| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Leland Mosby (fresh) SG - Walter Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Richards (fresh) PF - Zachary Bates (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Cosey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Cowart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Garner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Strickland (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ken Herman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Austin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | David Richards inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 19:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Andrew Garner | 26-21 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Andrew Garner can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Walter Allen - foul #1 on Walter Allen, team foul #1 | 26-21 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Andrew Garner makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Andrew Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 19:13 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 19:00 | Saint Louis | David Richards loses the ball out of bounds | 26-22 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Andrew Garner's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Cosey | 26-22 |
| 18:34 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to David Richards | 26-22 |
| 18:13 | Saint Louis | David Richards buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Leland Mosby | 29-22 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Andrew Garner buries a 3 from straight away set up by Ken Herman | 29-25 |
| 17:41 | Saint Louis | David Richards can't connect on a shot near the basket | 29-25 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | William Cowart grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 17:35 | Xavier | Andrew Garner is fouled on the floor by Walter Allen - foul #2 on Walter Allen, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | David Richards is called for the reach on William Cowart - foul #3 on David Richards, team foul #3 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser (SF) David Richards | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:16 | Xavier | William Cowart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 17:14 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 16:51 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates loses the dribble to Ken Herman | 29-25 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Harold Austin can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Zachary Bates - foul #1 on Zachary Bates, team foul #4 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund (PG), Victor Carlton (SF), Robert Shore (PF) Leland Mosby, Zachary Bates, Charles Cosey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (SG), Robert Randolph (SF), Richard Killebrew (PF) Andrew Garner, Brian Strickland, Ken Herman | |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Harold Austin misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Harold Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 16:29 | Saint Louis | Robert Shore snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 16:10 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Richard Killebrew grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Robert Randolph can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Randolph | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Matthew Sund (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Carlton (fresh) PF - Robert Shore (fresh) C - Henry Sasser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Cowart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dave Griswold (fresh) SF - Robert Randolph (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Killebrew (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Harold Austin comes up short on the runner near the basket | 29-25 |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Robert Randolph tips it in | 29-27 |
| 15:11 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Guice (SG), David Richards (SF), Zachary Bates (PF), Charles Cosey (C) Walter Allen, Victor Carlton, Robert Shore, Henry Sasser | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Garner (SG), Brian Strickland (SF), Ken Herman (PF) William Cowart, Robert Randolph, Harold Austin | |
| 14:50 | Xavier | Richard Killebrew buries a floater from the right block | 29-29 |
| 14:35 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 14:34 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Brian Strickland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-29 |
| 14:20 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 14:01 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Garner - foul #1 on Andrew Garner, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Allen (SG) John Guice | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:01 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:01 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | David Richards is called for the reach on Brian Strickland - foul #4 on David Richards, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby (PG), Henry Sasser (SF) Matthew Sund, David Richards | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Cowart (PG) Dave Griswold | |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Andrew Garner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-29 |
| 13:33 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 13:24 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Killebrew - foul #2 on Richard Killebrew, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Orr (PF), Brandon Smith (C) Ken Herman, Richard Killebrew | |
| 13:24 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:24 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Brandon Smith snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Andrew Orr misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-29 |
| 12:57 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 12:52 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Walter Allen picks off the pass by Brian Strickland | 37-29 |
| 12:17 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 12:16 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 12:02 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 37-29 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Andrew Orr | 37-29 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | William Cowart is hacked by Charles Cosey - foul #2 on Charles Cosey, team foul #6 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton (SF), Robert Shore (PF) Zachary Bates, Charles Cosey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (SG), Robert Randolph (SF), Ken Herman (PF), Harold Austin (C) Andrew Garner, Brian Strickland, Andrew Orr, Brandon Smith | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Leland Mosby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Carlton (fresh) PF - Robert Shore (fresh) C - Henry Sasser (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Cowart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dave Griswold (fresh) SF - Robert Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ken Herman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Austin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Ken Herman misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Victor Carlton - foul #1 on Victor Carlton, team foul #7 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund (SG), Charles Cosey (C) Walter Allen, Henry Sasser | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Orr (SF) William Cowart | |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Ken Herman makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Ken Herman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 11:25 | Saint Louis | Robert Shore snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 11:05 | Saint Louis | Robert Shore makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Victor Carlton and he's fouled by Ken Herman - foul #3 on Ken Herman, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| 11:05 | Saint Louis | Robert Shore makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Victor Carlton steals the ball from Andrew Orr | 40-30 |
| 10:19 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey connects on the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Harold Austin - foul #1 on Harold Austin, team foul #4 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Allen (SG), Henry Sasser (SF) Leland Mosby, Victor Carlton | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Cowart (PG), Andrew Garner (SG) Dave Griswold, Andrew Orr | |
| 10:19 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey misses the free throw | 42-30 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Harold Austin pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | William Cowart misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Andrew Garner grabs the offensive board | 42-30 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | The jump hook by Robert Randolph is blocked by Charles Cosey | 42-30 |
| 09:55 | Xavier | Harold Austin tips it home | 42-32 |
| 09:38 | Saint Louis | Robert Shore is hacked by Ken Herman - foul #4 on Ken Herman, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates (PF) Charles Cosey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian Strickland (SF), Richard Killebrew (PF) Robert Randolph, Ken Herman | |
| 09:28 | Saint Louis | Brian Strickland takes the ball from Walter Allen | 42-32 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Brian Strickland comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-32 |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | Robert Shore grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 09:04 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Brian Strickland grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | The jump hook by Richard Killebrew is blocked by Henry Sasser | 42-32 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Harold Austin grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Zachary Bates steals it from William Cowart | 42-32 |
| 08:02 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Shore | 45-32 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Harold Austin hits a runner from the baseline | 45-34 |
| 07:34 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Brian Strickland - foul #2 on Brian Strickland, team foul #6 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby (PG), David Richards (SF), Charles Cosey (C) Matthew Sund, Zachary Bates, Robert Shore | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (SG), Robert Randolph (SF), Ken Herman (PF) Andrew Garner, Brian Strickland, Harold Austin | |
| 07:34 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 07:34 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Leland Mosby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Henry Sasser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Cosey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Cowart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dave Griswold (fresh) SF - Robert Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ken Herman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Killebrew (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Robert Randolph misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on David Richards - foul #5 on David Richards, team foul #8 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton (SF), Zachary Bates (PF) David Richards, Henry Sasser | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Orr (SF) William Cowart | |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Robert Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Robert Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 07:01 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Guice (SG) Walter Allen | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Andrew Orr misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 06:32 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 06:16 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Leland Mosby | 49-36 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Ken Herman's pass is intercepted by Leland Mosby | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:45 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Andrew Orr snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Allen (SG), Henry Sasser (SF) John Guice, Victor Carlton | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Cowart (PG), Andrew Garner (SG), Brian Strickland (SF), Harold Austin (C) Dave Griswold, Robert Randolph, Andrew Orr, Richard Killebrew | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Henry Sasser denies the turnaround by Ken Herman | 49-36 |
| 05:31 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 05:02 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates buries a 3 from the right corner | 52-36 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Brian Strickland misses short on a floater from the left side | 52-36 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Brian Strickland tips it back up and in | 52-38 |
| 04:35 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser loses the dribble to William Cowart | 52-38 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Brian Strickland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-38 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Andrew Garner misses the tip | 52-38 |
| 04:17 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 03:53 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 03:52 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby connects on the jumper from the right wing | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Leland Mosby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Sasser (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Zachary Bates (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Cosey (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Cowart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Strickland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ken Herman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Xavier | William Cowart connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Strickland | 54-40 |
| 02:57 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Harold Austin grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Andrew Garner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Ken Herman tips it back up and in | 54-42 |
| 02:18 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser lays it up and in | 56-42 |
| 02:15 | Xavier | William Cowart loses the dribble to Walter Allen in the backcourt | 56-42 |
| 02:00 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates drills a runner near the basket set up by Walter Allen | 58-42 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Harold Austin is denied on a layup by Zachary Bates | 58-42 |
| 01:51 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 01:23 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby clanks a floater from the left side | 58-42 |
| 01:22 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates grabs the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 01:05 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen's pass is intercepted by Harold Austin | 58-42 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Brian Strickland misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Walter Allen - foul #3 on Walter Allen, team foul #9 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund (PG), John Guice (SG), Victor Carlton (SF), Robert Shore (PF) Leland Mosby, Walter Allen, Zachary Bates, Charles Cosey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (PG), Robert Randolph (SG), Richard Killebrew (PF), Brandon Smith (C) William Cowart, Andrew Garner, Ken Herman, Harold Austin | |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Brian Strickland misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Brian Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Saint Louis | John Guice double dribbles | 58-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Orr (SF) Brian Strickland | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Robert Randolph misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-42 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Andrew Orr misses the tip | 58-42 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Brandon Smith snags the offensive board | 58-42 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Robert Randolph lays it in | 58-44 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund runs out the clock | 58-44 |