| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Klima (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Samuels (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lanza (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mathew Street (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Wayne Belton | 35-32 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Klima - foul #1 on Edward Klima, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mathew Street - foul #2 on Mathew Street, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | David Lanza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wayne Belton | 40-33 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Robert Pettengill steps in front of the Ronald Mabe pass | 40-33 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | David Lanza buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Samuels and the foul's on Dobromir Condroski - foul #3 on Dobromir Condroski, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Drennen (SG), Frank Monday (SF), Michael Dwyer (C) Edward Klima, Kenneth Samuels, Robert Pettengill | |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG), Mark Bell (SF), Michael Clabaugh (PF), Stephen McGory (C) David Lanza, Richard Kulas, Dobromir Condroski, Mathew Street | |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Michael Dwyer swats the layup by Carlos Dukes | 43-36 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frank Monday | 43-36 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark Bell | 43-36 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Wayne Belton picks off the pass by Stephen McGory | 43-36 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer is fouled on the floor by Mark Bell - foul #1 on Mark Bell, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima (SG), David Hearne (C) Wayne Belton, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lanza (SG), Mathew Street (C) Ronald Mabe, Stephen McGory | |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels (SF) Frank Monday | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Kulas (SF), Dobromir Condroski (PF) Mark Bell, Michael Clabaugh | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Drennen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Klima (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Samuels (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Dwyer (fresh) C - David Hearne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Lanza (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mathew Street (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Xavier | David Lanza lays it in on a great pass from Carlos Dukes | 43-38 |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne is called for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Robert Pettengill (C) John Drennen, Michael Dwyer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Bell (PG) Carlos Dukes | |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Mathew Street banks in the layup and he's hacked by Robert Pettengill - foul #3 on Robert Pettengill, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman (SG), Daniel Johnson (PF) Edward Klima, David Hearne | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG) David Lanza | |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Mathew Street makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson tips it home | 45-41 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | The short jumper by Richard Kulas is denied by Daniel Johnson | 45-41 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski can't tip it in | 45-41 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe tips it but misses | 45-41 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Mark Bell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mathew Street | 47-43 |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 47-43 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 11:46 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-43 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-43 |
| 11:32 | Xavier | Mark Bell grabs the board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Samuels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Pettengill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Kulas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dobromir Condroski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mathew Street (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Mark Bell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-43 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Mabe - foul #2 on Ronald Mabe, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima (SG), John Drennen (SF), Michael Dwyer (PF), David Hearne (C) Michael Pittman, Kenneth Samuels, Daniel Johnson, Robert Pettengill | |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (PG), David Lanza (SG), Leo Meyer (SF), Michael Clabaugh (PF), Stephen McGory (C) Ronald Mabe, Mark Bell, Richard Kulas, Dobromir Condroski, Mathew Street | |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:32 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | Leo Meyer takes the ball from Edward Klima | 47-46 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Leo Meyer banks in the layup | 47-48 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Stephen McGory misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 09:36 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh connects on the floater from the right side set up by Leo Meyer | 47-50 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer connects on the jump hook from close range | 49-50 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | David Lanza is hacked by Michael Dwyer - foul #1 on Michael Dwyer, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman (SG), Frank Monday (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Robert Pettengill (C) Wayne Belton, Edward Klima, Michael Dwyer, David Hearne | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), Mark Bell (SF), Dobromir Condroski (PF), Lewis Zeltmann (C) Carlos Dukes, Leo Meyer, Michael Clabaugh, Stephen McGory | |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Mark Bell is fouled on the floor by Frank Monday - foul #1 on Frank Monday, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Mark Bell buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dobromir Condroski | 49-52 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Lewis Zeltmann swats the short shot by Robert Pettengill | 49-52 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Mark Bell grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | David Lanza misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Lewis Zeltmann can't tip it in | 49-52 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Pittman | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Drennen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Frank Monday (fresh) PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Pettengill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lanza (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lewis Zeltmann (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman is fouled on the floor by Mark Bell - foul #2 on Mark Bell, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima (SG), Kenneth Samuels (SF), Michael Dwyer (C) John Drennen, Frank Monday, Robert Pettengill | |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), Mathew Street (C) David Lanza, Mark Bell, Lewis Zeltmann | |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels can't finish the layup | 49-52 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Dukes steals the ball from Michael Dwyer | 51-52 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | Richard Kulas buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carlos Dukes | 51-54 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Mathew Street - foul #3 on Mathew Street, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Drennen (PG), David Hearne (C) Michael Pittman, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh (PG), David Lanza (SG), Mark Bell (PF) Ronald Mabe, Carlos Dukes, Dobromir Condroski | |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark Bell | 52-54 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Michael Dwyer swats the short shot by Mathew Street | 52-54 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Mathew Street - foul #4 on Mathew Street, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Frank Monday (PF) Kenneth Samuels, Michael Dwyer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen McGory (C) Mathew Street | |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday grabs the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Mark Bell - foul #3 on Mark Bell, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Leo Meyer (SF) Richard Kulas | |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Mark Bell comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 04:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frank Monday | 54-54 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Wayne Belton | 56-54 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Frank Monday steps in front of the David Lanza pass | 56-54 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by John Drennen and he's hacked by Stephen McGory - foul #1 on Stephen McGory, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Robert Pettengill (C) Edward Klima, John Drennen, Frank Monday | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), Dobromir Condroski (PF), Mathew Street (C) Michael Clabaugh, David Lanza, Leo Meyer, Mark Bell, Stephen McGory | |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne misses the free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Mathew Street gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Mathew Street clanks a jumper from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne loses the dribble to Mathew Street | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Hearne (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kenneth Samuels (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mathew Street (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Pettengill - foul #4 on Robert Pettengill, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman (SG) David Hearne | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:12 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:12 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Johnson | 58-54 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Mathew Street is called for the reach on Wayne Belton - foul #5 on Mathew Street, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Drennen (SG) Michael Pittman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen McGory (C) Mathew Street | |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima (SG) John Drennen | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lanza (SG), Michael Clabaugh (C) Carlos Dukes, Stephen McGory | |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Michael Clabaugh | 60-54 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Kulas and he's fouled by Edward Klima - foul #2 on Edward Klima, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:48 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson scores on a jumper from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Richard Kulas knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Mabe | 62-59 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima is fouled on the floor by David Lanza - foul #2 on David Lanza, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dobromir Condroski | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Kulas - foul #2 on Richard Kulas, team foul #12 | 64-61 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | David Lanza can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh grabs the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Mabe - foul #3 on Ronald Mabe, team foul #13 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Drennen (SF) Kenneth Samuels | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Kulas | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Mabe - foul #4 on Ronald Mabe, team foul #14 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels (SF) John Drennen | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Michael Clabaugh snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson grabs the board | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Johnson runs out the clock | 68-64 |