| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dallas Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Mynatt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maximo Romano (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Sparks (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Saterfiel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Orlandi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mike Sciortino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Hill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Fredericksen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Jackson inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Xavier | James Jackson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 19:41 | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:27 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Sean Fredericksen pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | James Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Dale Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Sean Fredericksen clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 18:54 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:48 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-29 |
| 18:47 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to John Saterfiel | 34-29 |
| 18:36 | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano steps out of bounds on the sideline | 34-29 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi hits a shot from the left block | 34-31 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks clanks a turnaround near the basket | 34-31 |
| 18:09 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:57 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| 17:34 | Xavier | Dale Hill's layup is rejected by Jerry Sparks | 34-31 |
| 17:32 | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:24 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel drills a fadeaway from the right side | 36-31 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | The jumper by Daniel Orlandi is denied by Maximo Romano | 36-31 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | James Jackson snags the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | Jerry Sparks steals it from Mike Sciortino | 36-31 |
| 16:42 | St. Joseph's | Mike Sciortino steps in front of the John Saterfiel pass | 36-31 |
| 16:34 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dallas Allen - foul #1 on Dallas Allen, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (PG), Raymond Tillman (SG), Troy Frost (SF), George Strange (C) Dallas Allen, David Mynatt, Maximo Romano, John Saterfiel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Davis (SG), Craig Huffman (SF), Joseph Chase (PF), Michael Dawson (C) Mike Sciortino, James Jackson, Dale Hill, Sean Fredericksen | |
| 16:34 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:34 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:15 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks hits a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Craig Huffman - foul #2 on Craig Huffman, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lee Shaver (SG) Daniel Orlandi | |
| 16:15 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Joseph Chase gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Craig Huffman is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Craig Huffman, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel (C) Jerry Sparks | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Philip Hewitt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Tillman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Troy Frost (fresh) PF - George Strange (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Saterfiel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mark Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Shaver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Huffman (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joseph Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:34 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman misses the shot from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Joseph Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Craig Huffman makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Davis | 38-35 |
| 15:09 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Lee Shaver - foul #3 on Lee Shaver, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen (PG), Maximo Romano (SF) Philip Hewitt, John Saterfiel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike Sciortino (SG), James Jackson (SF) Lee Shaver, Craig Huffman | |
| 15:09 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:09 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Mike Sciortino misses long on a floater in the paint | 40-35 |
| 14:42 | Xavier | Michael Dawson hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 14:27 | St. Joseph's | George Strange's fadeaway is rejected by James Jackson | 40-37 |
| 14:25 | St. Joseph's | George Strange snags the offensive board | 40-37 |
| 14:13 | St. Joseph's | George Strange hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dallas Allen | 42-37 |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Dallas Allen steals the ball from James Jackson | 42-37 |
| 13:53 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen misses the lay-in | 42-37 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | James Jackson snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Mark Davis misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 13:33 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:17 | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Raymond Tillman | 44-37 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | James Jackson clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Dallas Allen - foul #2 on Dallas Allen, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt (SG), Lewis Delahoussaye (SF), Jerry Sparks (PF), John Saterfiel (C) Raymond Tillman, Maximo Romano, George Strange, Troy Frost | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi (PG), Dale Hill (PF), Sean Fredericksen (C) Mark Davis, Joseph Chase, Michael Dawson | |
| 12:57 | Xavier | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:39 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel is fouled on the floor by Dale Hill - foul #2 on Dale Hill, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (PG) Dallas Allen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Craig Huffman (SF) James Jackson | |
| 12:15 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks misses the runner from the right block | 44-39 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Mike Sciortino snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 11:55 | Xavier | Mike Sciortino is hacked by David Mynatt - foul #1 on David Mynatt, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano (SF) Lewis Delahoussaye | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Davis (SG) Mike Sciortino | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Philip Hewitt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Mynatt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maximo Romano (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Saterfiel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Orlandi (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Craig Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dale Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Fredericksen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Xavier | Dale Hill hits the finger roll | 44-41 |
| 11:27 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt is fouled on the floor by Daniel Orlandi - foul #3 on Daniel Orlandi, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen (PG), Raymond Tillman (C) Philip Hewitt, John Saterfiel | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:22 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Dallas Allen | 46-41 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Sean Fredericksen comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 11:02 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 10:56 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Mynatt | 48-41 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Craig Huffman buries a shot from the baseline set up by Daniel Orlandi | 48-43 |
| 10:32 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Craig Huffman snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Dale Hill lays it in | 48-45 |
| 09:42 | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Dallas Allen | 50-45 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Craig Huffman slams it home | 50-47 |
| 09:23 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Tillman | 53-47 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Sean Fredericksen misses short on a runner from the baseline | 53-47 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi grabs the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Sean Fredericksen is called for traveling | 53-47 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (PG), Lewis Delahoussaye (SG), Troy Frost (SF), George Strange (PF), John Saterfiel (C) Dallas Allen, David Mynatt, Maximo Romano, Jerry Sparks, Raymond Tillman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lee Shaver (PG), Mike Sciortino (SG), James Jackson (SF), Joseph Chase (PF), Michael Dawson (C) Daniel Orlandi, Mark Davis, Craig Huffman, Dale Hill, Sean Fredericksen | |
| 08:31 | St. Joseph's | Joseph Chase denies the turnaround by John Saterfiel | 53-47 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Michael Dawson pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | James Jackson slams it home | 53-49 |
| 07:53 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel banks in the layup | 55-49 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Philip Hewitt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lewis Delahoussaye (fresh) SF - Troy Frost (fresh) PF - George Strange (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Saterfiel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lee Shaver (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mike Sciortino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Dawson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Lewis Delahoussaye is called for the reach on Mike Sciortino - foul #2 on Lewis Delahoussaye, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen (PG) Lewis Delahoussaye | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Mike Sciortino loses the ball out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman (SG) Philip Hewitt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Davis (PG) Lee Shaver | |
| 06:57 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano (SF) Troy Frost | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Michael Dawson's pass is intercepted by Maximo Romano | 55-49 |
| 06:31 | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano banks in the layup | 57-49 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Joseph Chase is hacked by John Saterfiel - foul #1 on John Saterfiel, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt (SG) John Saterfiel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi (PG), Dale Hill (PF), Sean Fredericksen (C) Mark Davis, Joseph Chase, Michael Dawson | |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Sean Fredericksen is called for traveling | 57-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Troy Frost (C) George Strange | |
| Subs | Xavier | Craig Huffman (SF) James Jackson | |
| 05:41 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt is hacked by Sean Fredericksen - foul #3 on Sean Fredericksen, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (PG) Dallas Allen | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:30 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt is hacked by Sean Fredericksen - foul #4 on Sean Fredericksen, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Davis (SG) Mike Sciortino | |
| 05:30 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 05:30 | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Dale Hill misses the easy layup | 59-49 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Craig Huffman grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Troy Frost steals the ball from Sean Fredericksen | 59-49 |
| 04:51 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Philip Hewitt | 61-49 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi is fouled on the floor by Raymond Tillman - foul #3 on Raymond Tillman, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen (PG), Jerry Sparks (PF), John Saterfiel (C) Philip Hewitt, Maximo Romano, Raymond Tillman | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Jackson (SF), Joseph Chase (PF) Craig Huffman, Dale Hill | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-51 |
| 04:16 | St. Joseph's | John Saterfiel makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Sparks | 64-51 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Joseph Chase comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Troy Frost - foul #2 on Troy Frost, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (SG), Lewis Delahoussaye (SF) David Mynatt, Troy Frost | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike Sciortino (SG), Michael Dawson (C) Mark Davis, Sean Fredericksen | |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Joseph Chase makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Joseph Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Dawson - foul #1 on Michael Dawson, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman (SG), Maximo Romano (SF) Philip Hewitt, Lewis Delahoussaye | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Davis (PG), Dale Hill (PF) Daniel Orlandi, Michael Dawson | |
| 03:36 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 03:36 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dallas Allen (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Tillman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Maximo Romano (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Sparks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Saterfiel (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mark Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mike Sciortino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Xavier | Mark Davis hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Jackson | 66-56 |
| 03:03 | St. Joseph's | Maximo Romano hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 66-56 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Joseph Chase snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Mynatt (SG) Raymond Tillman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi (PG), Sean Fredericksen (C) Mark Davis, Joseph Chase | |
| 02:43 | Xavier | James Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 66-56 |
| 02:14 | St. Joseph's | Dallas Allen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-56 |
| 02:13 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Sparks hits the follow up shot | 68-56 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | James Jackson is hacked by Jerry Sparks - foul #1 on Jerry Sparks, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt (PG), Raymond Tillman (SG), Lewis Delahoussaye (SF), George Strange (PF), Troy Frost (C) Dallas Allen, David Mynatt, Maximo Romano, Jerry Sparks, John Saterfiel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Davis (PG), Craig Huffman (SG), Joseph Chase (PF), Michael Dawson (C) Daniel Orlandi, Mike Sciortino, Dale Hill, Sean Fredericksen | |
| 02:03 | Xavier | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:45 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-58 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Joseph Chase grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Craig Huffman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 01:36 | St. Joseph's | George Strange grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 01:17 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman is fouled on the floor by Mark Davis - foul #1 on Mark Davis, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lee Shaver (SG) James Jackson | |
| 01:17 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:17 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Joseph Chase's pass is intercepted by Lewis Delahoussaye | 70-58 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt banks in the layup set up by Lewis Delahoussaye | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Joseph Chase clanks a shot from the right wing | 72-58 |
| 00:42 | St. Joseph's | George Strange pulls down the rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's 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 (-1) | |
| 00:18 | St. Joseph's | Craig Huffman steps in front of the George Strange pass | 72-58 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Lewis Delahoussaye is called for the reach on Craig Huffman - foul #3 on Lewis Delahoussaye, team foul #9 | 72-58 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Craig Huffman misses the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Troy Frost | 72-58 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Philip Hewitt runs out the clock | 72-58 |