| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Lavalle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jim Thomason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nicholas Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Busch (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Lisle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Bergeron steals the ball from James Lisle | 27-26 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jesse Desilva | 30-26 |
| 19:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Desilva is called for the reach on Jim Thomason - foul #2 on Jesse Desilva, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:45 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Busch - foul #2 on Gary Busch, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 18:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason tips it home | 32-31 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron is hacked by Jim Thomason - foul #1 on Jim Thomason, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Nicholas Strickland is called for the reach on Jerry Hall - foul #2 on Nicholas Strickland, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Cornell Langlois (PF) Brian Lavalle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gerald Neer (PF) Gary Busch | |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Jerry Hall hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Paul Bergeron | 34-31 |
| 16:54 | Detroit Mercy | Gerald Neer hits a jumper in the lane | 34-33 |
| 16:32 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | James Lisle pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 16:09 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | James Lisle misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-33 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Jerry Hall pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Bergeron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Hall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Hathaway (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jim Thomason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nicholas Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Neer (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Lisle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Paul Bergeron | 36-33 |
| 15:31 | Detroit Mercy | Gerald Neer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Bergeron | 38-33 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jim Thomason and the foul's on Jerry Hall - foul #2 on Jerry Hall, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (PG), Charles Clark (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Jesse Desilva, Jerry Hall, Cornell Langlois, Joseph Hathaway | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski (PG), Andreas Gallo (SG), Ryan Dukes (PF), Gary Busch (C) Jim Thomason, John Smith, Gerald Neer, James Lisle | |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Robert West hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 38-36 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:15 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Joseph picks off the pass by Gary Busch | 38-36 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | Ryan Dukes takes the ball from Michael Joseph | 38-36 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Clark - foul #4 on Charles Clark, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Cornell Langlois (SF) Robert West, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Ryan Dukes - foul #4 on Ryan Dukes, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Lewis (SF), Julio Martin (C) Nicholas Strickland, Ryan Dukes | |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:52 | Detroit Mercy | Andreas Gallo is fouled on the floor by Paul Bergeron - foul #1 on Paul Bergeron, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway (C) Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason (PG), John Smith (SG) Andreas Gallo, Donald Lewis | |
| 12:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 40-37 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jesse Desilva | 42-37 |
| 11:50 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Cornell Langlois - foul #1 on Cornell Langlois, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Hall (SF), Mladen Splonskowski (PF) Cornell Langlois, Brian Lavalle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gerald Neer (PF), James Lisle (C) Gary Busch, Julio Martin | |
| 11:50 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:50 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Bergeron (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mladen Splonskowski (fresh) C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jim Thomason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Fabiszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Neer (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Lisle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway is whistled for traveling | 42-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Lewis (SF) Thomas Fabiszewski | |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Lewis hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Smith | 42-41 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva banks in the layup and the foul's on Donald Lewis - foul #1 on Donald Lewis, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Joseph (C) Joseph Hathaway | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andreas Gallo (SG) John Smith | |
| 11:09 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | Andreas Gallo lays it up and in on a great pass from Jim Thomason | 45-43 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | Jerry Hall tips it home | 47-43 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Lewis loses the dribble to Michael Joseph | 47-43 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Michael Joseph blows the dunk but he's fouled by James Lisle - foul #2 on James Lisle, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (PG), Cornell Langlois (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF) Jesse Desilva, Jerry Hall, Mladen Splonskowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski (PG), John Smith (SG), Nicholas Strickland (SF), Gary Busch (PF), Julio Martin (C) Jim Thomason, Andreas Gallo, Donald Lewis, Gerald Neer, James Lisle | |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Michael Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Michael Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Fabiszewski | 48-45 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Michael Joseph misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Julio Martin - foul #1 on Julio Martin, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Michael Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Michael Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:49 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Lavalle steals the ball from Thomas Fabiszewski | 50-45 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Robert West buries a shot from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland travels with the ball | 52-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Jerry Hall (SG), Joseph Hathaway (C) Robert West, Paul Bergeron, Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason (PG), James Lisle (C) Nicholas Strickland, Julio Martin | |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Cornell Langlois | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cornell Langlois (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Lavalle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jim Thomason (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Fabiszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gary Busch (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Lisle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Hathaway | 54-45 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva can't connect on a floater in the paint | 54-45 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois grabs the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Hathaway | 56-45 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jesse Desilva - foul #3 on Jesse Desilva, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Clark (SG), Mladen Splonskowski (PF) Cornell Langlois, Brian Lavalle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andreas Gallo (SG), Nicholas Strickland (SF), Ryan Dukes (PF) John Smith, Thomas Fabiszewski, Gary Busch | |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | Jerry Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-46 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | James Lisle is called for traveling | 56-46 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Jerry Hall is hacked by Nicholas Strickland - foul #3 on Nicholas Strickland, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Jerry Hall misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Lisle | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hall steals it from Andreas Gallo | 56-46 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Charles Clark lays it in set up by Jerry Hall | 58-46 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason buries a shot from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Charles Clark connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Clark is called for the reach on Ryan Dukes - foul #5 on Charles Clark, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Bergeron (SG), Michael Joseph (C) Charles Clark, Joseph Hathaway | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski (PG), John Smith (SG), Gary Busch (C) Jim Thomason, Andreas Gallo, James Lisle | |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Ryan Dukes - foul #5 on Ryan Dukes, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (PG), Cornell Langlois (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF) Jesse Desilva, Jerry Hall, Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin (C) Ryan Dukes | |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 04:13 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois is hacked by Nicholas Strickland - foul #4 on Nicholas Strickland, team foul #10 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Joseph (C) Mladen Splonskowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Lewis (SF) Nicholas Strickland | |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch is hacked by Brian Lavalle - foul #1 on Brian Lavalle, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mladen Splonskowski (PF) Brian Lavalle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andreas Gallo (SG) John Smith | |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert West (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Bergeron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mladen Splonskowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Thomas Fabiszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andreas Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Busch (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Julio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Robert West's pass is intercepted by Thomas Fabiszewski in the backcourt | 64-49 |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Fabiszewski | 64-51 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Michael Joseph misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 64-51 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Busch | 64-54 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Jerry Hall (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Robert West, Cornell Langlois, Mladen Splonskowski, Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason (PG), John Smith (SG), Nicholas Strickland (SF), James Lisle (C) Thomas Fabiszewski, Andreas Gallo, Donald Lewis, Julio Martin | |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Jim Thomason steps in front of the Jesse Desilva pass in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on James Lisle - foul #3 on James Lisle, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | James Lisle's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Hathaway | 66-57 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Jerry Hall pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 68-57 |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joseph Hathaway | 68-57 |
| 01:51 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Strickland | 68-57 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Smith | 68-60 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway is fouled on the floor by Jim Thomason - foul #2 on Jim Thomason, team foul #12 | 68-60 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Lisle misses the easy layup | 70-60 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Jerry Hall snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | James Lisle is called for the reach on Paul Bergeron - foul #4 on James Lisle, team foul #13 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert West (PG), Cornell Langlois (SF), Mladen Splonskowski (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Jesse Desilva, Jerry Hall, Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski (PG), Andreas Gallo (SG), Donald Lewis (SF), Julio Martin (C) Jim Thomason, John Smith, Nicholas Strickland, James Lisle | |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Lewis knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Busch | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois is hacked by Thomas Fabiszewski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Fabiszewski, team foul #14 | 72-62 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Cornell Langlois makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Andreas Gallo scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Fabiszewski | 74-65 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Robert West, Mladen Splonskowski, Michael Joseph | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason (PG), John Smith (SG), Nicholas Strickland (SF), James Lisle (C) Thomas Fabiszewski, Andreas Gallo, Donald Lewis, Julio Martin | |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #15 | 74-65 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | James Lisle pulls down the rebound | 75-65 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason misses short on a shot from the right side | 75-65 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith can't tip it in | 75-65 |
| 00:32 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joseph Hathaway | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway drills a shot in the lane | 77-65 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch is denied on a layup by Joseph Hathaway | 77-65 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | James Lisle hits the follow up shot | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva runs out the clock | 77-67 |