin Young | |
| 09:50 | Houston | Tyler Kain drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Dunn | 32-40 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh loses the dribble to Richard Correia | 32-40 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Charles Dunn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | Richard Correia steps in front of the Mathew Street pass | 32-43 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Richard Correia misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-43 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Edward Brown misses the tip | 32-43 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mathew Street | 32-43 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Richard Kulas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-43 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Mathew Street tips it in | 34-43 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Willie Pugh is called for 3 seconds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), David Lanza (SG), Dobromir Condroski (PF) Michael Clabaugh, Carlos Dukes, Mark Bell | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Young (PG), Sid Pride (PF) Charles Dunn, Edward Brown | |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Mathew Street misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Mathew Street snags the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Mathew Street clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Correia - foul #3 on Richard Correia, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Bell (SF) Richard Kulas | |
| Subs | Houston | David Yankovski (SF) Willie Pugh | |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Mathew Street makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Mathew Street makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Sid Pride steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen McGory (C) Mathew Street | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Brown (C) Richard Correia | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Lanza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen McGory (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Yankovski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Stephen McGory hits a jump hook from the right block | 38-43 |
| 07:05 | Houston | Edward Brown misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Lanza - foul #4 on David Lanza, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SG) Tyler Kain | |
| 07:05 | Houston | Edward Brown makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 07:05 | Houston | Edward Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski blows the layup | 38-45 |
| 06:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Dunn | 38-45 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Mark Bell picks off the pass by David Yankovski | 38-45 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski can't finish the layup | 38-45 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Sid Pride gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Charles Dunn loses the dribble to Ronald Mabe | 38-45 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe lays it up and in | 40-45 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Edward Brown connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Yankovski | 40-47 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski hits a turnaround in the paint | 42-47 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Kulas (SF), Mathew Street (C) Mark Bell, Stephen McGory | |
| Subs | Houston | Willie Pugh (SF), Richard Correia (C) David Yankovski, Edward Brown | |
| 05:25 | Houston | Charles Dunn is hacked by Dobromir Condroski - foul #3 on Dobromir Condroski, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Willie Pugh hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Melvin Young | 42-49 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 05:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to Sid Pride | 42-49 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Melvin Young can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Kulas - foul #1 on Richard Kulas, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Melvin Young makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Melvin Young makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Mathew Street can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Richard Correia - foul #4 on Richard Correia, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (SG) Charles Dunn | |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Mathew Street makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Mathew Street misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Richard Correia | 43-51 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Terry King misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Mabe - foul #2 on Ronald Mabe, team foul #8 | 43-51 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Terry King makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Terry King misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Mathew Street grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Mathew Street hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Sid Pride banks in the layup and the foul's on Dobromir Condroski - foul #4 on Dobromir Condroski, team foul #9 | 45-54 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Lanza (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Mathew Street (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry King (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Richard Kulas hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ronald Mabe and the foul's on Richard Correia - foul #5 on Richard Correia, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Yankovski (PF), Edward Brown (C) Sid Pride, Richard Correia | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Edward Brown is called for a charge - foul #2 on Edward Brown, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Mark Bell (PF) Ronald Mabe, David Lanza, Dobromir Condroski | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Xavier | Richard Kulas connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Clabaugh | 51-55 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), David Lanza (SG), Dobromir Condroski (PF) Michael Clabaugh, Carlos Dukes, Mark Bell | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SG), Sid Pride (PF) Terry King, Edward Brown | |
| 02:40 | Houston | Willie Pugh misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Sid Pride clanks a turnaround in the lane | 54-55 |
| 02:01 | Houston | David Yankovski tips it but misses | 54-55 |
| 02:00 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to David Yankovski | 54-55 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Sid Pride drills a floater in the lane | 54-57 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Melvin Young steals it from Ronald Mabe | 54-57 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Charles Dunn lays it up and in on a great pass from Melvin Young | 54-59 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Mathew Street is hacked by David Yankovski - foul #1 on David Yankovski, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Ronald Mabe is called for the reach on Melvin Young - foul #3 on Ronald Mabe, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Melvin Young makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Melvin Young makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Charles Dunn steals it from David Lanza | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Houston | Melvin Young is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Mabe - foul #4 on Ronald Mabe, team foul #11 | 57-61 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Melvin Young makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Melvin Young makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Mathew Street grabs the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe's pass is intercepted by Willie Pugh | 57-63 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Sid Pride is fouled in the backcourt by David Lanza - foul #5 on David Lanza, team foul #12 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG) David Lanza | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (SF) Willie Pugh | |
| 00:06 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-65 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Melvin Young runs out the clock | 60-65 |