| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Marlin Dyer (fresh) SG - Wayne Percival (fresh) SF - Tom Rice (fresh) PF - Patrick Hairston (fresh) C - James Inge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eugene Piercy (fresh) SG - Alejandro Rodriquez (fresh) SF - Gerald Belmonte (fresh) PF - Alvin Sykes (fresh) C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes is fouled on the floor by Patrick Hairston - foul #1 on Patrick Hairston, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tom Rice - foul #1 on Tom Rice, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:01 | Pepperdine | Tom Rice's floater is tipped away by Alvin Sykes | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Alejandro Rodriquez | 0-1 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte blows the wide open layup | 0-1 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty drills a jumper from the right block | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:43 | Xavier | Patrick Hairston picks off the pass by Eugene Piercy | 0-3 |
| 17:30 | Pepperdine | Patrick Hairston's floater is tipped away by Edward Fogarty | 0-3 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte's fadeaway is rejected by James Inge | 0-3 |
| 17:12 | Pepperdine | James Inge gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:51 | Pepperdine | James Inge misses short on a floater from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 16:50 | Pepperdine | James Inge pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:34 | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 16:33 | Pepperdine | Tom Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:28 | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Hairston | 3-3 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes is fouled on the floor by Marlin Dyer - foul #1 on Marlin Dyer, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kevin Brinkley (PG), Lonnie Powell (SG), Leonard Joslyn (PF), Howard Faber (C) Marlin Dyer, Wayne Percival, Patrick Hairston, James Inge | |
| Subs | Xavier | Henry Morrow (PG), Dale Hill (SG), Charles Peterson (SF), Ryan Capozzi (PF), Alan Magness (C) Eugene Piercy, Alejandro Rodriquez, Gerald Belmonte, Alvin Sykes, Edward Fogarty | |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Alan Magness misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Howard Faber - foul #1 on Howard Faber, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Alan Magness misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Alan Magness misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:57 | Pepperdine | Howard Faber grabs the board | 3-3 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kevin Brinkley (fresh) SG - Lonnie Powell (fresh) SF - Tom Rice (fresh) PF - Leonard Joslyn (fresh) C - Howard Faber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Henry Morrow (fresh) SG - Dale Hill (fresh) SF - Alan Magness (fresh) PF - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) C - Charles Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Pepperdine | Howard Faber lays it up and in and he's fouled by Ryan Capozzi - foul #1 on Ryan Capozzi, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 15:40 | Pepperdine | Howard Faber misses the free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Charles Peterson gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Alan Magness is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Moses (SF) Tom Rice | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:22 | Pepperdine | Lonnie Powell buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 15:19 | Xavier | Henry Morrow is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Brinkley - foul #1 on Kevin Brinkley, team foul #5 | 7-3 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Charles Peterson misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Howard Faber - foul #2 on Howard Faber, team foul #6 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeff Richardson (C) Howard Faber | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG) Alan Magness | |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Charles Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Charles Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:47 | Pepperdine | Lonnie Powell is fouled on the floor by Henry Morrow - foul #1 on Henry Morrow, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival (SG), Tom Rice (SF), Patrick Hairston (PF) Lonnie Powell, James Moses, Jeff Richardson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte (SF), Alvin Sykes (PF), Edward Fogarty (C) Henry Morrow, Charles Peterson, Ryan Capozzi | |
| 14:41 | Pepperdine | Tom Rice hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Percival | 9-5 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-5 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes tips it in | 9-7 |
| 14:03 | Pepperdine | Patrick Hairston's pass is intercepted by Eugene Piercy | 9-7 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-7 |
| 13:40 | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 13:27 | Pepperdine | Leonard Joslyn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-7 |
| 13:25 | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival hits the follow up shot | 11-7 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Joslyn - foul #1 on Leonard Joslyn, team foul #7 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Marlin Dyer (PG), Lonnie Powell (SG), James Moses (SF), James Inge (C) Kevin Brinkley, Wayne Percival, Tom Rice, Leonard Joslyn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez (SG), Charles Peterson (SF), Ryan Capozzi (PF), Alan Magness (C) Dale Hill, Gerald Belmonte, Alvin Sykes, Edward Fogarty | |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Eugene Piercy makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:05 | Pepperdine | James Inge loses the ball out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Henry Morrow (PG) Eugene Piercy | |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Charles Peterson makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Alejandro Rodriquez | 11-11 |
| 12:33 | Pepperdine | Patrick Hairston clanks a jump hook in the lane | 11-11 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ryan Capozzi | 11-11 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Henry Morrow | 11-13 |
| 11:57 | Pepperdine | James Moses misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Peterson - foul #1 on Charles Peterson, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival (SG), Tom Rice (SF), Jeff Richardson (C) Marlin Dyer, Lonnie Powell, James Inge | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte (SF), Alvin Sykes (PF), Edward Fogarty (C) Charles Peterson, Ryan Capozzi, Alan Magness | |
| 11:57 | Pepperdine | James Moses makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:57 | Pepperdine | James Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - James Moses (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Percival (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Rice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Hairston (fairly fresh) C - Jeff Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Henry Morrow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alejandro Rodriquez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Belmonte (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alvin Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Fogarty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Xavier | Patrick Hairston steals the ball from Henry Morrow in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 11:48 | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 11:47 | Pepperdine | James Moses snags the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 11:35 | Pepperdine | Patrick Hairston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Marlin Dyer (PG) James Moses | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG) Alejandro Rodriquez | |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Eugene Piercy | 13-15 |
| 11:02 | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Eugene Piercy | 16-17 |
| 10:24 | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival lays it in on a nice dish by Tom Rice | 18-17 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 10:06 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Jeff Richardson | 18-17 |
| 09:39 | Pepperdine | Tom Rice blows the layup | 18-17 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Henry Morrow snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Henry Morrow scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Belmonte | 18-20 |
| 09:00 | Pepperdine | Edward Fogarty steps in front of the Patrick Hairston pass | 18-20 |
| 08:55 | Xavier | Marlin Dyer picks off the pass by Henry Morrow in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 08:44 | Pepperdine | Patrick Hairston connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jeff Richardson and he's fouled by Eugene Piercy - foul #1 on Eugene Piercy, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kevin Brinkley (PG), Lonnie Powell (SG), James Moses (SF), James Inge (C) Marlin Dyer, Wayne Percival, Tom Rice, Jeff Richardson | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Stanley (PG), Alejandro Rodriquez (SG), Dale Hill (SF), Ryan Capozzi (PF), Charles Peterson (C) Eugene Piercy, Henry Morrow, Gerald Belmonte, Alvin Sykes, Edward Fogarty | |
| 08:44 | Pepperdine | Patrick Hairston makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | Dale Hill is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Capozzi | 21-23 |
| 08:10 | Pepperdine | Kevin Brinkley buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | James Moses is called for the reach on James Stanley in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Moses, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Leonard Joslyn (PF) Patrick Hairston | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:06 | Xavier | James Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Peterson | 23-23 |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez is called for a charge - foul #1 on Alejandro Rodriquez, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kevin Brinkley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lonnie Powell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Moses (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Joslyn (fresh) C - James Inge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Stanley (fresh) SG - Alejandro Rodriquez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Pepperdine | James Inge misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Peterson - foul #2 on Charles Peterson, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Magness (C) Charles Peterson | |
| 07:42 | Pepperdine | James Inge makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:42 | Pepperdine | James Inge misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Dale Hill is hacked by James Moses - foul #2 on James Moses, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival (SG), Tom Rice (SF) Lonnie Powell, James Moses | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Dale Hill makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Dale Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:36 | Pepperdine | Tom Rice snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 07:24 | Pepperdine | Ryan Capozzi is called for the reach on Tom Rice - foul #2 on Ryan Capozzi, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG), Alvin Sykes (PF) James Stanley, Ryan Capozzi | |
| 07:24 | Pepperdine | Tom Rice makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:24 | Pepperdine | Tom Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Alan Magness misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-24 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes hits the follow up shot | 26-26 |
| 06:43 | Pepperdine | Alan Magness picks off the pass by Tom Rice | 26-26 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 06:31 | Pepperdine | James Inge grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 06:11 | Pepperdine | James Inge clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 06:10 | Xavier | Dale Hill gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Dale Hill is fouled on the floor by Wayne Percival - foul #1 on Wayne Percival, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Marlin Dyer (PG), Lonnie Powell (SG), Jeff Richardson (C) Kevin Brinkley, Wayne Percival, James Inge | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Stanley (PG), Gerald Belmonte (SF), Edward Fogarty (C) Eugene Piercy, Alejandro Rodriquez, Alan Magness | |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Dale Hill misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Dale Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:05 | Pepperdine | Leonard Joslyn pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:49 | Pepperdine | James Stanley takes the ball from Leonard Joslyn | 26-26 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Dale Hill buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Alvin Sykes | 26-29 |
| 05:13 | Pepperdine | Marlin Dyer misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Tom Rice is called for the reach on James Stanley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tom Rice, team foul #11 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival (SG), Kevin Brinkley (SF) Lonnie Powell, Tom Rice | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG) Dale Hill | |
| 05:08 | Xavier | James Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | James Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:08 | Pepperdine | Jeff Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:48 | Pepperdine | Kevin Brinkley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Kevin Brinkley takes the ball from Edward Fogarty | 26-29 |
| 04:26 | Pepperdine | Marlin Dyer is hacked by Eugene Piercy - foul #2 on Eugene Piercy, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Patrick Hairston (PF), James Inge (C) Leonard Joslyn, Jeff Richardson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Henry Morrow (PG), Alejandro Rodriquez (SG), Alan Magness (PF) Eugene Piercy, James Stanley, Alvin Sykes | |
| 04:26 | Pepperdine | Marlin Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Alan Magness grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Henry Morrow loses the dribble to Marlin Dyer | 26-29 |
| 03:57 | Pepperdine | Patrick Hairston's pass is intercepted by Gerald Belmonte | 26-29 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Moses (PG), Tom Rice (SF), Howard Faber (PF) Marlin Dyer, Wayne Percival, Patrick Hairston | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Peterson (SF), Ryan Capozzi (PF) Gerald Belmonte, Edward Fogarty | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - James Moses (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Brinkley (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Tom Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Faber (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Inge (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Henry Morrow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alejandro Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Magness (fresh) | |
| 03:41 | Pepperdine | Howard Faber scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Kevin Brinkley | 29-29 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Alan Magness throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Lonnie Powell (SG) Kevin Brinkley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Piercy (PG) Henry Morrow | |
| 03:21 | Pepperdine | Charles Peterson swats the shot by Howard Faber | 29-29 |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Charles Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Alan Magness knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Ryan Capozzi | 29-31 |
| 02:46 | Pepperdine | Alejandro Rodriquez is called for the reach on Tom Rice - foul #2 on Alejandro Rodriquez, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival (SG), Jeff Richardson (C) Lonnie Powell, James Inge | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Fogarty (C) Alan Magness | |
| 02:46 | Pepperdine | Tom Rice makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:46 | Pepperdine | Tom Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:29 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty lays it up and in and the foul's on Wayne Percival - foul #2 on Wayne Percival, team foul #12 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Patrick Hairston (PF) Howard Faber | |
| Subs | Xavier | Henry Morrow (PG), Gerald Belmonte (SF) Eugene Piercy, Charles Peterson | |
| 02:29 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 02:11 | Pepperdine | Tom Rice buries a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Ryan Capozzi - foul #3 on Ryan Capozzi, team foul #10 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Marlin Dyer (PG) James Moses | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alvin Sykes (PF) Ryan Capozzi | |
| 02:11 | Pepperdine | Tom Rice misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Alvin Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Wayne Percival - foul #3 on Wayne Percival, team foul #13 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kevin Brinkley (SG), James Inge (C) Wayne Percival, Jeff Richardson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:37 | Pepperdine | Marlin Dyer can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 01:35 | Xavier | Gerald Belmonte grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Alejandro Rodriquez is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Morrow | 33-39 |
| 00:58 | Pepperdine | Kevin Brinkley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 00:56 | Pepperdine | Tom Rice snags the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 00:45 | Pepperdine | Patrick Hairston hits a shot from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Henry Morrow misses long on a shot from the right side | 35-39 |
| 00:19 | Pepperdine | Patrick Hairston gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 00:05 | Pepperdine | Alvin Sykes picks off the pass by Patrick Hairston | 35-39 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Edward Fogarty misses long on an open runner from close range | 35-39 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | James Inge pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |