| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dave Griswold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Baran Wronski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Ahlers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Lee (fresh) SG - Raymond Russell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Butkovich (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ehret (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Scott Johnson inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Dave Griswold hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 19:37 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:22 | St. Joseph's | Scott Johnson blocks the short jumper by Robert Ehret | 37-36 |
| 19:20 | St. Joseph's | Jared Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:05 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Smith | 37-36 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Mark Ahlers grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Brandon Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 18:24 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Raymond Russell | 37-39 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Harold Butkovich denies the turnaround by Scott Johnson | 37-39 |
| 18:06 | St. Joseph's | Jared Morris gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:01 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-39 |
| 18:00 | Xavier | Mark Ahlers pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:31 | Xavier | Scott Johnson double dribbles | 37-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tommy John (PF) Mark Ahlers | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones (PG), Mike Shenk (PF) William Lee, Jared Morris | |
| 17:11 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich is whistled for a carry | 37-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Holleb Pospisil (PG), Paul Stevens (SG), Ndale Azim (C) Dave Griswold, Baran Wronski, Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Allen Flowers (SG), David Fuller (SF), Brian Robinson (C) Raymond Russell, Harold Butkovich, Robert Ehret | |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Holleb Pospisil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 16:52 | St. Joseph's | Allen Flowers gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:48 | St. Joseph's | David Fuller is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Fuller, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Echols (SF) Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Brian Robinson steals the ball from Clifford Echols | 37-39 |
| 16:12 | St. Joseph's | Allen Flowers connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Irvin Jones | 37-41 |
| 15:52 | Xavier | Ndale Azim blows the dunk | 37-41 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Holleb Pospisil tips it home | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Holleb Pospisil (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Stevens (fresh) SF - Clifford Echols (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy John (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ndale Azim (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Irvin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mike Shenk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones's pass is intercepted by Clifford Echols | 39-41 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Paul Stevens misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 15:23 | St. Joseph's | Brian Robinson snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 15:11 | St. Joseph's | David Fuller's floater is tipped away by Tommy John | 39-41 |
| 15:10 | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 14:59 | St. Joseph's | Brian Robinson is whistled for traveling | 39-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (PG), Baran Wronski (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Mark Ahlers (PF), Brandon Smith (C) Holleb Pospisil, Paul Stevens, Clifford Echols, Tommy John, Ndale Azim | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Lee (PG), Raymond Russell (SG), Harold Butkovich (SF), Jared Morris (PF), Robert Ehret (C) Irvin Jones, Allen Flowers, David Fuller, Mike Shenk, Brian Robinson | |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Dave Griswold buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Johnson and he's hacked by Jared Morris - foul #2 on Jared Morris, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Dave Griswold makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:33 | St. Joseph's | William Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Scott Johnson | 42-41 |
| 14:15 | Xavier | Jared Morris steals it from Mark Ahlers | 42-41 |
| 13:59 | St. Joseph's | William Lee makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Butkovich | 42-44 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | Mark Ahlers hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Baran Wronski | 44-44 |
| 13:26 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Harold Butkovich | 44-47 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Dave Griswold can't connect on a jumper from close range | 44-47 |
| 13:08 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Jared Morris | 44-47 |
| 12:59 | St. Joseph's | William Lee misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 12:58 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret tips it home | 44-49 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Dave Griswold hits a 3 from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Baran Wronski takes the ball from Raymond Russell | 47-49 |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Baran Wronski hits the finger roll | 49-49 |
| 11:54 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Dave Griswold - foul #1 on Dave Griswold, team foul #1 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Holleb Pospisil (PG), Paul Stevens (SG), Clifford Echols (SF), Tommy John (PF), Ndale Azim (C) Dave Griswold, Baran Wronski, Scott Johnson, Mark Ahlers, Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones (PG), Allen Flowers (SG), David Fuller (SF), Mike Shenk (PF) William Lee, Raymond Russell, Harold Butkovich, Jared Morris | |
| 11:54 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:54 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:54 | St. Joseph's | Mike Shenk grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 11:33 | St. Joseph's | Paul Stevens steals the ball from Allen Flowers | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Holleb Pospisil (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Stevens (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Clifford Echols (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy John (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ndale Azim (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Irvin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mike Shenk (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Ehret (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Irvin Jones is called for the reach on Paul Stevens - foul #2 on Irvin Jones, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Robinson (C) Robert Ehret | |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Paul Stevens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 10:59 | St. Joseph's | Mike Shenk snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 10:55 | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Shenk | 49-53 |
| 10:32 | Xavier | Irvin Jones picks off the pass by Holleb Pospisil | 49-53 |
| 10:05 | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Allen Flowers | 49-56 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Paul Stevens is hacked by Irvin Jones - foul #3 on Irvin Jones, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (PG), Baran Wronski (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Mark Ahlers (PF), Brandon Smith (C) Holleb Pospisil, Paul Stevens, Clifford Echols, Tommy John, Ndale Azim | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Lee (PG), Raymond Russell (SG), Harold Butkovich (SF) Irvin Jones, Allen Flowers, David Fuller | |
| 09:54 | Xavier | Baran Wronski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Mark Ahlers tips it home | 51-56 |
| 09:34 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Mike Shenk | 51-59 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Baran Wronski scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Johnson | 53-59 |
| 08:47 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jared Morris (PF), Robert Ehret (C) Mike Shenk, Brian Robinson | |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Baran Wronski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 08:29 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 08:10 | St. Joseph's | Scott Johnson is called for the reach on Harold Butkovich - foul #2 on Scott Johnson, team foul #2 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones (PG) William Lee | |
| 08:00 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell is hacked by Mark Ahlers - foul #2 on Mark Ahlers, team foul #3 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tommy John (PF) Mark Ahlers | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 07:48 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell is hacked by Baran Wronski - foul #3 on Baran Wronski, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ndale Azim (C) Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 07:29 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-59 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Baran Wronski | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dave Griswold (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Baran Wronski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tommy John (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ndale Azim (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Irvin Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Butkovich (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Ehret (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Baran Wronski's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Ehret | 53-59 |
| 07:18 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Jared Morris | 53-59 |
| 07:12 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Holleb Pospisil (PG), Paul Stevens (SG), Clifford Echols (SF) Dave Griswold, Baran Wronski, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Allen Flowers (SG) Raymond Russell | |
| 06:54 | Xavier | Holleb Pospisil drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Paul Stevens | 55-59 |
| 06:48 | St. Joseph's | Paul Stevens steals it from Irvin Jones in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Paul Stevens hits the finger roll | 57-59 |
| 06:32 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Clifford Echols - foul #1 on Clifford Echols, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Ahlers (PF), Brandon Smith (C) Tommy John, Ndale Azim | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Lee (PG), Mike Shenk (PF) Irvin Jones, Jared Morris | |
| 06:32 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:32 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Mark Ahlers grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | Mark Ahlers can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Allen Flowers - foul #1 on Allen Flowers, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Johnson (SF) Clifford Echols | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Fuller (SF) Harold Butkovich | |
| 06:22 | Xavier | Mark Ahlers misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | Mark Ahlers makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:53 | St. Joseph's | Allen Flowers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 05:51 | St. Joseph's | Mike Shenk hits the follow up shot | 58-62 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Robert Ehret swats the dunk try by Mark Ahlers | 58-62 |
| 05:33 | St. Joseph's | Mike Shenk snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 05:17 | St. Joseph's | Allen Flowers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Lee | 58-65 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (PG), Baran Wronski (SG) Holleb Pospisil, Paul Stevens | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell (SG), Harold Butkovich (SF), Jared Morris (PF) Allen Flowers, David Fuller, Mike Shenk | |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Dave Griswold can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Scott Johnson tips it home | 60-65 |
| 04:46 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott Johnson - foul #3 on Scott Johnson, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| 04:46 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:46 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Mark Ahlers grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | Baran Wronski clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-65 |
| 04:31 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 04:26 | St. Joseph's | Dave Griswold steals it from William Lee | 60-65 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Brandon Smith's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Ehret | 60-65 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Baran Wronski grabs the offensive board | 60-65 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Dave Griswold is hacked by Harold Butkovich - foul #2 on Harold Butkovich, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Mark Ahlers makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 03:17 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-65 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Mark Ahlers grabs the board | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dave Griswold (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Baran Wronski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Ahlers (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Brandon Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Butkovich (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Ehret (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Xavier | Dave Griswold scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 02:54 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell is hacked by Baran Wronski - foul #4 on Baran Wronski, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tommy John (PF), Ndale Azim (C) Mark Ahlers, Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones (PG), Mike Shenk (PF), Brian Robinson (C) William Lee, Jared Morris, Robert Ehret | |
| 02:54 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:54 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Ahlers (PF), Brandon Smith (C) Tommy John, Ndale Azim | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jared Morris (PF), Robert Ehret (C) Mike Shenk, Brian Robinson | |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Robert Ehret swats the short shot by Mark Ahlers | 65-67 |
| 02:35 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Ehret | 65-67 |
| 02:18 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Butkovich | 65-69 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Brandon Smith's pass is intercepted by Harold Butkovich | 65-69 |
| 01:44 | St. Joseph's | Harold Butkovich misses the easy layup | 65-69 |
| 01:43 | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones snags the offensive board | 65-69 |
| 01:26 | St. Joseph's | Scott Johnson steals it from Irvin Jones | 65-69 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | Dave Griswold lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Johnson | 67-69 |
| 01:10 | St. Joseph's | Irvin Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-69 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Mark Ahlers pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Robert Ehret steals it from Scott Johnson | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Russell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Irvin Jones | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Baran Wronski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-71 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret is fouled in the backcourt by Dave Griswold - foul #2 on Dave Griswold, team foul #8 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Lee (PG), Allen Flowers (SF) Irvin Jones, Harold Butkovich | |
| 00:14 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:14 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Dave Griswold misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-73 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Ehret | 67-73 |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret is fouled in the backcourt by Baran Wronski - foul #5 on Baran Wronski, team foul #9 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Holleb Pospisil (SG) Baran Wronski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | Robert Ehret misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Brandon Smith gets the rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Brandon Smith can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 67-73 |