| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Joseph Kennell (fresh) SG - Erik Harrington (fresh) SF - Andrew Friedman (fresh) PF - Jay Patterson (fresh) C - Gregory Garceau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Littles (fresh) SG - Robin Chung (fresh) SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) PF - Russell Heng (fresh) C - Vincent Kimball (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton 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) | |
| 19:49 | Princeton | Jay Patterson travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau misses the turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vincent Kimball | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Robin Chung misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Princeton | Jay Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Erik Harrington | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | The short jumper by Russell Heng is denied by Gregory Garceau | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Princeton | Jonathan Woods steals the ball from Andrew Friedman | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Robin Chung banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Woods | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Vincent Kimball - foul #1 on Vincent Kimball, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nelson Johnson (PG), Brian Tran (SF), Dennis Valentine (PF) Joseph Kennell, Andrew Friedman, Jay Patterson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:37 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Russell Heng pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Robert Littles is blocked by Dennis Valentine | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:57 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Nelson Johnson | 4-2 |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Russell Heng drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Littles and he's hacked by Dennis Valentine - foul #1 on Dennis Valentine, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Princeton | James Breckenstein (SG), Austin Tristan (C) Erik Harrington, Gregory Garceau | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Mitchell (PG), James Peterson (SG), David Singh (C) Robert Littles, Robin Chung, Vincent Kimball | |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Russell Heng makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:14 | Princeton | Austin Tristan misses the jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Russell Heng knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from David Mitchell | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Breckenstein (fresh) SF - Brian Tran (fresh) PF - Dennis Valentine (fresh) C - Austin Tristan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Peterson (fresh) SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) PF - Russell Heng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - David Singh (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Princeton | Brian Tran buries a floater from the free throw line | 6-7 |
| 15:27 | Xavier | Russell Heng misses the driving attempt in the lane | 6-7 |
| 15:25 | Princeton | Brian Tran snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:20 | Princeton | Nelson Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Breckenstein | 9-7 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | David Singh misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-7 |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Russell Heng misses the tip | 9-7 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | David Singh tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| 14:39 | Princeton | James Breckenstein misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | David Mitchell snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Austin Tristan is called for the reach on David Singh - foul #1 on Austin Tristan, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Princeton | Joseph Kennell (PG), Erik Harrington (SG), Andrew Friedman (SF), Jay Patterson (PF), Gregory Garceau (C) Nelson Johnson, James Breckenstein, Brian Tran, Dennis Valentine, Austin Tristan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Littles (PG), Robin Chung (SG), Scott Middlebrook (PF), Vincent Kimball (C) James Peterson, Jonathan Woods, Russell Heng, David Singh | |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Robert Littles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-9 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball tips it back up and in | 9-11 |
| 14:06 | Princeton | Joseph Kennell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 14:04 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau gets the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:47 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau misses the floater from close range | 9-11 |
| 13:45 | Princeton | Joseph Kennell pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:32 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau misses short on a floater from the left block | 9-11 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | David Mitchell can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Friedman - foul #1 on Andrew Friedman, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | David Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | David Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:27 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 13:04 | Princeton | Jay Patterson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:03 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:50 | Princeton | Jay Patterson scores on a floater from the right block set up by Joseph Kennell | 11-12 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Robin Chung comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:38 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:34 | Princeton | Joseph Kennell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 12:33 | Princeton | Jay Patterson snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:18 | Princeton | Jay Patterson travels with the ball | 11-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nelson Johnson (PG), Dennis Valentine (PF) Joseph Kennell, Jay Patterson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jonathan Woods (SF), David Singh (PF) David Mitchell, Scott Middlebrook | |
| 11:55 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods misses the turnaround near the basket | 11-12 |
| 11:54 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Andrew Friedman | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Harrington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Friedman (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Valentine (fresh) C - Gregory Garceau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Littles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robin Chung (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) PF - David Singh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Kimball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by David Singh - foul #1 on David Singh, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | James Breckenstein (SG), Brian Tran (SF) Erik Harrington, Andrew Friedman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), James Peterson (SG), Berdy Zebel (C) Robert Littles, Robin Chung, Vincent Kimball | |
| 11:36 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:36 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | David Singh grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | David Singh comes up short on the shot from the right side | 12-12 |
| 11:22 | Princeton | Dennis Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:06 | Princeton | Brian Tran comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 12-12 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | James Peterson pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Sarris and he's fouled by Gregory Garceau - foul #1 on Gregory Garceau, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Princeton | Joseph Kennell (PG), Jay Patterson (PF), Austin Tristan (C) James Breckenstein, Dennis Valentine, Gregory Garceau | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel makes the free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:48 | Princeton | Jay Patterson misses the 3 from straight away | 12-15 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | David Singh drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Jonathan Woods and the foul's on Nelson Johnson - foul #1 on Nelson Johnson, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Princeton | Erik Harrington (SG) Nelson Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (SG), Russell Heng (PF) James Peterson, Berdy Zebel | |
| 10:29 | Xavier | David Singh misses the free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:29 | Princeton | Jay Patterson pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:17 | Princeton | Erik Harrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Littles (PG), Berdy Zebel (C) Norman Sarris, David Singh | |
| 09:48 | Xavier | Russell Heng buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Robin Chung | 12-19 |
| 09:29 | Princeton | Brian Tran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nelson Johnson (PG), Andrew Friedman (SF), Dennis Valentine (PF) Joseph Kennell, Brian Tran, Jay Patterson | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Mitchell (SF), Scott Middlebrook (PF), Vincent Kimball (C) Jonathan Woods, Russell Heng, Berdy Zebel | |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Robin Chung makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by David Mitchell | 12-21 |
| 08:55 | Princeton | Austin Tristan knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Erik Harrington | 15-21 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Robert Littles's pass is intercepted by Erik Harrington in the backcourt | 15-21 |
| 08:41 | Princeton | Scott Middlebrook steals it from Andrew Friedman | 15-21 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Andrew Friedman is called for the reach on Robert Littles - foul #2 on Andrew Friedman, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Princeton | James Breckenstein (SG), Brian Tran (SF), Gregory Garceau (C) Erik Harrington, Andrew Friedman, Austin Tristan | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Peterson (SG), Jonathan Woods (SF), Russell Heng (PF) Robert Littles, Robin Chung, Scott Middlebrook | |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball loses the dribble to James Breckenstein | 15-21 |
| 07:58 | Princeton | Brian Tran buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Breckenstein | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Breckenstein (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Tran (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Valentine (fresh) C - Gregory Garceau (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Mitchell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Peterson (fresh) SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell Heng (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Kimball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Nelson Johnson is called for the reach on Jonathan Woods - foul #2 on Nelson Johnson, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Princeton | Joseph Kennell (PG), Jay Patterson (PF) Nelson Johnson, Dennis Valentine | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:23 | Princeton | Russell Heng swats the short shot by Jay Patterson | 17-23 |
| 07:21 | Princeton | Jay Patterson tips it in | 19-23 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball misses the floater from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 07:03 | Princeton | Joseph Kennell pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:55 | Princeton | Brian Tran is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brian Tran, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Princeton | Erik Harrington (SG) James Breckenstein | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Littles (PG), David Singh (PF), Berdy Zebel (C) David Mitchell, Russell Heng, Vincent Kimball | |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel is fouled on the floor by Erik Harrington - foul #1 on Erik Harrington, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (SG) James Peterson | |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:41 | Princeton | Jay Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:22 | Princeton | Brian Tran is hacked by Jonathan Woods - foul #1 on Jonathan Woods, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Princeton | Dennis Valentine (PF) Jay Patterson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:17 | Princeton | Dennis Valentine lays it in on a great pass from Erik Harrington | 21-24 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 05:57 | Princeton | Erik Harrington snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 05:42 | Princeton | Robin Chung is called for the reach on Erik Harrington - foul #1 on Robin Chung, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Princeton | Andrew Menke (PG), James Breckenstein (SF), Austin Tristan (C) Joseph Kennell, Brian Tran, Gregory Garceau | |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), James Peterson (SF) Robert Littles, Jonathan Woods | |
| 05:23 | Princeton | Andrew Menke misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 05:21 | Princeton | Erik Harrington gets the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:08 | Princeton | Erik Harrington is fouled on the floor by David Singh - foul #2 on David Singh, team foul #5 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Princeton | Nelson Rodgers (SG) Erik Harrington | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Mitchell (SG), Russell Heng (PF), Vincent Kimball (C) Robin Chung, David Singh, Berdy Zebel | |
| 05:01 | Princeton | Dennis Valentine misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Vincent Kimball - foul #2 on Vincent Kimball, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Princeton | Jay Patterson (PF) Andrew Menke | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook (SF) Vincent Kimball | |
| 05:01 | Princeton | Dennis Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:01 | Princeton | Dennis Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:45 | Xavier | Norman Sarris misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Russell Heng tips it in | 22-26 |
| 04:19 | Princeton | David Mitchell steals it from James Breckenstein | 22-26 |
| 04:16 | Xavier | David Mitchell banks in the layup | 22-28 |
| 03:56 | Princeton | The short jumper by Dennis Valentine is denied by Russell Heng | 22-28 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | James Peterson grabs the board | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - James Breckenstein (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nelson Rodgers (fresh) SF - Dennis Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Austin Tristan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Norman Sarris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Middlebrook (fresh) PF - Russell Heng (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Peterson (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Scott Middlebrook knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Sarris | 22-30 |
| 03:17 | Princeton | James Breckenstein is hacked by James Peterson - foul #1 on James Peterson, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Princeton | Erik Harrington (SG), Andrew Friedman (SF), Brian Tran (PF), Gregory Garceau (C) Nelson Rodgers, Dennis Valentine, Jay Patterson, Austin Tristan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Littles (PG), Robin Chung (SG), Jonathan Woods (SF), David Singh (PF), Vincent Kimball (C) Norman Sarris, David Mitchell, Scott Middlebrook, Russell Heng, James Peterson | |
| 03:17 | Princeton | James Breckenstein makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:17 | Princeton | James Breckenstein misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | David Singh grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Robin Chung makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Littles | 23-32 |
| 02:47 | Princeton | James Breckenstein buries a floater from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 02:23 | Princeton | Andrew Friedman pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 01:59 | Princeton | Andrew Friedman misses long on a floater from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Andrew Friedman steals it from David Singh | 25-32 |
| 01:23 | Princeton | James Breckenstein can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Erik Harrington takes the ball from Robert Littles | 25-32 |
| 00:47 | Princeton | Gregory Garceau makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by James Breckenstein | 27-32 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Robin Chung scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Robert Littles | 27-34 |
| 00:04 | Princeton | Vincent Kimball steals the ball from Erik Harrington | 27-34 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball misses short on a halfcourt shot | 27-34 |