| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Robert Lindquist (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Page (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Dearborn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Salvador Mercado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charleston Southern | Ronald Dearborn inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Charleston Southern | Richard Kulas steals the ball from Ronald Dearborn | 29-39 |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Richard Kulas hits the finger roll | 29-41 |
| 19:21 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Salvador Mercado | 31-41 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Richard Kulas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | Richard Kulas pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | John Goodridge's layup is rejected by Reginald Thomas | 31-41 |
| 18:55 | Charleston Southern | Reginald Thomas grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 18:44 | Charleston Southern | Reginald Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-41 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to John Goodridge | 31-41 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Richard Kulas clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-41 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Akim Zigler grabs the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | John Goodridge makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-44 |
| 17:47 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Dearborn | 34-44 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | John Goodridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Rafael Mora (C) Salvador Mercado | |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Monroe (PF), Jack Laforest (C) John Goodridge, Akim Zigler | |
| 17:14 | Charleston Southern | Rafael Mora makes the driving attempt from close range set up by David Page | 36-44 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Carlos Dukes | 36-46 |
| 16:32 | Charleston Southern | A charge is called on David Page - foul #1 on David Page, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | James Wall (PG), Donald Wilson (SF), Lewis Amato (C) Robert Lindquist, Ronald Dearborn, Reginald Thomas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), John Goodridge (PF) Ronald Mabe, Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas | |
| 16:13 | Xavier | James Wall picks off the pass by Arthur Monroe | 36-46 |
| 16:01 | Charleston Southern | Rafael Mora misses short on a jumper from close range | 36-46 |
| 16:00 | Charleston Southern | Lewis Amato tips it back up and in | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - James Wall (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Page (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rafael Mora (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Amato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) SG - Dwight Heideman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Laforest (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-46 |
| 15:38 | Charleston Southern | Lewis Amato grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:23 | Charleston Southern | Donald Wilson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 38-46 |
| 15:22 | Xavier | John Goodridge grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez misses the 3 from straight away | 38-46 |
| 15:16 | Charleston Southern | Lewis Amato grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 15:01 | Charleston Southern | Rafael Mora buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Wall | 40-46 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Lewis Amato is called for the reach on Arthur Monroe - foul #2 on Lewis Amato, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist (PG), Ronald Dearborn (SF), Reginald Thomas (PF), Salvador Mercado (C) James Wall, David Page, Rafael Mora, Lewis Amato | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), James Raposo (PF), Akim Zigler (C) Eduardo Sanchez, Dwight Heideman, Arthur Monroe, John Goodridge, Jack Laforest | |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 40-46 |
| 14:39 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Ronald Dearborn | 40-46 |
| 14:29 | Charleston Southern | Carlos Dukes picks off the pass by Reginald Thomas | 40-46 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | James Raposo banks in the layup on a great pass from Carlos Dukes | 40-48 |
| 14:01 | Charleston Southern | Reginald Thomas comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 40-48 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses long on a runner from the left block | 40-48 |
| 13:50 | Xavier | Akim Zigler tips it in | 40-50 |
| 13:32 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Reginald Thomas | 42-50 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | James Raposo snags the offensive board | 42-50 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 13:05 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Reginald Thomas | 42-50 |
| 12:55 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist's pass is intercepted by Richard Kulas | 42-50 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes lays it in set up by Richard Kulas | 42-52 |
| 12:31 | Charleston Southern | Reginald Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Richard Kulas can't finish the layup | 45-52 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | James Raposo tips it back up and in | 45-54 |
| 12:04 | Charleston Southern | Ronald Mabe picks off the pass by Robert Lindquist | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Robert Lindquist (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Donald Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Dearborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Reginald Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Salvador Mercado (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carlos Dukes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Raposo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Akim Zigler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-54 |
| 11:40 | Charleston Southern | Reginald Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 11:14 | Charleston Southern | Donald Wilson hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Reginald Thomas | 47-54 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Richard Kulas hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Akim Zigler | 47-57 |
| 10:37 | Charleston Southern | Donald Wilson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Dukes - foul #1 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #1 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | James Wall (PG), David Page (SG), Rafael Mora (PF), Lewis Amato (C) Robert Lindquist, Ronald Dearborn, Reginald Thomas, Salvador Mercado | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Arthur Monroe (SF), John Goodridge (PF), Jack Laforest (C) Ronald Mabe, Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas, James Raposo, Akim Zigler | |
| 10:37 | Charleston Southern | Donald Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 10:37 | Charleston Southern | Donald Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman misses the floater from the right side | 49-57 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | John Goodridge tips it home | 49-59 |
| 10:18 | Charleston Southern | Donald Wilson scores on a floater from the baseline | 51-59 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Dwight Heideman | 51-61 |
| 09:47 | Charleston Southern | Lewis Amato hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Arthur Monroe - foul #3 on Arthur Monroe, team foul #2 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | John Starbuck (SF) Donald Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:47 | Charleston Southern | Lewis Amato misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 09:47 | Charleston Southern | Lewis Amato makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | John Goodridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-61 |
| 09:23 | Charleston Southern | David Page grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 09:00 | Charleston Southern | Lewis Amato misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-61 |
| 08:59 | Charleston Southern | Rafael Mora grabs the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 08:49 | Charleston Southern | The jump hook by Lewis Amato is blocked by John Goodridge | 52-61 |
| 08:47 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Jack Laforest throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-61 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Reginald Thomas (PF), Salvador Mercado (C) Rafael Mora, Lewis Amato | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG) Arthur Monroe | |
| 08:17 | Charleston Southern | John Starbuck hits a floater from close range on a great pass from David Page | 54-61 |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez blows the layup but the foul's on Reginald Thomas - foul #1 on Reginald Thomas, team foul #3 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist (PG), Ronald Dearborn (SF) James Wall, Reginald Thomas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), James Raposo (C) Ronald Mabe, Dwight Heideman, Jack Laforest | |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Robert Lindquist (fresh) 15 pts. SG - David Page (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Dearborn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Starbuck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Salvador Mercado (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Goodridge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Raposo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Lindquist, team foul #4 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Reginald Thomas (PF) John Starbuck | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG) Eduardo Sanchez | |
| 07:10 | Xavier | James Raposo misses short on a floater from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe can't tip it in | 54-63 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe tips it home | 54-65 |
| 06:50 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist scores on a jumper from the right side | 56-65 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Reginald Thomas - foul #2 on Reginald Thomas, team foul #5 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | James Wall (SG), Rafael Mora (PF), Lewis Amato (C) David Page, Reginald Thomas, Salvador Mercado | |
| Subs | Xavier | Akim Zigler (C) James Raposo | |
| 06:38 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | John Goodridge gets the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | James Wall picks off the pass by Ronald Mabe | 56-65 |
| 06:08 | Charleston Southern | Rafael Mora drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Wall and the foul's on Akim Zigler - foul #1 on Akim Zigler, team foul #3 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Bryan Blackburn (SG), Donald Wilson (SF) Robert Lindquist, Ronald Dearborn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (SG), Arthur Monroe (PF) Carlos Dukes, John Goodridge | |
| 06:08 | Charleston Southern | Rafael Mora makes the free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Richard Kulas loses the ball out of bounds | 59-65 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | John Starbuck (SF) Bryan Blackburn | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Raposo (PF) Arthur Monroe | |
| 05:31 | Charleston Southern | Ronald Mabe blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by James Wall | 59-65 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Akim Zigler | 59-65 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Richard Kulas comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lewis Amato - foul #3 on Lewis Amato, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist (PG), David Page (SG), Ronald Dearborn (SF), Reginald Thomas (PF) James Wall, Donald Wilson, John Starbuck, Lewis Amato | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (SG), Arthur Monroe (C) Ronald Mabe, Akim Zigler | |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:51 | Charleston Southern | Ronald Dearborn makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Lindquist | 61-67 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 04:26 | Charleston Southern | Ronald Dearborn snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 04:17 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-67 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Salvador Mercado (C) Rafael Mora | |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG), Jack Laforest (PF), Akim Zigler (C) Eduardo Sanchez, Richard Kulas, James Raposo | |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 03:59 | Charleston Southern | Salvador Mercado grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 03:47 | Charleston Southern | Reginald Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 03:45 | Charleston Southern | Salvador Mercado tips it back up and in | 63-67 |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Robert Lindquist (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Page (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Dearborn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Reginald Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Salvador Mercado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dwight Heideman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Monroe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jack Laforest (fresh) 4 pts. C - Akim Zigler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 63-67 |
| 03:25 | Charleston Southern | Ronald Dearborn grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 03:23 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist is hacked by Dwight Heideman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dwight Heideman, team foul #4 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | James Wall (PG), Donald Wilson (SF), Lewis Amato (C) Robert Lindquist, Ronald Dearborn, Salvador Mercado | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), John Goodridge (PF) Dwight Heideman, Akim Zigler | |
| 03:17 | Charleston Southern | Donald Wilson clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Arthur Monroe - foul #4 on Arthur Monroe, team foul #5 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (SF), James Raposo (C) Arthur Monroe, Jack Laforest | |
| 03:17 | Charleston Southern | Donald Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:17 | Charleston Southern | Donald Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe scores on a floater from the right side | 65-69 |
| 02:56 | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist (PG), Ronald Dearborn (SF), Rafael Mora (C) James Wall, Donald Wilson, Lewis Amato | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Kulas (SF) Eduardo Sanchez | |
| 02:29 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Page | 68-69 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-69 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Akim Zigler (C) James Raposo | |
| 02:00 | Charleston Southern | Reginald Thomas drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Page and the foul's on Akim Zigler - foul #2 on Akim Zigler, team foul #6 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Salvador Mercado (C) Rafael Mora | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:00 | Charleston Southern | Reginald Thomas makes the free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Richard Kulas is whistled for a carry | 71-69 |
| 01:22 | Charleston Southern | Akim Zigler is called for the reach on Salvador Mercado - foul #3 on Akim Zigler, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| 01:22 | Charleston Southern | Salvador Mercado makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:22 | Charleston Southern | Salvador Mercado makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Akim Zigler is whistled for traveling | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern 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) | |
| 00:30 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Goodridge - foul #2 on John Goodridge, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Donald Wilson (SF) Ronald Dearborn | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:30 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:30 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-69 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Akim Zigler snags the offensive board | 75-69 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Kulas | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Charleston Southern | David Page is hacked by Carlos Dukes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| 00:17 | Charleston Southern | David Page misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Akim Zigler grabs the board | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Xavier | John Goodridge double dribbles | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Charleston Southern | Robert Lindquist runs out the clock | 75-72 |