| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dyzek Sankowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Fitzsimmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fresh) PF - Arthur Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ken Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Cowart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andrew Garner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ken Herman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 19:48 | Xavier | Ken Townsend is called for the reach on Brian Strickland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ken Townsend, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:32 | Xavier | Brian Strickland drills a jumper from close range set up by William Cowart | 37-38 |
| 19:17 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by William Cowart - foul #3 on William Cowart, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (PG) William Cowart | |
| 19:17 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:17 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Harold Austin snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Luis Fitzsimmons steals the ball from Dave Griswold in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 19:14 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons dunks the ball | 40-38 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Brian Strickland double dribbles | 40-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin (SF) Scott Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:45 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Dyzek Sankowski is denied by Harold Austin | 40-38 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Brian Strickland pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Roderick Larkin picks off the pass by Dave Griswold | 40-38 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller lays it up and in | 42-38 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Ken Herman blows the layup | 42-38 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Harold Austin tips it home | 42-40 |
| 17:35 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Andrew Garner - foul #2 on Andrew Garner, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec (PG), Paul Harris (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), Gregory Parker (C) Dyzek Sankowski, Luis Fitzsimmons, Roderick Larkin, Ken Townsend | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Randolph (PG), Andrea Ohman (SG), Andrew Orr (SF), Richard Killebrew (PF), Brandon Smith (C) Dave Griswold, Andrew Garner, Brian Strickland, Ken Herman, Harold Austin | |
| 17:35 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Richard Killebrew blows the wide open layup | 45-40 |
| 17:16 | Xavier | Andrew Orr grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Andrea Ohman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 17:02 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 45-40 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Richard Killebrew pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Robert Randolph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 16:40 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 16:11 | Southern Mississippi | Brandon Smith picks off the pass by Scott Farnsworth | 45-40 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Richard Killebrew drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Randolph and he's hacked by Arthur Miller - foul #3 on Arthur Miller, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Roderick Larkin (SF), Franklin Vrooman (PF), James Criner (C) Paul Harris, Scott Farnsworth, Arthur Miller, Gregory Parker | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Cowart (PG), Andrew Garner (SG), Brian Strickland (SF), Ken Herman (PF) Robert Randolph, Andrea Ohman, Andrew Orr, Brandon Smith | |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Richard Killebrew makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Lubomil Nemec (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Fitzsimmons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Roderick Larkin (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Franklin Vrooman (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Criner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Cowart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Garner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Strickland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ken Herman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Killebrew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Andrew Garner - foul #3 on Andrew Garner, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG) Lubomil Nemec | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Austin (C) Richard Killebrew | |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Harold Austin | 45-43 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | William Cowart makes the jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 15:09 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Brian Strickland snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Andrew Garner hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 45-45 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner is called for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White (PG), Lubomil Nemec (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), Gregory Parker (PF), Ken Townsend (C) Dyzek Sankowski, Luis Fitzsimmons, Roderick Larkin, Franklin Vrooman, James Criner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (SG), Robert Randolph (SF), Andrew Orr (PF), Brandon Smith (C) Andrew Garner, Brian Strickland, Ken Herman, Harold Austin | |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Andrew Orr misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory White - foul #2 on Gregory White, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris (SF) Scott Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrea Ohman (SG) William Cowart | |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Andrew Orr makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Andrew Orr makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Andrew Orr makes the 3rd free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gregory White | 48-48 |
| 13:50 | Xavier | Lubomil Nemec steals the ball from Andrea Ohman | 48-48 |
| 13:21 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend's floater is tipped away by Brandon Smith | 48-48 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Andrea Ohman pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Andrew Orr hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gregory Parker - foul #2 on Gregory Parker, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Franklin Vrooman (SF), Arthur Miller (PF), Roderick Larkin (C) Gregory White, Lubomil Nemec, Paul Harris, Gregory Parker, Ken Townsend | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Cowart (PG), Andrew Garner (SG), Richard Killebrew (PF), Harold Austin (C) Dave Griswold, Andrea Ohman, Robert Randolph, Brandon Smith | |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Andrew Orr misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Andrew Orr misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Austin swats the short shot by Franklin Vrooman | 48-48 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | William Cowart grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | William Cowart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian Strickland (SF) Andrew Orr | |
| 12:23 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dyzek Sankowski | 50-48 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Brian Strickland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth (SF), Ken Townsend (C) Arthur Miller, Roderick Larkin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ken Herman (PF) Harold Austin | |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman misses long on a shot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ken Herman - foul #2 on Ken Herman, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec (SG), James Criner (C) Luis Fitzsimmons, Ken Townsend | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (SG), Andrea Ohman (SF) Andrew Garner, Brian Strickland | |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dyzek Sankowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lubomil Nemec (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fairly fresh) PF - Franklin Vrooman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Criner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Cowart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dave Griswold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrea Ohman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ken Herman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Killebrew (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Lubomil Nemec steals the ball from Ken Herman in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| 11:27 | Southern Mississippi | Andrea Ohman is called for the reach on Scott Farnsworth - foul #1 on Andrea Ohman, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White (PG), Arthur Miller (PF) Dyzek Sankowski, Franklin Vrooman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Stevens (PG), Robert Randolph (SF), Harold Austin (C) William Cowart, Ken Herman, Richard Killebrew | |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-48 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Harold Austin gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 11:11 | Xavier | Dave Griswold misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-48 |
| 11:10 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Gregory White | 54-48 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | Andrea Ohman is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 10:45 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory White | 57-48 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Robert Randolph makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Austin | 57-50 |
| 09:37 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Randolph - foul #2 on Robert Randolph, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Roderick Larkin (PF), Gregory Parker (C) Gregory White, Lubomil Nemec, Arthur Miller, James Criner | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Cowart (PG), Andrew Garner (SG), Brian Strickland (SF), Ken Herman (PF), Richard Killebrew (C) Paul Stevens, Dave Griswold, Robert Randolph, Andrea Ohman, Harold Austin | |
| 09:37 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:37 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Ken Herman misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gregory Parker - foul #3 on Gregory Parker, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris (SF) Scott Farnsworth | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Ken Herman makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Ken Herman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Richard Killebrew pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Andrew Garner comes up short on the shot from the right side | 59-51 |
| 09:12 | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dyzek Sankowski | 62-51 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Paul Harris steals the ball from Andrew Garner | 62-51 |
| 08:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski is fouled in the backcourt by William Cowart - foul #4 on William Cowart, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend (C) Paul Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (PG) William Cowart | |
| 08:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Brian Strickland | 62-51 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Andrew Garner is fouled on the floor by Gregory Parker - foul #4 on Gregory Parker, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman (SF), Arthur Miller (PF) Roderick Larkin, Gregory Parker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Orr (PF), Brandon Smith (C) Ken Herman, Richard Killebrew | |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Andrew Garner can't finish the layup | 62-51 |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 07:32 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller is called for traveling | 62-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec (PG), Paul Harris (SF) Dyzek Sankowski, Arthur Miller | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Cowart (PG), Robert Randolph (SF) Dave Griswold, Brian Strickland | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Lubomil Nemec (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Fitzsimmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Paul Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Vrooman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ken Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Cowart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Garner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Randolph (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Orr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Luis Fitzsimmons steals it from Andrew Garner in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris lays it up and in on a great pass from Luis Fitzsimmons | 64-51 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Andrew Orr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Robert Randolph tips it back up and in | 64-53 |
| 07:03 | Southern Mississippi | Brandon Smith is called for the reach on Paul Harris - foul #3 on Brandon Smith, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White (PG), Roderick Larkin (PF), Gregory Parker (C) Luis Fitzsimmons, Franklin Vrooman, Ken Townsend | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ken Herman (PF) Andrew Garner | |
| 07:03 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:03 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Ken Herman snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Paul Harris picks off the pass by Robert Randolph in the backcourt | 65-53 |
| 06:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrea Ohman (SG), Richard Killebrew (C) Andrew Orr, Brandon Smith | |
| 06:21 | Xavier | William Cowart knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Andrea Ohman and he's hacked by Gregory White - foul #3 on Gregory White, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ken Townsend (C) Paul Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian Strickland (SF), Harold Austin (C) Robert Randolph, Richard Killebrew | |
| 06:21 | Xavier | William Cowart makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec misses the fadeaway from the right side | 65-56 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Brian Strickland | 65-56 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Andrea Ohman comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Lubomil Nemec - foul #1 on Lubomil Nemec, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Franklin Vrooman (SF), Arthur Miller (PF) Gregory White, Lubomil Nemec, Roderick Larkin, Gregory Parker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Stevens (PG), Andrew Orr (SF), Richard Killebrew (PF) William Cowart, Brian Strickland, Ken Herman | |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Andrea Ohman makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Andrea Ohman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Luis Fitzsimmons and he's hacked by Andrea Ohman - foul #2 on Andrea Ohman, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (SG) Andrea Ohman | |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller makes the free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Richard Killebrew banks in the layup | 68-59 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons is whistled for a carry | 68-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec (SG), Paul Harris (SF) Luis Fitzsimmons, Franklin Vrooman | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Cowart (PG), Andrew Garner (SG), Robert Randolph (SF), Ken Herman (PF), Brandon Smith (C) Paul Stevens, Dave Griswold, Andrew Orr, Richard Killebrew, Harold Austin | |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Ken Townsend is called for the reach on William Cowart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ken Townsend, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | William Cowart misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:55 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 04:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski is whistled for a carry | 68-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory White (PG) Dyzek Sankowski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian Strickland (SF) Robert Randolph | |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Andrew Garner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-59 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Ken Herman grabs the offensive board | 68-59 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Brian Strickland buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ken Herman | 68-61 |
| 03:51 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Brian Strickland | 68-61 |
| 03:24 | Xavier | William Cowart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 03:23 | Xavier | Ken Herman tips it but misses | 68-61 |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Brandon Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gregory White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lubomil Nemec (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Arthur Miller (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ken Townsend (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Cowart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Garner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Strickland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ken Herman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Brian Strickland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Miller gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski (PG), Luis Fitzsimmons (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), Roderick Larkin (PF), Gregory Parker (C) Gregory White, Lubomil Nemec, Paul Harris, Arthur Miller, Ken Townsend | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Killebrew (PF), Harold Austin (C) Ken Herman, Brandon Smith | |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dyzek Sankowski | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Dyzek Sankowski is called for the reach on Andrew Garner - foul #2 on Dyzek Sankowski, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (PG), Robert Randolph (SF) William Cowart, Brian Strickland | |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Andrew Garner misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Andrew Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Roderick Larkin scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Luis Fitzsimmons | 72-62 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Cowart (PG), Brian Strickland (SF), Ken Herman (PF) Dave Griswold, Robert Randolph, Richard Killebrew | |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Ken Herman hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Strickland | 72-64 |
| 01:29 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Parker misses the fadeaway from close range | 72-64 |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth grabs the offensive board | 72-64 |
| 01:08 | Southern Mississippi | Dyzek Sankowski drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Roderick Larkin | 74-64 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Ken Herman can't throw it down | 74-64 |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons grabs the defensive rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons is hacked by William Cowart in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Cowart, team foul #10 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec (PG), Paul Harris (SF), Franklin Vrooman (PF) Dyzek Sankowski, Scott Farnsworth, Gregory Parker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (PG), Robert Randolph (SG), Andrew Orr (SF), Richard Killebrew (PF), Brandon Smith (C) William Cowart, Andrew Garner, Brian Strickland, Ken Herman, Harold Austin | |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Dave Griswold's pass is intercepted by Roderick Larkin in the backcourt | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Luis Fitzsimmons drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Franklin Vrooman | 78-64 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Andrew Orr misses the shot from just outside the lane | 78-64 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Franklin Vrooman pulls down the rebound | 78-64 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Nemec runs out the clock | 78-64 |