| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) SG - Randall Dille (fresh) SF - Carlos Robinson (fresh) PF - Richard Swan (fresh) C - Steven Tews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) PF - John Goodridge (fresh) C - Akim Zigler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on George Gulley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Randall Dille - foul #1 on Randall Dille, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Goodridge | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Carlos Dukes | 0-4 |
| 18:29 | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | Akim Zigler grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Akim Zigler hits the follow up shot | 0-6 |
| 17:57 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley misses the shot from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Akim Zigler | 0-6 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 17:40 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:23 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Richard Swan is called for the reach on Lawrence Smith - foul #1 on Richard Swan, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals (PG), James Horner (SG), Forrest Tobin (SF), Calvin Faison (C) George Gulley, Randall Dille, Carlos Robinson, Steven Tews | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Richard Kulas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-6 |
| 16:39 | St. Joseph's | James Horner gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:28 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison misses the driving attempt near the basket | 3-6 |
| 16:27 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:15 | St. Joseph's | The jump hook by Calvin Faison is blocked by Akim Zigler | 3-6 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | John Goodridge pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Akim Zigler drills a turnaround from the baseline | 3-8 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Nick Royals (fresh) SG - James Horner (fresh) SF - Forrest Tobin (fresh) PF - Richard Swan (fairly fresh) C - Calvin Faison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) SG - Carlos Dukes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Goodridge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Akim Zigler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison lays it up and in and he's hacked by Carlos Dukes - foul #1 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Randall Dille (SG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Steven Tews (C) Nick Royals, James Horner, Forrest Tobin, Richard Swan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Jack Laforest (SF), James Raposo (PF), Arthur Monroe (C) Lawrence Smith, Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas, John Goodridge, Akim Zigler | |
| 15:25 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | James Raposo hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Calvin Faison - foul #1 on Calvin Faison, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | James Raposo makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | James Raposo makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:05 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley is hacked by Eduardo Sanchez - foul #1 on Eduardo Sanchez, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| 14:45 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-10 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | James Raposo misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 14:28 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:23 | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Carlos Robinson | 9-10 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | The short jumper by Arthur Monroe is denied by Carlos Robinson | 9-10 |
| 13:59 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:55 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson's layup is rejected by James Raposo | 9-10 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | James Raposo grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman's pass is intercepted by George Gulley | 9-10 |
| 13:39 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley can't finish the layup | 9-10 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | Jack Laforest snags the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | The short jumper by Arthur Monroe is denied by Carlos Robinson | 9-10 |
| 13:10 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:07 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Heideman takes the ball from George Gulley in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-10 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe tips it back up and in | 9-12 |
| 12:40 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 12:39 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:32 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 9-12 |
| 12:30 | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:12 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jack Laforest - foul #1 on Jack Laforest, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals (PG), James Horner (SG), Forrest Tobin (SF), Richard Swan (PF) George Gulley, Randall Dille, Carlos Robinson, Steven Tews | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), John Goodridge (PF), Akim Zigler (C) Eduardo Sanchez, Dwight Heideman, Jack Laforest, James Raposo, Arthur Monroe | |
| 12:12 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:12 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Forrest Tobin steps in front of the Carlos Dukes pass | 10-12 |
| 11:56 | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 11:55 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison tips it in | 12-12 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Nick Royals (fresh) SG - James Horner (fresh) SF - Forrest Tobin (fresh) PF - Richard Swan (fresh) C - Calvin Faison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 2 reb. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith hits a floater from the right side | 12-14 |
| 11:28 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison knocks in the shot from the left block | 14-14 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses the jumper from close range | 14-14 |
| 11:21 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:05 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan drills a jumper near the basket | 16-14 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Akim Zigler knocks in the shot from the left block | 16-16 |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin misses the turnaround from the left block | 16-16 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Richard Kulas hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Goodridge | 16-19 |
| 09:59 | St. Joseph's | James Horner is fouled on the floor by John Goodridge - foul #1 on John Goodridge, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Randall Dille (SG), Charles Johns (SF), Steven Tews (C) Nick Royals, James Horner, Forrest Tobin, Calvin Faison | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Raposo (C) Akim Zigler | |
| 09:43 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews travels with the ball | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Alston (PF) Richard Swan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (SG), Arthur Monroe (C) Carlos Dukes, John Goodridge | |
| 09:25 | Xavier | A charge is called on James Raposo - foul #1 on James Raposo, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (SG), Jack Laforest (SF) Lawrence Smith, Richard Kulas | |
| 09:07 | St. Joseph's | David Alston misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Jack Laforest pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 08:27 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Steven Tews is denied by James Raposo | 16-21 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman misses long on a floater in the lane | 16-21 |
| 08:09 | St. Joseph's | Steven Tews gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:03 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns misses the lay-in | 16-21 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | James Raposo grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | George Gulley picks off the pass by Arthur Monroe | 16-21 |
| 07:43 | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Gulley | 18-21 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Dille (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Johns (fairly fresh) PF - David Alston (fresh) C - Steven Tews (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwight Heideman (fresh) SF - Jack Laforest (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Raposo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Monroe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dwight Heideman and he's fouled by David Alston - foul #1 on David Alston, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Horner (PG), Forrest Tobin (SG), Carlos Robinson (SF), Richard Swan (PF) George Gulley, Randall Dille, Charles Johns, David Alston | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), Akim Zigler (C) Eduardo Sanchez, Dwight Heideman, Jack Laforest, James Raposo | |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:03 | St. Joseph's | Forrest Tobin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 07:01 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan can't tip it in | 18-24 |
| 07:00 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Forrest Tobin | 18-24 |
| 06:34 | St. Joseph's | James Horner can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lawrence Smith - foul #1 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Goodridge (PF) Arthur Monroe | |
| 06:34 | St. Joseph's | James Horner makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:34 | St. Joseph's | James Horner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | John Goodridge scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Lawrence Smith | 20-26 |
| 05:46 | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan connects on the floater from the right block | 22-26 |
| 05:25 | Xavier | Richard Kulas hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Carlos Dukes | 22-28 |
| 05:17 | St. Joseph's | James Horner loses the ball out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG), Randall Dille (SG), Calvin Faison (C) James Horner, Carlos Robinson, Steven Tews | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:12 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns (SF) Forrest Tobin | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Raposo (C) Akim Zigler | |
| 04:50 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Calvin Faison | 24-28 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Richard Swan - foul #2 on Richard Swan, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Alston (C) Richard Swan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Jack Laforest (SF) Lawrence Smith, Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas | |
| 04:21 | Xavier | John Goodridge makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | John Goodridge makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:57 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns is fouled on the floor by Jack Laforest - foul #2 on Jack Laforest, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson (SF) David Alston | |
| Subs | Xavier | Akim Zigler (C) John Goodridge | |
| 03:57 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:57 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:57 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 03:36 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 25-30 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Akim Zigler pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - George Gulley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Dille (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carlos Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Johns (fresh) 1 pts. C - Calvin Faison (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwight Heideman (fresh) SF - Jack Laforest (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Raposo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | George Gulley is called for the reach on Dwight Heideman - foul #2 on George Gulley, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Swan (PF) Charles Johns | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Richard Kulas (SF) Eduardo Sanchez, Jack Laforest | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:51 | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | Randall Dille steals it from Akim Zigler | 28-32 |
| 02:33 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison is hacked by Akim Zigler - foul #1 on Akim Zigler, team foul #8 | 28-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals (PG), James Horner (SG), Forrest Tobin (SF) George Gulley, Randall Dille, Carlos Robinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG), John Goodridge (PF), Arthur Monroe (C) Dwight Heideman, James Raposo, Akim Zigler | |
| 02:33 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:33 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Richard Swan is called for the reach on Carlos Dukes - foul #3 on Richard Swan, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns (PF), David Alston (C) Richard Swan, Calvin Faison | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:10 | St. Joseph's | David Alston grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Smith - foul #2 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's | Nick Royals makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Horner - foul #1 on James Horner, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | George Gulley (PG) Nick Royals | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Jack Laforest (SF), James Raposo (C) Lawrence Smith, Richard Kulas, Arthur Monroe | |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:19 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by James Raposo - foul #2 on James Raposo, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carlos Robinson (SF) Forrest Tobin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Akim Zigler (C) James Raposo | |
| 01:19 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:19 | St. Joseph's | Charles Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Akim Zigler grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses the floater from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 00:51 | St. Joseph's | David Alston gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley loses the dribble to Eduardo Sanchez | 33-34 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Jack Laforest travels with the ball | 33-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randall Dille (SG), Calvin Faison (PF), Steven Tews (C) James Horner, Charles Johns, David Alston | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Richard Kulas (SF), James Raposo (PF) Carlos Dukes, Jack Laforest, John Goodridge | |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's | George Gulley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Faison tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-34 |