| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Green (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Norman Sarris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Hill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vincent Kimball (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | John Alexander inbounds the ball | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | James Green connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Johnson | 52-31 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Norman Sarris is hacked by Lester Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester Johnson, team foul #1 | 52-31 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | John Alexander is called for the reach on Dale Hill - foul #3 on John Alexander, team foul #2 | 52-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard (SF) John Alexander | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:02 | Xavier | Dale Hill misses short on a runner from close range | 52-31 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff grabs the board | 52-31 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from James Green and the foul's on Dale Hill - foul #1 on Dale Hill, team foul #1 | 54-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG) Robert Bell | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff makes the free throw | 55-31 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | Dale Hill is whistled for traveling | 55-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SG), Jerome Green (C) Lester Johnson, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (PG), James Peterson (SG), Russell Heng (C) Norman Sarris, David Mitchell, Vincent Kimball | |
| 17:58 | New Mexico | James Green can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 55-31 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jonathan Woods | 55-31 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Jeffrey Miller steals the ball from James Peterson | 55-31 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Terry Etter is hacked by James Peterson - foul #3 on James Peterson, team foul #2 | 55-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Milton Cummins (PF) Jeffrey Miller, Bruce Ballard, James Green | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Owens (PG), David Mitchell (SG), David Singh (C) James Peterson, Jonathan Woods, Dale Hill | |
| 16:58 | New Mexico | Jerome Green misses short on a runner from close range | 55-31 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Russell Heng pulls down the rebound | 55-31 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Charles Owens makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robin Chung | 55-33 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Charles Owens is called for the reach on Lester Johnson - foul #1 on Charles Owens, team foul #3 | 55-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG), Joel Turner (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Robert Bell, Terry Etter, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), Jonathan Woods (SF), Vincent Kimball (C) David Mitchell, Robin Chung, Russell Heng | |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-33 |
| 15:59 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff misses the tip | 55-33 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | David Singh grabs the board | 55-33 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) SF - Joel Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milton Cummins (fairly fresh) C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Norman Sarris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Owens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Singh (fresh) C - Vincent Kimball (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Norman Sarris drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Woods | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Lester Johnson | 57-36 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | Joel Turner steals it from Charles Owens in the backcourt | 57-36 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:10 | New Mexico | Joel Turner double dribbles | 57-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Robert Bell (SG), John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF), Bruce Ballard (C) Lester Johnson, Jeffrey Miller, Joel Turner, Milton Cummins, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Mitchell (SG), James Peterson (SF), Dale Hill (PF) Charles Owens, Jonathan Woods, David Singh | |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Norman Sarris is fouled in the backcourt by Ojore Sato - foul #1 on Ojore Sato, team foul #3 | 57-36 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | John Alexander swats the shot by Vincent Kimball | 57-36 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Dale Hill tips it in | 57-38 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico | James Green dunks the ball on a great pass from John Alexander | 59-38 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | David Mitchell loses the dribble to Bruce Ballard | 59-38 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico | James Green misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Peterson - foul #4 on James Peterson, team foul #4 | 59-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SG) Robert Bell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (PG), Charles Owens (SG), Scott Middlebrook (SF), Russell Heng (C) Norman Sarris, David Mitchell, James Peterson, Vincent Kimball | |
| 14:00 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Robin Chung is hacked by Ojore Sato in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ojore Sato, team foul #4 | 61-38 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Russell Heng's pass is intercepted by Ojore Sato | 61-38 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Robin Chung is called for the reach on Ojore Sato in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robin Chung, team foul #5 | 61-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG) Ojore Sato | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | John Alexander clanks a jumper from the left side | 61-38 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico | Terry Etter pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-38 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | Terry Etter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-38 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico | John Alexander tips it home | 63-38 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Joel Turner (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) John Alexander, James Green, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Singh (C) Dale Hill | |
| 12:41 | New Mexico | Joel Turner scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Lester Johnson | 66-38 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Charles Owens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-38 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Russell Heng gets the offensive rebound | 66-38 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Terry Etter picks off the pass by Russell Heng | 66-38 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico | Terry Etter's pass is intercepted by David Singh | 66-38 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Miller (fairly fresh) SF - Joel Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Etter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Chung (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Middlebrook (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Heng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Singh (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Jeffrey Miller is called for the reach on Charles Owens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #5 | 66-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Robert Bell (SG), John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF), Bruce Ballard (C) Lester Johnson, Jeffrey Miller, Joel Turner, Terry Etter, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), David Mitchell (SG), Jonathan Woods (SF), Berdy Zebel (PF), Vincent Kimball (C) Robin Chung, Charles Owens, Scott Middlebrook, Russell Heng, David Singh | |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel misses badly on a runner in the lane | 66-38 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Bell | 66-38 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico | John Alexander makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Green | 69-38 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | David Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 69-38 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | James Green pulls down the rebound | 69-38 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the shot from the left wing set up by Robert Bell | 71-38 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Norman Sarris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ojore Sato - foul #3 on Ojore Sato, team foul #6 | 71-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Joel Turner (SF), Milton Cummins (PF), Jerome Green (C) Ojore Sato, John Alexander, James Green, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Hill (PF) Vincent Kimball | |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Norman Sarris makes the 1st free throw | 71-39 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Norman Sarris makes the 2nd free throw | 71-40 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins misses short on a floater in the lane | 71-40 |
| 09:43 | Xavier | Norman Sarris snags the defensive board | 71-40 |
| 09:30 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Mitchell | 71-43 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico | Joel Turner misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-43 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico | Robert Bell snags the offensive board | 71-43 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Jerome Green is fouled on the floor by David Mitchell - foul #1 on David Mitchell, team foul #6 | 71-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG), John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Robert Bell, Joel Turner, Milton Cummins, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (PG), Charles Owens (SG), Scott Middlebrook (SF), Vincent Kimball (C) Norman Sarris, David Mitchell, Jonathan Woods, Berdy Zebel | |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | Scott Middlebrook takes the ball from John Alexander | 71-43 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Charles Owens misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-43 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico | John Alexander snags the defensive board | 71-43 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | James Green loses the ball out of bounds | 71-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Terry Etter (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF) Lester Johnson, Jeffrey Miller, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Peterson (SG), Russell Heng (PF) Charles Owens, Dale Hill | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Etter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bruce Ballard (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Green (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Chung (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Scott Middlebrook (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Heng (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Kimball (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-43 |
| 07:21 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard grabs the board | 71-43 |
| 07:16 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Etter | 74-43 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball is fouled on the floor by Floyd Bickerstaff - foul #2 on Floyd Bickerstaff, team foul #7 | 74-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Milton Cummins (PF), Jerome Green (C) James Green, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Owens (SG) Robin Chung | |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 74-44 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 74-45 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | James Peterson steps in front of the Ojore Sato pass | 74-45 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Charles Owens's fadeaway is rejected by Jerome Green | 74-45 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins grabs the board | 74-45 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico | Jerome Green misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-45 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | James Peterson gets the rebound | 74-45 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Charles Owens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 74-45 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Jerome Green snags the defensive board | 74-45 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG), Joel Turner (SF) Terry Etter, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (PG), David Singh (PF), Berdy Zebel (C) Scott Middlebrook, Russell Heng, Vincent Kimball | |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-45 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Joel Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-45 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Robin Chung pulls down the rebound | 74-45 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Charles Owens hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Robin Chung | 74-47 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joel Turner | 77-47 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | James Peterson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Owens | 77-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | New Mexico | Joel Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 77-50 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | David Singh grabs the defensive rebound | 77-50 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joel Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Ballard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Green (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Chung (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - David Singh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Berdy Zebel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico 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) | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Jerome Green is called for the reach on James Peterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerome Green, team foul #8 | 77-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (PF) Joel Turner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook (SF), Russell Heng (PF) Charles Owens, Berdy Zebel | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | James Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 77-51 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | James Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-52 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robin Chung - foul #4 on Robin Chung, team foul #7 | 77-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Milton Cummins (PF) Ojore Sato | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:07 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller makes the 1st free throw | 78-52 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 79-52 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | James Peterson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 79-52 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins double dribbles | 79-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SF) Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | James Peterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-52 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins gets the rebound | 79-52 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 79-52 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | Russell Heng grabs the defensive rebound | 79-52 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | James Peterson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-52 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | Russell Heng grabs the offensive rebound | 79-52 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Robin Chung buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Middlebrook | 79-54 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by David Singh - foul #2 on David Singh, team foul #8 | 79-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerome Green (C) Joel Turner | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins makes the 1st free throw | 80-54 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins makes the 2nd free throw | 81-54 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Terry Etter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jeffrey Miller | 83-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico 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) | |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Robin Chung's pass is intercepted by Terry Etter | 83-57 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller runs out the clock | 83-57 |