| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Kirklin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Danny Davison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Thompson (fresh) PF - Terrence Granberry (fresh) C - Daniel Ivory (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez inbounds the ball | 22-21 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith hits a 3 from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 19:22 | San Diego State | Danny Davison buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | John Goodridge lays it in | 27-24 |
| 18:54 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-24 |
| 18:53 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson tips it back up and in | 27-26 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | Akim Zigler's fadeaway is rejected by Terrence Granberry | 27-26 |
| 18:39 | San Diego State | Danny Davison pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:17 | San Diego State | Danny Davison hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Ivory | 27-28 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez is fouled on the floor by Larry Thompson - foul #1 on Larry Thompson, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Terrence Granberry steps in front of the John Goodridge pass | 27-28 |
| 17:30 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory blows the layup but he's fouled by Akim Zigler - foul #2 on Akim Zigler, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 17:30 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:30 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Danny Davison - foul #3 on Danny Davison, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori (PG) Danny Davison | |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:02 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrence Granberry | 29-33 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Akim Zigler knocks in the floater in the paint | 31-33 |
| 16:46 | San Diego State | Harold Kirklin picks off the pass by Larry Thompson | 31-33 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | John Goodridge can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terrence Granberry - foul #2 on Terrence Granberry, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Jack Laforest (SF), James Raposo (C) Lawrence Smith, Harold Kirklin, Eduardo Sanchez, Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman (SF), Virgil Truman (PF) Larry Thompson, Terrence Granberry | |
| 16:31 | Xavier | John Goodridge makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | John Goodridge makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:08 | San Diego State | Virgil Truman misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 15:46 | San Diego State | Virgil Truman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffrey Boulanger (fresh) SG - Dwight Heideman (fresh) SF - Jack Laforest (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Goodridge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Raposo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Kristopher Sartori (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clayton Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Cushman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgil Truman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Ivory (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori travels with the ball | 33-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Harold Kirklin (SG), Arthur Monroe (C) Jeffrey Boulanger, Dwight Heideman, John Goodridge | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Danny Davison (PG), Larry Thompson (SF), Terrence Granberry (PF) Clayton Thomas, Virgil Truman, Daniel Ivory | |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe travels with the ball | 33-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (SF) Jack Laforest | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 15:09 | San Diego State | Danny Davison is hacked by Lawrence Smith - foul #3 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 14:54 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson is fouled on the floor by Eduardo Sanchez - foul #3 on Eduardo Sanchez, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Akim Zigler (C) Arthur Monroe | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 14:44 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Kristopher Sartori | 33-35 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Akim Zigler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 14:24 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Terrence Granberry | 33-35 |
| 14:05 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry is called for traveling | 33-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas (SG), Daniel Ivory (C) Kristopher Sartori, Ronald Cushman | |
| 13:44 | Xavier | The jumper by James Raposo is denied by Terrence Granberry | 33-35 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | James Raposo gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Akim Zigler lays it in on a great pass from James Raposo | 35-35 |
| 13:33 | San Diego State | Danny Davison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), John Goodridge (PF) Lawrence Smith, Harold Kirklin, James Raposo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Brevitz (SF), Virgil Truman (PF) Larry Thompson, Terrence Granberry | |
| 13:23 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Clayton Thomas - foul #3 on Clayton Thomas, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Laforest (SF) Eduardo Sanchez | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 13:23 | Xavier | John Goodridge makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 13:23 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:08 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory misses the driving attempt from the left block | 36-35 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | John Goodridge knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Akim Zigler | 38-35 |
| 12:21 | San Diego State | The short jumper by Daniel Ivory is denied by Jack Laforest | 38-35 |
| 12:20 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | John Goodridge scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Boulanger | 40-37 |
| 11:30 | San Diego State | Keith Brevitz misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-37 |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Jack Laforest grabs the board | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffrey Boulanger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwight Heideman (fresh) SF - Jack Laforest (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Akim Zigler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Danny Davison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clayton Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Keith Brevitz (fresh) PF - Virgil Truman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Ivory (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman drills a 3 from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 10:46 | San Diego State | Virgil Truman is hacked by John Goodridge - foul #1 on John Goodridge, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Harold Kirklin (SG), Eduardo Sanchez (SF), James Raposo (PF), Arthur Monroe (C) Jeffrey Boulanger, Dwight Heideman, Jack Laforest, John Goodridge, Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori (PG), Charles Lamothe (SG), Larry Thompson (SF), Terrence Granberry (PF), Ronald Cushman (C) Danny Davison, Clayton Thomas, Keith Brevitz, Virgil Truman, Daniel Ivory | |
| 10:36 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 10:35 | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:24 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman can't connect on a shot from the left side | 43-37 |
| 10:23 | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 09:50 | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori clanks a jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 09:48 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Harold Kirklin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 09:09 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Harold Kirklin - foul #2 on Harold Kirklin, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Goodridge (PF) Arthur Monroe | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas (SG), Daniel Ivory (C) Charles Lamothe, Ronald Cushman | |
| 09:09 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:09 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Harold Kirklin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 08:52 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:34 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory drills a floater from the baseline set up by Clayton Thomas | 48-45 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Harold Kirklin drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Smith | 50-45 |
| 08:04 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Harold Kirklin - foul #3 on Harold Kirklin, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Danny Davison (PG) Kristopher Sartori | |
| 08:04 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:04 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Harold Kirklin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 07:34 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:10 | San Diego State | Danny Davison misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 07:09 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Kirklin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eduardo Sanchez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Goodridge (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Raposo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Danny Davison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clayton Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terrence Granberry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Ivory (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 06:48 | San Diego State | Danny Davison grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 06:43 | San Diego State | Danny Davison throws it down set up by Clayton Thomas | 50-49 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Clayton Thomas steps in front of the Lawrence Smith pass | 50-49 |
| 06:10 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Ivory | 50-51 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | James Raposo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Jack Laforest (SF), Arthur Monroe (PF), Akim Zigler (C) Lawrence Smith, Harold Kirklin, Eduardo Sanchez, John Goodridge, James Raposo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman (SF), Virgil Truman (PF) Larry Thompson, Terrence Granberry | |
| 05:34 | San Diego State | Danny Davison misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Jack Laforest can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 05:17 | San Diego State | Virgil Truman pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:58 | San Diego State | Virgil Truman clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Boulanger - foul #1 on Jeffrey Boulanger, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori (PG), Charles Lamothe (SG), Shawn Stout (C) Danny Davison, Clayton Thomas, Daniel Ivory | |
| 04:58 | San Diego State | Virgil Truman makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:58 | San Diego State | Virgil Truman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Akim Zigler hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 04:31 | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | Akim Zigler drills a jumper from the left block set up by Dwight Heideman | 54-55 |
| 03:58 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman misses badly on a shot in the paint | 54-55 |
| 03:57 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman hits the follow up shot | 54-57 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Jack Laforest hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Dwight Heideman | 56-57 |
| 03:21 | San Diego State | Akim Zigler denies the turnaround by Virgil Truman | 56-57 |
| 03:20 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 03:20 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Harold Kirklin (SG), Eduardo Sanchez (SF), John Goodridge (PF) Jeffrey Boulanger, Dwight Heideman, Jack Laforest, Arthur Monroe | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Danny Davison (PG), Clayton Thomas (SG), Larry Thompson (SF), Terrence Granberry (PF), Daniel Ivory (C) Kristopher Sartori, Charles Lamothe, Ronald Cushman, Virgil Truman, Shawn Stout | |
| 03:09 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry misses the easy layup | 56-57 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Akim Zigler gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Kirklin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Danny Davison (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clayton Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terrence Granberry (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Ivory (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 02:47 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 02:34 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Akim Zigler | 56-57 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Akim Zigler misses the tip | 56-57 |
| 02:12 | San Diego State | Danny Davison snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 01:58 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Harold Kirklin - foul #4 on Harold Kirklin, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| 01:58 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:58 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 01:41 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 01:23 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Harold Kirklin - foul #5 on Harold Kirklin, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (SG) Harold Kirklin | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 01:23 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:23 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:23 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Ivory | 56-60 |
| 01:11 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 01:09 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory tips it back up and in | 56-62 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Akim Zigler is hacked by Clayton Thomas - foul #4 on Clayton Thomas, team foul #5 | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Xavier | John Goodridge is whistled for traveling | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson is hacked by Dwight Heideman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dwight Heideman, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| 00:45 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:45 | San Diego State | Larry Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Akim Zigler grabs the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Larry Thompson takes the ball from Dwight Heideman | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas is hacked by Dwight Heideman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dwight Heideman, team foul #11 | 56-64 |
| 00:31 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:31 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 56-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger (PG), Jack Laforest (SF), James Raposo (PF), Arthur Monroe (C) Lawrence Smith, Eduardo Sanchez, John Goodridge, Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe (PG), Kristopher Sartori (SG), Keith Brevitz (SF), Ronald Cushman (PF), Shawn Stout (C) Danny Davison, Clayton Thomas, Larry Thompson, Terrence Granberry, Daniel Ivory | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Charles Lamothe runs out the clock | 56-66 |