| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuma Sato (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Belmonte (fresh) PF - Mark Loveless (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Geoffrey Line (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Zachary Coulson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Montero (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Zachary Coulson steals the ball from Gerald Belmonte | 29-31 |
| 19:31 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi lays it in | 29-33 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Chuma Sato is called for traveling | 29-33 |
| 18:52 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Chuma Sato knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gerald Belmonte | 31-33 |
| 18:12 | Grambling State | Geoffrey Line's pass is intercepted by Chuma Sato | 31-33 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Mark Loveless misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| 17:36 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi is hacked by Gerald Belmonte - foul #2 on Gerald Belmonte, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi (C) Edward Fogarty | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 17:16 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee clanks a runner from close range | 33-33 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gerald Belmonte | 33-33 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eugene Piercy | 35-33 |
| 16:52 | Grambling State | Geoffrey Line drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tommy Lee | 35-36 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Chuma Sato knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Piercy | 38-36 |
| 16:22 | Grambling State | Eugene Piercy is called for the reach on Geoffrey Line - foul #2 on Eugene Piercy, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (PG), Henry Morrow (SG), Alan Magness (SF), Edward Fogarty (C) Eugene Piercy, Chuma Sato, Gerald Belmonte, Mark Loveless | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer (PG), Tony Crone (SG), Stanislaus Drozdowski (SF), Paul Buford (PF), Brian Englehart (C) Geoffrey Line, Tommy Lee, Dino Rossi, Zachary Coulson, Joseph Montero | |
| 16:05 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alan Magness - foul #1 on Alan Magness, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| 16:05 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:05 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez is whistled for traveling | 38-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lucien Costa (SG) Henry Morrow | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alejandro Rodriquez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alan Magness (fresh) PF - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ralph Shaffer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Tony Crone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanislaus Drozdowski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Buford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Englehart (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Grambling State | Paul Buford drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-40 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez is fouled on the floor by Ralph Shaffer - foul #1 on Ralph Shaffer, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Mark Loveless (PF) Alan Magness, Ryan Capozzi | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson (PF) Stanislaus Drozdowski | |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Mark Loveless tips it home | 40-40 |
| 14:30 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ralph Shaffer | 40-42 |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Chuma Sato misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ralph Shaffer - foul #2 on Ralph Shaffer, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte (SF), Ryan Capozzi (C) Alejandro Rodriquez, Edward Fogarty | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Geoffrey Line (PG), Tommy Lee (SG), Dino Rossi (SF), Joseph Montero (C) Ralph Shaffer, Tony Crone, Paul Buford, Brian Englehart | |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Chuma Sato misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Chuma Sato misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:09 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Dino Rossi | 40-42 |
| 13:50 | Grambling State | Geoffrey Line misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 13:48 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero tips it in | 40-44 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Lucien Costa is fouled on the floor by Zachary Coulson - foul #1 on Zachary Coulson, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG), Alvin Sykes (C) Chuma Sato, Mark Loveless | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy is hacked by Geoffrey Line - foul #2 on Geoffrey Line, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-44 |
| 12:51 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Tommy Lee | 40-44 |
| 12:30 | Grambling State | Alvin Sykes is called for the reach on Tommy Lee - foul #1 on Alvin Sykes, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (SG), Mark Loveless (PF) Lucien Costa, Alvin Sykes | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Paul Buford (PF) Zachary Coulson | |
| 12:11 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Fogarty (C) Ryan Capozzi | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Mark Loveless knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Piercy | 42-44 |
| 11:44 | Grambling State | Geoffrey Line is hacked by Gerald Belmonte - foul #3 on Gerald Belmonte, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (SF) Gerald Belmonte | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tony Crone (SG), Brian Englehart (C) Tommy Lee, Joseph Montero | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chuma Sato (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alejandro Rodriquez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Loveless (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Geoffrey Line (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Crone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Buford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Englehart (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Grambling State | Paul Buford hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Geoffrey Line | 42-46 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Mark Loveless knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Piercy | 45-46 |
| 11:03 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 45-46 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Chuma Sato snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Brian Englehart blocks the jumper by Eugene Piercy | 45-46 |
| 10:54 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:37 | Grambling State | Tony Crone misses badly on a shot near the basket | 45-46 |
| 10:36 | Grambling State | Paul Buford pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:25 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | Mark Loveless grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Tony Crone is called for the reach on Chuma Sato - foul #2 on Tony Crone, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lucien Costa (SG), Gerald Belmonte (SF), Ryan Capozzi (PF), Alvin Sykes (C) Eugene Piercy, Chuma Sato, Mark Loveless, Edward Fogarty | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer (PG), Tommy Lee (SG), Zachary Coulson (PF), Joseph Montero (C) Geoffrey Line, Tony Crone, Dino Rossi, Brian Englehart | |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 09:44 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:40 | Grambling State | Paul Buford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Paul Buford, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski (SF) Paul Buford | |
| 09:23 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Montero | 45-46 |
| 09:22 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:06 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 09:04 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 08:46 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 08:45 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:33 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-46 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Lucien Costa gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Lucien Costa drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ryan Capozzi | 48-46 |
| 07:51 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski double dribbles | 48-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG), Mark Loveless (PF), Edward Fogarty (C) Alejandro Rodriquez, Ryan Capozzi, Alvin Sykes | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Geoffrey Line (PG), Dino Rossi (SF) Ralph Shaffer, Stanislaus Drozdowski | |
| 07:35 | Xavier | Lucien Costa misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 07:34 | Grambling State | Geoffrey Line snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Belmonte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Loveless (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Geoffrey Line (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Zachary Coulson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Montero (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 48-46 |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Mark Loveless pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty is whistled for a carry | 48-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (SF) Gerald Belmonte | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tony Crone (SG), Paul Buford (C) Tommy Lee, Joseph Montero | |
| 06:40 | Grambling State | Tony Crone misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Piercy | 50-46 |
| 06:07 | Grambling State | Paul Buford scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dino Rossi | 50-49 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Paul Buford blocks the short jumper by Edward Fogarty | 50-49 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Mark Loveless tips it in | 52-49 |
| 05:25 | Grambling State | Paul Buford misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edward Fogarty - foul #1 on Edward Fogarty, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte (SF), Ryan Capozzi (C) Lucien Costa, Edward Fogarty | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tommy Lee (SG), Brian Englehart (PF), Joseph Montero (C) Tony Crone, Dino Rossi, Zachary Coulson | |
| 05:25 | Grambling State | Paul Buford makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:25 | Grambling State | Paul Buford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Geoffrey Line blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Eugene Piercy | 52-51 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Mark Loveless can't tip it in | 52-51 |
| 05:02 | Grambling State | Tommy Lee snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 04:41 | Grambling State | Paul Buford can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Eugene Piercy - foul #3 on Eugene Piercy, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (SG), Alvin Sykes (C) Eugene Piercy, Mark Loveless | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer (PG) Geoffrey Line | |
| 04:41 | Grambling State | Paul Buford makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:41 | Grambling State | Paul Buford misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:29 | Xavier | Chuma Sato can't finish the layup | 52-52 |
| 04:27 | Grambling State | Paul Buford grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:08 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 04:07 | Grambling State | Paul Buford hits the follow up shot | 52-54 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Paul Buford - foul #2 on Paul Buford, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), Edward Fogarty (C) Alejandro Rodriquez, Gerald Belmonte, Alvin Sykes | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Geoffrey Line (PG), Dino Rossi (SF), Zachary Coulson (PF) Ralph Shaffer, Paul Buford, Brian Englehart | |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 03:46 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 03:28 | Grambling State | Chuma Sato steals it from Zachary Coulson | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Chuma Sato (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Geoffrey Line (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dino Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Zachary Coulson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Montero (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy is hacked by Geoffrey Line in the backcourt - foul #3 on Geoffrey Line, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (SF), Mark Loveless (PF) Chuma Sato, Ryan Capozzi | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tony Crone (SG), Brian Englehart (C) Tommy Lee, Joseph Montero | |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Loveless | 54-54 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Geoffrey Line steals it from Mark Loveless | 54-54 |
| 02:56 | Grambling State | Tony Crone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Mark Loveless misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Zachary Coulson - foul #2 on Zachary Coulson, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte (SF) Alejandro Rodriquez | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Mark Loveless misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Mark Loveless misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:40 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 02:40 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| 02:15 | Grambling State | Zachary Coulson drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Geoffrey Line | 54-56 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Mark Loveless knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Lucien Costa | 56-56 |
| 01:48 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tommy Lee (SG), Joseph Montero (C) Tony Crone, Brian Englehart | |
| 01:23 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Geoffrey Line | 56-58 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty is fouled on the floor by Dino Rossi - foul #3 on Dino Rossi, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:48 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Gerald Belmonte - foul #4 on Gerald Belmonte, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| 00:48 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:48 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:48 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi makes the 3rd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Lucien Costa drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Joseph Montero hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-64 |