| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Richardson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Gregory Duley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffery Esqueda (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Michael Hahn (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Peter Hornung (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hans Jastremski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Crabtree (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Wesson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Richardson inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Peter Hornung steals the ball from Gregory Duley | 33-35 |
| 19:36 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung hits the finger roll | 33-37 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Michael Reed misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | Michael Reed can't tip it in | 33-37 |
| 19:07 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 19:02 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Michael Reed misses the easy layup | 33-40 |
| 18:48 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to David Wesson | 33-40 |
| 18:19 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 18:17 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn hits the follow up shot | 33-42 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Michael Reed knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Smith | 35-42 |
| 17:49 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by David Wesson is blocked by Jeffery Esqueda | 35-42 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Michael Reed | 35-42 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Michael Reed is denied on a layup by Chester Crabtree | 35-42 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Michael Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Jeffery Esqueda comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by David Wesson - foul #1 on David Wesson, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Wiley (SG), Nelson Garvey (SF), Robert Speck (PF) Michael Reed, Richard Richardson, Gregory Duley | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Jeffery Esqueda makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Jeffery Esqueda makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:15 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree is hacked by Robert Speck - foul #1 on Robert Speck, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Nathaniel Spalding (C) Jeffery Esqueda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:55 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Robert Speck is hacked by David Wesson - foul #2 on David Wesson, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| 16:32 | Xavier | Robert Speck hits a wide open jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Michael Hahn - foul #1 on Michael Hahn, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Telek Zircher (SF) Hans Jastremski | |
| 16:32 | Xavier | Robert Speck misses the free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:32 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:24 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson knocks in the shot in the lane | 39-44 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Joshua Wiley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 16:02 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nelson Garvey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Speck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Spalding (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Michael Hahn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Peter Hornung (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Telek Zircher (fresh) PF - Chester Crabtree (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Wesson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:56 | Miami (OH) | Telek Zircher is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Telek Zircher, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Reed (SG) Joshua Wiley | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 15:38 | Xavier | Michael Smith is alone and drills a floater near the basket set up by Robert Speck | 41-44 |
| 15:21 | Miami (OH) | Telek Zircher dunks the ball | 41-46 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Nelson Garvey misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-46 |
| 15:01 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Telek Zircher | 41-46 |
| 14:44 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Michael Reed | 41-46 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | The short jumper by Nathaniel Spalding is denied by David Wesson | 41-46 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Michael Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Michael Smith is hacked by David Wesson - foul #3 on David Wesson, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Wiley (SG), Mike Zarkin (SF), Harry Stoner (PF), Jeffery Esqueda (C) Michael Reed, Nelson Garvey, Robert Speck, Nathaniel Spalding | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski (SF) Telek Zircher | |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Jeffery Esqueda connects on the floater from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 13:26 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 13:25 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 13:14 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Harry Stoner grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Michael Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Hahn - foul #2 on Michael Hahn, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Reed (SG), Nelson Garvey (SF), Gregory Duley (PF), Nathaniel Spalding (C) Joshua Wiley, Mike Zarkin, Harry Stoner, Jeffery Esqueda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver (PG), Telek Zircher (SG) Michael Hahn, Peter Hornung | |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:49 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:37 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver loses the dribble to Michael Smith | 44-46 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Michael Reed evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Smith and he's hacked by Telek Zircher - foul #2 on Telek Zircher, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Speck (PF), Jeffery Esqueda (C) Gregory Duley, Nathaniel Spalding | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Brian Bartley (C) David Wesson | |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Michael Reed makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:02 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 47-46 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Reed (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Garvey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Speck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Esqueda (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Matthew Weaver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Telek Zircher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hans Jastremski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Crabtree (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Bartley (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:55 | Xavier | Michael Smith is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 11:53 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Chester Crabtree | 47-46 |
| 11:45 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree clanks a runner from close range | 47-46 |
| 11:44 | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Michael Reed works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 47-48 |
| 11:25 | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:00 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Michael Reed pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:31 | Xavier | Nelson Garvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Wiley (SG), Mike Zarkin (SF), Gregory Duley (PF), Nathaniel Spalding (C) Michael Reed, Nelson Garvey, Robert Speck, Jeffery Esqueda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn (PG), Peter Hornung (SG), Pedro Perez (SF), Uros Slowinski (PF), David Wesson (C) Matthew Weaver, Telek Zircher, Hans Jastremski, Chester Crabtree, Brian Bartley | |
| 10:13 | Miami (OH) | Gregory Duley swats the short shot by Pedro Perez | 47-48 |
| 10:11 | Xavier | Joshua Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Mike Zarkin misses short on a floater from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 09:47 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 09:22 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Nathaniel Spalding grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Michael Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Gregory Duley tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 08:53 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson misses the lay-in | 49-48 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Gregory Duley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | A charge is called on Mike Zarkin - foul #1 on Mike Zarkin, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Reed (PG), Nelson Garvey (SF), Robert Speck (PF), Jeffery Esqueda (C) Michael Smith, Mike Zarkin, Gregory Duley, Nathaniel Spalding | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski (SF), Chester Crabtree (PF) Pedro Perez, Uros Slowinski | |
| 08:30 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by David Wesson is blocked by Robert Speck | 49-48 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Robert Speck grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Michael Reed travels in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Smith (PG) Joshua Wiley | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 08:09 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson hits a driving attempt from the right block | 49-50 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | The jump hook by Michael Smith is blocked by Hans Jastremski | 49-50 |
| 07:53 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Reed (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Garvey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Speck (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Esqueda (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Michael Hahn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Peter Hornung (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hans Jastremski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Crabtree (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Wesson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:48 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Wiley (SG), Nathaniel Spalding (C) Michael Smith, Jeffery Esqueda | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Telek Zircher (SG) Peter Hornung | |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Michael Reed makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Nathaniel Spalding | 51-50 |
| 07:15 | Miami (OH) | Robert Speck denies the turnaround by Telek Zircher | 51-50 |
| 07:14 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Joshua Wiley scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Speck | 54-52 |
| 06:49 | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 06:48 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree tips it in | 54-54 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Michael Reed's floater is tipped away by Chester Crabtree | 54-54 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Nelson Garvey gets the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Robert Speck misses long on a jumper from the right block | 54-54 |
| 06:16 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:59 | Miami (OH) | Robert Speck denies the turnaround by David Wesson | 54-54 |
| 05:57 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree grabs the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:43 | Miami (OH) | Telek Zircher loses the dribble to Nelson Garvey | 54-54 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Michael Reed makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joshua Wiley | 57-54 |
| 05:16 | Miami (OH) | Nathaniel Spalding steals it from Michael Hahn | 57-54 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Robert Speck's floater is tipped away by Hans Jastremski | 57-54 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Robert Speck gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Smith (PG), Mike Zarkin (SF), Gregory Duley (PF), Jeffery Esqueda (C) Joshua Wiley, Nelson Garvey, Robert Speck, Nathaniel Spalding | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Matthew Weaver (PG), Peter Hornung (SG) Michael Hahn, Telek Zircher | |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Jeffery Esqueda loses the ball out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Uros Slowinski (PF), Brian Bartley (C) Chester Crabtree, David Wesson | |
| 04:21 | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffery Esqueda - foul #2 on Jeffery Esqueda, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harry Stoner (PF) Gregory Duley | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:21 | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:21 | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Michael Reed throws it down despite the doubleteam and he's hacked by Peter Hornung - foul #2 on Peter Hornung, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Duley (PF) Harry Stoner | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Michael Reed makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:44 | Miami (OH) | Uros Slowinski's layup is rejected by Gregory Duley | 60-56 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Michael Reed | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Reed (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Zarkin (fresh) PF - Gregory Duley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffery Esqueda (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Matthew Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Hornung (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hans Jastremski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Uros Slowinski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Bartley (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Michael Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Richardson (SF), Harry Stoner (PF) Mike Zarkin, Gregory Duley | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree (PF), David Wesson (C) Uros Slowinski, Brian Bartley | |
| 03:18 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Weaver | 60-59 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Michael Smith can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Chester Crabtree - foul #3 on Chester Crabtree, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike Zarkin (SG), Nelson Garvey (SF), Gregory Duley (PF) Michael Reed, Richard Richardson, Harry Stoner | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn (PG) Matthew Weaver | |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Michael Smith misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:39 | Miami (OH) | Michael Smith steals the ball from Hans Jastremski | 61-59 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Mike Zarkin misses the easy layup | 61-59 |
| 02:34 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:23 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung is fouled on the floor by Gregory Duley - foul #3 on Gregory Duley, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Reed (SG), Richard Richardson (SF), Robert Speck (PF) Mike Zarkin, Nelson Garvey, Gregory Duley | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Telek Zircher (SF) Hans Jastremski | |
| 02:04 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree is fouled on the floor by Robert Speck - foul #2 on Robert Speck, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Nelson Garvey (SF) Richard Richardson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 01:50 | Miami (OH) | David Wesson's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffery Esqueda | 61-59 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Jeffery Esqueda grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Michael Reed misses badly on a runner from the right block | 61-59 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Smith | 61-59 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Jeffery Esqueda can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 61-59 |
| 01:11 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to David Wesson | 61-59 |
| 00:52 | Miami (OH) | Peter Hornung hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-62 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Peter Hornung steals the ball from Michael Smith | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Miami (OH) | Chester Crabtree misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert Speck | 61-62 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Robert Speck is called for traveling | 61-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Richardson (SF), Gregory Duley (PF) Nelson Garvey, Robert Speck | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Hans Jastremski (SF) Telek Zircher | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Michael Hahn runs out the clock | 61-62 |