| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Wiltz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Zion (fresh) PF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) C - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Byron Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sherman Navarrette (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jacob Spence (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Ware (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Hillery (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Jacob Spence inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Yale | Jacob Spence drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Byron Walker | 34-31 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | The jump hook by Ryan Capozzi is blocked by Vernon Ware | 34-31 |
| 19:12 | Yale | Vernon Ware pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:56 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 18:55 | Yale | Eric Hillery gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:43 | Yale | Byron Walker misses short on a jump hook from close range | 34-31 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Thomas Zion makes the 3 from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 18:21 | Yale | Byron Walker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Thomas Zion is whistled for a carry | 37-34 |
| 18:03 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lucien Costa - foul #2 on Lucien Costa, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 18:03 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:03 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 37-36 |
| 17:44 | Yale | Vernon Ware pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:16 | Yale | Vernon Ware clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 17:15 | Yale | Eric Hillery misses the tip | 37-36 |
| 17:13 | Yale | Eric Hillery grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 17:00 | Yale | Byron Walker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Lucien Costa grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Eric Hillery - foul #2 on Eric Hillery, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Alejandro Rodriquez (SG), Patrick Riley (SF), Mark Loveless (C) Robert Wiltz, Lucien Costa, Thomas Zion, Ryan Capozzi | |
| Subs | Yale | James Howard (PG), Ernest Eubanks (SG), Justin Hone (SF), William Caldwell (PF), Jamie Coder (C) Byron Walker, Sherman Navarrette, Jacob Spence, Vernon Ware, Eric Hillery | |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins misses the free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:37 | Yale | Jamie Coder grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:17 | Yale | William Caldwell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Caldwell, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Reed (PF) Harold Wiggins | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Mark Loveless drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Steven Reed | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Chuma Sato (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Alejandro Rodriquez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Loveless (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - James Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Eubanks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Hone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Caldwell (fresh) C - Jamie Coder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Yale | Mark Loveless picks off the pass by William Caldwell | 41-36 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Patrick Riley misses the easy layup | 41-36 |
| 15:19 | Yale | Justin Hone grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 15:14 | Yale | Ernest Eubanks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Patrick Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Mark Loveless misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Jamie Coder - foul #1 on Jamie Coder, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Wiltz (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), Thomas Zion (SF), Harold Wiggins (PF) Chuma Sato, Alejandro Rodriquez, Patrick Riley, Steven Reed | |
| Subs | Yale | Byron Walker (PG), Sherman Navarrette (SG), Vernon Ware (PF), Eric Hillery (C) James Howard, Ernest Eubanks, William Caldwell, Jamie Coder | |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Mark Loveless misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Mark Loveless makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:32 | Yale | Vernon Ware is hacked by Harold Wiggins - foul #3 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi (C) Mark Loveless | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 14:21 | Yale | Byron Walker loses the dribble to Harold Wiggins | 42-36 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins lays it in | 44-36 |
| 13:51 | Yale | Justin Hone can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 44-36 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | Thomas Zion snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-36 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Thomas Zion hits the follow up shot | 46-36 |
| 13:19 | Yale | Eric Hillery misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 46-36 |
| 13:17 | Yale | Eric Hillery tips it in | 46-38 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Lucien Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-38 |
| 12:47 | Yale | Eric Hillery grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 12:42 | Yale | Justin Hone hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Zion - foul #3 on Thomas Zion, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Patrick Riley (PF) Robert Wiltz, Harold Wiggins | |
| Subs | Yale | James Howard (PG), Jacob Spence (SF), Jamie Coder (C) Byron Walker, Vernon Ware, Eric Hillery | |
| 12:42 | Yale | Justin Hone makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:42 | Yale | Justin Hone misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Thomas Zion grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | Chuma Sato comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 12:23 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:12 | Yale | Chuma Sato takes the ball from Justin Hone | 46-39 |
| 12:08 | Xavier | Chuma Sato banks in the layup | 48-39 |
| 11:47 | Yale | Jacob Spence makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Sherman Navarrette | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Chuma Sato (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lucien Costa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Zion (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Capozzi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - James Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sherman Navarrette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jacob Spence (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Justin Hone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Coder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi hits the finger roll set up by Lucien Costa | 50-42 |
| 11:14 | Yale | Jamie Coder is fouled on the floor by Chuma Sato - foul #1 on Chuma Sato, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Wiltz (PG), Harold Wiggins (PF), Mark Loveless (C) Lucien Costa, Thomas Zion, Ryan Capozzi | |
| Subs | Yale | Byron Walker (PG), Vernon Ware (PF), Eric Hillery (C) Sherman Navarrette, Justin Hone, Jamie Coder | |
| 10:59 | Yale | Jacob Spence loses the dribble to Harold Wiggins | 50-42 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Patrick Riley buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Wiltz | 53-42 |
| 10:13 | Yale | Byron Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-42 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Hillery - foul #3 on Eric Hillery, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Zion (SF) Mark Loveless | |
| Subs | Yale | Ernest Eubanks (SG), William Caldwell (SF) James Howard, Jacob Spence | |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 09:44 | Yale | The short jumper by Byron Walker is denied by Harold Wiggins | 55-42 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Thomas Zion gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Thomas Zion misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-42 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Patrick Riley gets the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 09:02 | Yale | William Caldwell snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 08:57 | Yale | Byron Walker knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Ernest Eubanks | 55-44 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Chuma Sato lays it up and in | 57-44 |
| 08:34 | Yale | Vernon Ware scores on a 3 from straight away | 57-47 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Eric Hillery is called for the reach on Harold Wiggins - foul #4 on Eric Hillery, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), Steven Reed (PF), Ryan Capozzi (C) Robert Wiltz, Chuma Sato, Harold Wiggins, Patrick Riley | |
| Subs | Yale | James Howard (PG), Sherman Navarrette (SG), Jacob Spence (SF), Jamie Coder (C) Byron Walker, Ernest Eubanks, Vernon Ware, Eric Hillery | |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi misses long on a shot from the left side | 57-47 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Lucien Costa grabs the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Lucien Costa is fouled on the floor by Sherman Navarrette - foul #1 on Sherman Navarrette, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Yale | Justin Hone (PF) William Caldwell | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alejandro Rodriquez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Zion (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - James Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sherman Navarrette (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jacob Spence (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Justin Hone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Coder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 07:13 | Yale | Jamie Coder snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 06:53 | Yale | Jacob Spence blows the layup | 57-47 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Thomas Zion misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-47 |
| 06:45 | Yale | Jamie Coder grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 06:32 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Howard | 57-49 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Lucien Costa scores on a 3 from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 05:58 | Yale | James Howard clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Lucien Costa snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Jamie Coder steals it from Thomas Zion | 60-49 |
| 05:30 | Yale | Justin Hone misses the fadeaway from the left side | 60-49 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Thomas Zion pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Wiltz (PG), Patrick Riley (SF), Harold Wiggins (PF) Alejandro Rodriquez, Thomas Zion, Steven Reed | |
| Subs | Yale | Byron Walker (PG), Vernon Ware (PF), Eric Hillery (C) James Howard, Jacob Spence, Jamie Coder | |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Wiggins | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:57 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 63-49 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Patrick Riley grabs the board | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Lucien Costa is hacked by Justin Hone - foul #1 on Justin Hone, team foul #7 | 63-49 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Lucien Costa makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Lucien Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:31 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Byron Walker | 65-51 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Patrick Riley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Justin Hone - foul #2 on Justin Hone, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Patrick Riley makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Patrick Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 03:52 | Yale | Vernon Ware throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Zion (SF) Ryan Capozzi | |
| Subs | Yale | Jacob Spence (SF) Justin Hone | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Patrick Riley knocks in the runner from close range | 69-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Wiltz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Zion (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Patrick Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Byron Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sherman Navarrette (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jacob Spence (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vernon Ware (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Hillery (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Yale | Vernon Ware knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Sherman Navarrette | 69-53 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins clanks a 3 from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 02:37 | Yale | Byron Walker grabs the board | 69-53 |
| 02:29 | Yale | Vernon Ware hits a shot from the left block set up by Byron Walker | 69-55 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Thomas Zion knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Robert Wiltz | 71-55 |
| 01:57 | Yale | Byron Walker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 71-55 |
| 01:56 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Spence | 71-55 |
| 01:47 | Yale | Sherman Navarrette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-55 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Harold Wiggins | 71-55 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Patrick Riley banks in the layup set up by Thomas Zion | 73-55 |
| 01:10 | Yale | Vernon Ware is denied on a layup by Harold Wiggins | 73-55 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Patrick Riley snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Byron Walker steals the ball from Harold Wiggins | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Yale | Jacob Spence misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-55 |
| 00:43 | Yale | Vernon Ware tips it back up and in | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #5 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Alejandro Rodriquez (SG), Steven Reed (PF), Mark Loveless (C) Robert Wiltz, Lucien Costa, Thomas Zion, Harold Wiggins | |
| Subs | Yale | James Howard (PG), Ernest Eubanks (SG), Justin Hone (SF), William Caldwell (PF), Jamie Coder (C) Byron Walker, Sherman Navarrette, Jacob Spence, Vernon Ware, Eric Hillery | |
| 00:16 | Yale | James Howard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-57 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Jamie Coder misses the tip | 73-57 |
| 00:13 | Yale | Justin Hone tips it back up and in | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Chuma Sato runs out the clock | 73-59 |