| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) PF - Michael Reid (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. C - John Kovar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Orlandi (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Dale Hill (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Dale Hill drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Mitchell | 32-42 |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by David Mitchell - foul #2 on David Mitchell, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Joseph Chase gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 19:36 | Xavier | David Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | David Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Chase Dalessio - foul #1 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 18:57 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jake McKamey | 36-44 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | David Mitchell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-47 |
| 18:16 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio is fouled on the floor by Daniel Orlandi - foul #1 on Daniel Orlandi, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| 18:02 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Reid scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Chase Dalessio and he's hacked by Joseph Chase - foul #2 on Joseph Chase, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Clark (C) John Kovar | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:02 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Reid makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Chase Dalessio is called for the reach on Daniel Orlandi - foul #2 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (PG) Chase Dalessio | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Davis (SG), James Peterson (SF) David Mitchell, Jonathan Woods | |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Michael Reid takes the ball from Dale Hill | 39-47 |
| 17:03 | Northern Illinois University | James Peterson takes the ball from Shilin Chu | 39-47 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Joseph Chase lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Davis and the foul's on David Clark - foul #3 on David Clark, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Lyle Holloway (SG), Robert Washington (SF), Timothy Harris (PF), John Kovar (C) Rance Banda, Shilin Chu, Jake McKamey, Michael Reid, David Clark | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (SG), Russell Heng (PF) Daniel Orlandi, Dale Hill | |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Joseph Chase makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 16:28 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lyle Holloway | 41-50 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | Mark Davis can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 16:12 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 16:07 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Holloway is hacked by Robin Chung - foul #2 on Robin Chung, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Mitchell (SG), Jonathan Woods (SF) Robin Chung, Joseph Chase | |
| 15:56 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Washington banks in the layup on a great pass from Chase Dalessio | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lyle Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Kovar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mark Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Russell Heng (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Xavier | David Mitchell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 15:26 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 15:20 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris connects on the runner from the left block | 45-50 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods is fouled on the floor by Robert Washington - foul #1 on Robert Washington, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (PG), Shilin Chu (SG), Jake McKamey (SF), Michael Reid (PF), David Clark (C) Chase Dalessio, Lyle Holloway, Robert Washington, Timothy Harris, John Kovar | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi (PG), Dale Hill (PF) Mark Davis, James Peterson | |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Dale Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 14:38 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 14:34 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Shilin Chu | 48-50 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | David Mitchell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Orlandi | 48-53 |
| 14:11 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey hits a shot from the left side | 50-53 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Dale Hill hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Orlandi | 50-55 |
| 13:51 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Heng is called for the reach on Jake McKamey - foul #3 on Russell Heng, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Davis (SG), Robin Chung (SF), Joseph Chase (C) David Mitchell, Jonathan Woods, Russell Heng | |
| 13:38 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Washington (SF) Jake McKamey | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Mark Davis double dribbles | 50-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Timothy Harris (C) Rance Banda, Michael Reid | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Peterson (SF), Scott Middlebrook (PF) Robin Chung, Dale Hill | |
| 13:02 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio's layup is rejected by Joseph Chase | 50-55 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Joseph Chase grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 12:43 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Timothy Harris | 50-55 |
| 12:38 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Washington | 52-55 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | James Peterson is called for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey (SF), John Kovar (C) Robert Washington, Timothy Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (SG), Russell Heng (PF) Daniel Orlandi, Scott Middlebrook | |
| 12:14 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chase Dalessio | 54-55 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Joseph Chase's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Holloway (SG), Michael Reid (PF) Shilin Chu, David Clark | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Hill (PF) Russell Heng | |
| 11:51 | Northern Illinois University | James Peterson is called for the reach on John Kovar - foul #2 on James Peterson, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Mitchell (SG), Jonathan Woods (SF) Robin Chung, James Peterson | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lyle Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - John Kovar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mark Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Dale Hill (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Chase Dalessio | 57-55 |
| 11:29 | Xavier | David Mitchell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Joseph Chase hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Reid is hacked by Jonathan Woods - foul #1 on Jonathan Woods, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (PG) Chase Dalessio | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi (PG), Russell Heng (C) Mark Davis, Joseph Chase | |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Reid makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | David Mitchell hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dale Hill | 59-60 |
| 10:37 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Holloway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Woods - foul #2 on Jonathan Woods, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (SG), Robert Washington (SF), David Clark (C) Rance Banda, Jake McKamey, John Kovar | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Davis (SG), James Peterson (SF) David Mitchell, Jonathan Woods | |
| 10:37 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 10:37 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Holloway misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 10:37 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 10:20 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-60 |
| 10:18 | Xavier | Dale Hill gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Dale Hill is fouled on the floor by Michael Reid - foul #2 on Michael Reid, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Timothy Harris (C) Lyle Holloway, Michael Reid | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Chase (C) Dale Hill | |
| 10:02 | Xavier | David Clark steals the ball from Russell Heng | 60-60 |
| 09:40 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Chase Dalessio | 62-60 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Joseph Chase misses the dunk | 62-60 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | James Peterson misses the tip | 62-60 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Russell Heng tips it home | 62-62 |
| 08:58 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by James Peterson - foul #3 on James Peterson, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey (SF), Michael Reid (PF), John Kovar (C) Robert Washington, David Clark, Timothy Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Mitchell (SG), Jonathan Woods (SF), Dale Hill (PF) Daniel Orlandi, James Peterson, Russell Heng | |
| 08:58 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 08:36 | Xavier | Dale Hill is fouled on the floor by Jake McKamey - foul #1 on Jake McKamey, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (PG) Chase Dalessio | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:19 | Xavier | 3 seconds is called on Jonathan Woods | 65-62 |
| 08:07 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 08:05 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Reid grabs the offensive board | 65-62 |
| 07:58 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-62 |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Dale Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Holloway (SG), David Clark (PF), Timothy Harris (C) Shilin Chu, Michael Reid, John Kovar | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lee Shaver (PG), Russell Heng (PF), James Peterson (C) Mark Davis, Dale Hill, Joseph Chase | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Rance Banda (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lyle Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lee Shaver (fresh) SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Russell Heng (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Peterson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 07:17 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris can't tip it in | 65-62 |
| 07:15 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark snags the offensive board | 65-62 |
| 07:03 | Northern Illinois University | David Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 65-62 |
| 07:02 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Holloway grabs the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 06:45 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey's layup is rejected by Russell Heng | 65-62 |
| 06:43 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda tips it in | 67-62 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | James Peterson misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 06:23 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 06:17 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 06:16 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Harris snags the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 06:00 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Lyle Holloway | 69-62 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Russell Heng misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | James Peterson hits the follow up shot | 69-64 |
| 05:52 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Shilin Chu (SG), Michael Reid (PF), John Kovar (C) Rance Banda, Lyle Holloway, David Clark, Timothy Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi (PG), Mark Davis (SG), Dale Hill (PF), Joseph Chase (C) Lee Shaver, David Mitchell, Jonathan Woods, Russell Heng | |
| 05:29 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Peterson | 69-64 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | James Peterson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Davis | 69-67 |
| 05:04 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Shilin Chu | 72-67 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Dale Hill knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Orlandi | 72-69 |
| 04:27 | Northern Illinois University | John Kovar misses the dunk | 72-69 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Joseph Chase gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Mark Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Washington (SF) Jake McKamey | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Mitchell (SG), Jonathan Woods (SF) Mark Davis, James Peterson | |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Reid can't finish the layup | 72-69 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - John Kovar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Orlandi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Dale Hill (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Chase (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Washington | 74-72 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Joseph Chase throws it down on a nice dish by David Mitchell | 74-74 |
| 02:49 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Washington clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Chase - foul #3 on Joseph Chase, team foul #10 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (PG), Lyle Holloway (SG), David Clark (PF), Timothy Harris (C) Chase Dalessio, Shilin Chu, Michael Reid, John Kovar | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Davis (PG), Scott Middlebrook (PF), Russell Heng (C) Daniel Orlandi, Dale Hill, Joseph Chase | |
| 02:49 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Washington makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:49 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (SG), Jake McKamey (SF), Michael Reid (PF) Lyle Holloway, Robert Washington, Timothy Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi (PG), Dale Hill (PF), Joseph Chase (C) Mark Davis, Scott Middlebrook, Russell Heng | |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi scores on a shot from the free throw line | 76-76 |
| 02:26 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), John Kovar (C) Rance Banda, David Clark | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:59 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Reid makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Shilin Chu | 78-76 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Daniel Orlandi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-76 |
| 01:29 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-76 |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu snags the offensive board | 78-76 |
| 01:11 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio misses the shot from the right side | 78-76 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Joseph Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | David Mitchell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-79 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Woods - foul #3 on Jonathan Woods, team foul #11 | 78-79 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Joseph Chase throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | David Mitchell is called for the reach on Chase Dalessio in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Mitchell, team foul #12 | 80-79 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-79 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | David Mitchell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 82-79 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Joseph Chase snags the offensive board | 82-79 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The clock runs out | 82-79 |