| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Belmonte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Loveless (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Robert Compton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Ruby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Guy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Jamison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Luke Cypert (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | George Washington | Jerry Guy inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | George Washington | Robert Compton is fouled on the floor by Eugene Piercy - foul #3 on Eugene Piercy, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG) Eugene Piercy | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 19:31 | George Washington | Billy Ruby clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mark Loveless | 34-33 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Chuma Sato's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 19:20 | George Washington | Jerry Guy can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lucien Costa - foul #2 on Lucien Costa, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 19:20 | George Washington | Jerry Guy misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:20 | George Washington | Jerry Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chuma Sato | 36-34 |
| 18:49 | George Washington | Billy Ruby drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Compton | 36-36 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Lucien Costa is hacked by Robert Compton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Compton, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Charles Manning (SF), George Anderson (C) Jerry Guy, Luke Cypert | |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi (C) Edward Fogarty | |
| Subs | George Washington | Eric Lewis (PF) Mark Jamison | |
| 18:14 | George Washington | Charles Manning's floater is tipped away by Gerald Belmonte | 36-36 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Mark Loveless snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Chuma Sato throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (SF) Gerald Belmonte | |
| Subs | George Washington | Donald Calton (PG), Steven Williams (SG) Robert Compton, Billy Ruby | |
| 17:53 | George Washington | Eric Lewis misses badly on a runner from the left block | 36-36 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Mark Loveless grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Donald Calton is called for the reach on Alejandro Rodriquez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Calton, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Henry Morrow (SG), Alan Magness (SF), Alvin Sykes (C) Chuma Sato, Lucien Costa, Mark Loveless | |
| Subs | George Washington | Jerry Guy (SF) Donald Calton | |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Charles Manning is called for the reach on Henry Morrow - foul #1 on Charles Manning, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Fogarty (C) Alvin Sykes | |
| Subs | George Washington | Luke Cypert (C) George Anderson | |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty misses long on a jumper in the paint | 36-36 |
| 17:18 | George Washington | Jerry Guy snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:14 | George Washington | Luke Cypert clanks a floater from close range | 36-36 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Alan Magness snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Alan Magness misses the easy layup but the foul's on Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG) Henry Morrow | |
| Subs | George Washington | Robert Compton (PG), Billy Ruby (SG), Mark Jamison (PF) Steven Williams, Eric Lewis, Charles Manning | |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Alan Magness makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Alan Magness misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:59 | George Washington | Mark Jamison pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:39 | George Washington | Luke Cypert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lucien Costa (SG), Gerald Belmonte (SF), Mark Loveless (PF), Alvin Sykes (C) Alejandro Rodriquez, Alan Magness, Ryan Capozzi, Edward Fogarty | |
| Subs | George Washington | George Anderson (C) Luke Cypert | |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Lucien Costa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 16:27 | George Washington | Mark Jamison pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:07 | George Washington | Jerry Guy travels with the ball | 37-36 |
| 15:52 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 37-36 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Mark Loveless grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Chuma Sato (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Belmonte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Loveless (fresh) 8 reb. C - Alvin Sykes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Robert Compton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Ruby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Guy (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Jamison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - George Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Chuma Sato makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Belmonte | 40-36 |
| 15:27 | George Washington | George Anderson drills a runner from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | Lucien Costa is hacked by Jerry Guy - foul #1 on Jerry Guy, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG), Alejandro Rodriquez (SG), Alan Magness (SF), Ryan Capozzi (PF), Edward Fogarty (C) Chuma Sato, Lucien Costa, Gerald Belmonte, Mark Loveless, Alvin Sykes | |
| Subs | George Washington | Donald Calton (PG), Steven Williams (SG), Charles Manning (SF), Eric Lewis (PF), Luke Cypert (C) Robert Compton, Billy Ruby, Jerry Guy, Mark Jamison, George Anderson | |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Luke Cypert picks off the pass by Edward Fogarty | 40-38 |
| 14:35 | George Washington | Edward Fogarty takes the ball from Luke Cypert | 40-38 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi misses the lay-in | 40-38 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | Alan Magness makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alejandro Rodriquez | 42-38 |
| 13:56 | George Washington | Steven Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Donald Calton | 42-41 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi misses the fadeaway from the left side | 42-41 |
| 13:13 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Charles Manning | 42-41 |
| 13:05 | George Washington | Eric Lewis misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Edward Fogarty - foul #2 on Edward Fogarty, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), Gerald Belmonte (SF), Mark Loveless (PF), Alvin Sykes (C) Eugene Piercy, Alejandro Rodriquez, Alan Magness, Ryan Capozzi, Edward Fogarty | |
| Subs | George Washington | Robert Compton (PG), Billy Ruby (SG), Mark Jamison (PF), George Anderson (C) Donald Calton, Steven Williams, Charles Manning, Luke Cypert | |
| 13:05 | George Washington | Eric Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:05 | George Washington | Eric Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Lucien Costa and he's fouled by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Robert Kirby (C) Eric Lewis | |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:35 | George Washington | Gerald Belmonte picks off the pass by Mark Jamison | 45-43 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Lucien Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 11:58 | George Washington | Billy Ruby jams it on a nice dish by Robert Compton | 45-45 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | Mark Loveless misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 11:44 | George Washington | Robert Compton grabs the board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Chuma Sato (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Belmonte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Loveless (fresh) 8 reb. C - Alvin Sykes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Robert Compton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Ruby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Jamison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Kirby (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | George Washington | Robert Compton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 11:31 | George Washington | Mark Jamison tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Mark Jamison - foul #3 on Mark Jamison, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG), Ryan Capozzi (C) Chuma Sato, Alvin Sykes | |
| Subs | George Washington | Steven Williams (PG), Jeremy Crawford (SG), Jerry Guy (SF), Charles Manning (PF), Luke Cypert (C) Robert Compton, Billy Ruby, George Anderson, Mark Jamison, Robert Kirby | |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:19 | George Washington | Charles Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:54 | George Washington | Jeremy Crawford is hacked by Gerald Belmonte - foul #1 on Gerald Belmonte, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Henry Morrow (SG), Alan Magness (SF), Edward Fogarty (C) Lucien Costa, Gerald Belmonte, Mark Loveless | |
| Subs | George Washington | Donald Calton (PG) Jeremy Crawford | |
| 10:43 | George Washington | Steven Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (SG) Henry Morrow | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Capozzi | 48-47 |
| 09:56 | George Washington | Donald Calton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Jerry Guy takes the ball from Alejandro Rodriquez | 48-47 |
| 09:46 | George Washington | Donald Calton misses the easy layup | 48-47 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Steven Williams is called for the reach on Eugene Piercy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lucien Costa (SG), Chuma Sato (SF), Mark Loveless (PF), Alvin Sykes (C) Alejandro Rodriquez, Alan Magness, Ryan Capozzi, Edward Fogarty | |
| Subs | George Washington | Robert Compton (PG), Billy Ruby (SG), Eric Lewis (SF), Mark Jamison (PF), George Anderson (C) Donald Calton, Steven Williams, Jerry Guy, Charles Manning, Luke Cypert | |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:29 | George Washington | Eric Lewis drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Compton | 50-49 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Chuma Sato hits the finger roll set up by Lucien Costa and the foul's on Mark Jamison - foul #4 on Mark Jamison, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Henry Morrow (PG) Eugene Piercy | |
| Subs | George Washington | Charles Manning (PF) Mark Jamison | |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Chuma Sato misses the free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:17 | George Washington | George Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:04 | George Washington | Charles Manning drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Billy Ruby | 52-52 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Lucien Costa scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Morrow | 54-52 |
| 08:26 | George Washington | Lucien Costa is called for the reach on Robert Compton - foul #3 on Lucien Costa, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (SG), Gerald Belmonte (SF), Charles Peterson (C) Henry Morrow, Lucien Costa, Alvin Sykes | |
| Subs | George Washington | Jeremy Crawford (SG), Jerry Guy (SF), Robert Kirby (C) Billy Ruby, Charles Manning, George Anderson | |
| 08:06 | George Washington | Robert Kirby drills a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Charles Peterson - foul #1 on Charles Peterson, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG), Edward Fogarty (C) Alejandro Rodriquez, Mark Loveless | |
| Subs | George Washington | Steven Williams (SG), Charles Manning (PF) Jeremy Crawford, Eric Lewis | |
| 08:06 | George Washington | Robert Kirby misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | Charles Peterson grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy's pass is intercepted by Robert Compton in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 07:46 | George Washington | Charles Manning is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Manning, team foul #10 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Henry Morrow (SG), Ryan Capozzi (PF) Chuma Sato, Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | George Washington | Donald Calton (PG), Mark Jamison (PF) Robert Compton, Charles Manning | |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Morrow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Belmonte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Donald Calton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Guy (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Jamison (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Robert Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | George Washington | Jerry Guy's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Fogarty | 54-54 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Henry Morrow misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 07:27 | George Washington | Mark Jamison grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:14 | George Washington | Jerry Guy misses long on a floater from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 07:12 | George Washington | Robert Kirby pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:07 | George Washington | Jerry Guy misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Guy - foul #2 on Jerry Guy, team foul #11 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), Alejandro Rodriquez (SF), Mark Loveless (PF) Eugene Piercy, Henry Morrow, Gerald Belmonte, Ryan Capozzi | |
| Subs | George Washington | Robert Compton (PG), Billy Ruby (SG), George Anderson (SF), Luke Cypert (C) Donald Calton, Steven Williams, Jerry Guy, Robert Kirby | |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:22 | George Washington | Billy Ruby is fouled on the floor by Edward Fogarty - foul #3 on Edward Fogarty, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alvin Sykes (C) Edward Fogarty | |
| Subs | George Washington | Eric Lewis (SF) Luke Cypert | |
| 06:22 | George Washington | Billy Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:22 | George Washington | Billy Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Lucien Costa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 06:01 | George Washington | George Anderson gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:35 | George Washington | Mark Jamison misses badly on a runner from the left block | 55-56 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Lucien Costa grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Chuma Sato is fouled on the floor by Mark Jamison - foul #5 on Mark Jamison, team foul #12 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte (SF), Ryan Capozzi (PF) Alejandro Rodriquez, Mark Loveless | |
| Subs | George Washington | Donald Calton (PG), Charles Manning (PF), Luke Cypert (C) Robert Compton, Mark Jamison, George Anderson | |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Chuma Sato misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Chuma Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:14 | George Washington | Charles Manning comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 05:12 | George Washington | Billy Ruby can't tip it in | 56-56 |
| 05:10 | George Washington | Luke Cypert pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:55 | George Washington | Charles Manning is fouled on the floor by Chuma Sato - foul #1 on Chuma Sato, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG), Henry Morrow (SG) Chuma Sato, Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | George Washington | Steven Williams (SG), Jerry Guy (SF) Billy Ruby, Eric Lewis | |
| 04:55 | George Washington | Charles Manning makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:55 | George Washington | Charles Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Steven Williams steals it from Alvin Sykes in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 04:41 | George Washington | Charles Manning is hacked by Ryan Capozzi - foul #2 on Ryan Capozzi, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Peterson (C) Alvin Sykes | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 04:41 | George Washington | Charles Manning misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Henry Morrow is hacked by Steven Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Williams, team foul #13 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Jeremy Crawford (SG) Donald Calton | |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Henry Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Henry Morrow misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:39 | George Washington | Luke Cypert grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:19 | George Washington | Steven Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Crawford | 57-60 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy is fouled in the backcourt by Luke Cypert - foul #1 on Luke Cypert, team foul #14 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (SG), Alan Magness (SF), Mark Loveless (PF) Henry Morrow, Gerald Belmonte, Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | George Washington | Robert Compton (PG), George Anderson (SF) Jeremy Crawford, Jerry Guy | |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:14 | George Washington | Luke Cypert pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 03:57 | George Washington | Steven Williams misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Alan Magness | 57-60 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Luke Cypert - foul #2 on Luke Cypert, team foul #15 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lucien Costa (SG), Edward Fogarty (C) Alan Magness, Ryan Capozzi | |
| Subs | George Washington | Billy Ruby (SG), Robert Kirby (C) Steven Williams, Luke Cypert | |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alejandro Rodriquez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Loveless (fresh) 8 reb. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Robert Compton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Ruby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Manning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | George Washington | Charles Manning can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 03:12 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Edward Fogarty | 58-60 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Lucien Costa is hacked by Robert Compton - foul #2 on Robert Compton, team foul #16 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Gerald Belmonte (SF), Alvin Sykes (PF) Eugene Piercy, Alejandro Rodriquez, Mark Loveless | |
| Subs | George Washington | Donald Calton (PG), Jerry Guy (SF), Eric Lewis (PF) Robert Compton, George Anderson, Charles Manning | |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Lucien Costa makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Lucien Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:51 | George Washington | Billy Ruby gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:51 | George Washington | George Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| 02:33 | George Washington | Billy Ruby drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Guy | 59-62 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG), Mark Loveless (PF) Chuma Sato, Alvin Sykes | |
| Subs | George Washington | Robert Compton (PG), George Anderson (C) Donald Calton, Robert Kirby | |
| 02:09 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Loveless | 62-62 |
| 02:09 | George Washington | George Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Charles Manning (SF), Luke Cypert (C) Jerry Guy, George Anderson | |
| 01:50 | George Washington | Charles Manning hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 01:48 | George Washington | Billy Ruby hits the follow up shot | 62-64 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Eric Lewis steals the ball from Gerald Belmonte | 62-64 |
| 01:31 | George Washington | George Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Jerry Guy (SF) Eric Lewis | |
| 01:13 | George Washington | Eugene Piercy is called for the reach on Robert Compton - foul #4 on Eugene Piercy, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| 01:13 | George Washington | Robert Compton misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:13 | George Washington | Robert Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty misses short on a floater from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty tips it in | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | George Washington | Charles Manning misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 64-65 |
| 00:28 | George Washington | Robert Compton misses the tip | 64-65 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Compton - foul #3 on Robert Compton, team foul #17 | 64-65 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | George Washington | Billy Ruby lays it in and the foul's on Eugene Piercy - foul #5 on Eugene Piercy, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG) Eugene Piercy | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 00:19 | George Washington | Billy Ruby makes the free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Mark Loveless misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-68 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Mark Loveless hits the follow up shot | 68-68 |
| 00:05 | George Washington | George Washington calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | George Washington | Jerry Guy is fouled on the floor by Gerald Belmonte - foul #2 on Gerald Belmonte, team foul #12 | 68-68 |
| 00:00 | George Washington | Jerry Guy misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:00 | George Washington | Jerry Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |