| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swarey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Billings (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Cai (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Barton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Watley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Charles Barton inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Lucien Costa buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Smith | 41-36 |
| 19:13 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai's pass is intercepted by Charles Barton | 41-36 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Charles Barton banks in the layup | 41-38 |
| 18:49 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins is hacked by Shawn Johnson - foul #2 on Shawn Johnson, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Shawn Johnson - foul #3 on Shawn Johnson, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave (PG) Shawn Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:09 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 18:08 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to David Fields | 41-40 |
| 17:47 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 17:45 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Charles Barton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Charles Barton, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert (PF), Albert Whitehead (C) Ernest Billings, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Riley (SF), Mark Loveless (C) Charles Barton, Andrew Watley | |
| 17:04 | Virginia Tech | David Fields misses the jump hook from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith's pass is intercepted by John Hargrave in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 16:50 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Riley - foul #1 on Patrick Riley, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone (SG), Jesse Warren (SF) David Fields, James Swarey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Wiltz (PG), Thomas Zion (SG), Steven Reed (PF) Lawrence Smith, Lucien Costa, Harold Wiggins | |
| 16:50 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:50 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Mark Loveless comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 45-40 |
| 16:34 | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:28 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren is fouled on the floor by Steven Reed - foul #1 on Steven Reed, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| 16:21 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Hargrave | 47-40 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Mark Loveless misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Patrick Riley pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Hargrave (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Giambrone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jesse Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Tolbert (fresh) C - Albert Whitehead (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Wiltz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Zion (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Patrick Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Reed (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Loveless (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Mark Loveless's layup is rejected by Donald Tolbert | 47-40 |
| 15:48 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 15:44 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Patrick Riley grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Thomas Zion misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 15:24 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | Patrick Riley blocks the short jumper by Jesse Warren | 47-40 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Hargrave - foul #1 on John Hargrave, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG), David Fields (SG), James Swarey (SF), Ernest Billings (PF), Michael Cai (C) John Hargrave, George Giambrone, Jesse Warren, Donald Tolbert, Albert Whitehead | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lucien Costa (SG), Charles Barton (SF), Harold Wiggins (PF), Andrew Watley (C) Thomas Zion, Patrick Riley, Steven Reed, Mark Loveless | |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:48 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Andrew Watley travels with the ball | 47-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG) Robert Wiltz | |
| 13:53 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Michael Cai | 49-41 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-41 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | Andrew Watley grabs the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Charles Barton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 13:24 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Ernest Billings | 49-41 |
| 13:17 | Virginia Tech | David Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 13:15 | Virginia Tech | David Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:54 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 49-41 |
| 12:52 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson snags the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 12:43 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Cai | 51-41 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Ernest Billings - foul #2 on Ernest Billings, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert (PF), Albert Whitehead (C) Ernest Billings, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Wiltz (SG), Patrick Riley (C) Lucien Costa, Andrew Watley | |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 12:13 | Virginia Tech | David Fields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Loveless (C) Harold Wiggins | |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Patrick Riley misses short on a floater in the paint | 51-43 |
| 11:55 | Virginia Tech | David Fields gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Fields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swarey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Tolbert (fresh) C - Albert Whitehead (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Wiltz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Barton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Loveless (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Virginia Tech | Patrick Riley blocks the short jumper by Donald Tolbert | 51-43 |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Charles Barton gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Wiltz | 51-46 |
| 11:07 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Smith | 51-46 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark Loveless | 51-46 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Charles Barton tips it in | 51-48 |
| 10:42 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Loveless - foul #1 on Mark Loveless, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave (PG), Jesse Warren (SG), Michael Cai (C) Shawn Johnson, David Fields, James Swarey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lucien Costa (SG), Harold Wiggins (PF), Andrew Watley (C) Lawrence Smith, Charles Barton, Mark Loveless | |
| 10:42 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:42 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Andrew Watley grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Patrick Riley | 52-50 |
| 10:18 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Hargrave | 54-50 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Lucien Costa drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Andrew Watley | 54-53 |
| 09:49 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave scores on a floater from the right side | 56-53 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Andrew Watley is fouled on the floor by John Hargrave - foul #2 on John Hargrave, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone (SG), Ernest Billings (PF) Donald Tolbert, Albert Whitehead | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Thomas Zion (SF) Robert Wiltz, Patrick Riley | |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith scores on a runner from the left block set up by Andrew Watley | 56-55 |
| 08:57 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by John Hargrave | 58-55 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 08:39 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 08:33 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Zion takes the ball from Ernest Billings | 58-55 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | George Giambrone is called for the reach on Lucien Costa - foul #1 on George Giambrone, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG), David Fields (SG), James Swarey (SF), Robert Baker (C) John Hargrave, George Giambrone, Jesse Warren, Michael Cai | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Barton (SF), Patrick Riley (PF), Mark Loveless (C) Lucien Costa, Harold Wiggins, Andrew Watley | |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith is hacked by Ernest Billings - foul #3 on Ernest Billings, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:57 | Virginia Tech | Robert Baker snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shawn Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Swarey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Billings (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Zion (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Charles Barton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Loveless (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey hits a jumper from the right block | 60-56 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Thomas Zion makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-59 |
| 07:07 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings blows the layup but the foul's on Patrick Riley - foul #2 on Patrick Riley, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Tolbert (C) Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Wiltz (PG), Harold Wiggins (PF) Lawrence Smith, Mark Loveless | |
| 07:07 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:07 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Charles Barton lays it in set up by Robert Wiltz | 61-61 |
| 06:14 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson hits a shot from the baseline set up by Ernest Billings | 63-61 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 05:59 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:53 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson misses the lay-in | 63-61 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | Charles Barton pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Thomas Zion drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wiltz | 63-63 |
| 05:12 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Charles Barton - foul #4 on Charles Barton, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave (PG), Jesse Warren (SG), Albert Whitehead (PF), Michael Cai (C) Shawn Johnson, David Fields, Ernest Billings, Donald Tolbert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), Steven Reed (PF), Andrew Watley (C) Robert Wiltz, Thomas Zion, Harold Wiggins, Patrick Riley | |
| 05:12 | Virginia Tech | James Swarey makes the free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Charles Barton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 04:43 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | Lucien Costa steals it from Jesse Warren | 66-63 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Charles Barton can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Swarey - foul #1 on James Swarey, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone (SG) James Swarey | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Charles Barton misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Charles Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:26 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:19 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Andrew Watley pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Lucien Costa connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Smith | 66-65 |
| 03:29 | Virginia Tech | John Hargrave drills a jumper from the free throw line | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Hargrave (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Giambrone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jesse Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Whitehead (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Cai (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Barton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Steven Reed (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Watley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Andrew Watley loses the dribble to John Hargrave | 68-65 |
| 03:11 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson (PG), David Fields (SG), James Swarey (SF), Ernest Billings (PF) John Hargrave, George Giambrone, Jesse Warren, Albert Whitehead | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Wiggins (PF) Steven Reed | |
| 02:54 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Swarey | 70-65 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | Charles Barton comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins tips it in | 70-67 |
| 02:26 | Virginia Tech | David Fields misses the jumper from the baseline | 70-67 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Charles Barton pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Barton | 70-69 |
| 01:40 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 01:39 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai can't tip it in | 70-69 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Andrew Watley gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Charles Barton drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Andrew Watley | 70-71 |
| 00:56 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 70-71 |
| 00:54 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Billings hits the follow up shot | 72-71 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith is hacked by Shawn Johnson - foul #4 on Shawn Johnson, team foul #9 | 72-71 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:40 | Virginia Tech | Michael Cai grabs the defensive rebound | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Virginia Tech | David Fields drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by James Swarey | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Lucien Costa | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The clock runs out | 74-71 |