| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Scott Pelkey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Dittmer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Payne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Levi Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Banning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Gerace (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Winkler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Larry Gerace inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 27-38 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | Jerry Norris is hacked by Larry Gerace - foul #1 on Larry Gerace, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Willie Smith | 29-38 |
| 19:11 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 29-38 |
| 19:01 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Oscar Banning | 29-38 |
| 18:38 | Saint Louis | Larry Gerace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-38 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | Willie Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Willie Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Norris | 32-38 |
| 17:35 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith is hacked by Jerry Norris - foul #2 on Jerry Norris, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Royer (SG), Gerald Jacoby (SF), Joel Waddington (PF), Timothy Barela (C) Willie Smith, Scott Pelkey, Raymond Dittmer, Kevin Payne | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano (PG), Josh Porter (SG), Joel Lam (SF), Laurence Delossantos (C) Levi Smith, Oscar Banning, Larry Gerace, Frank Winkler | |
| 17:12 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Barela - foul #2 on Timothy Barela, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 17:12 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:12 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Joel Waddington banks in the layup and he's hacked by Joel Lam - foul #2 on Joel Lam, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Joel Waddington misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby grabs the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Timothy Barela's pass is intercepted by Laurence Delossantos | 34-39 |
| 16:28 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano is fouled on the floor by Gerald Jacoby - foul #1 on Gerald Jacoby, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer (PF) Joel Waddington | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning (SG) Joel Lam | |
| 16:14 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones blows the layup | 34-39 |
| 16:13 | Saint Louis | Laurence Delossantos hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Jerry Norris comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-41 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | Bryan Royer tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Royer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Jacoby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Dittmer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Barela (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Daniel Zambrano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Banning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Josh Porter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Laurence Delossantos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 15:30 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning snags the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 15:09 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Oscar Banning | 36-43 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | Jerry Norris drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 15:02 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Pelkey (PG), Willie Smith (SG), Danny Hightower (SF), Joel Waddington (PF), Kevin Payne (C) Jerry Norris, Bryan Royer, Gerald Jacoby, Raymond Dittmer, Timothy Barela | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Levi Smith (PG), Larry Gerace (SF), Vincent Romer (PF), Frank Winkler (C) Daniel Zambrano, Josh Porter, Craig Jones, Laurence Delossantos | |
| 14:50 | Xavier | Joel Waddington comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-43 |
| 14:49 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:24 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 14:23 | Xavier | Danny Hightower snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | Frank Winkler takes the ball from Scott Pelkey | 39-43 |
| 13:32 | Saint Louis | Larry Gerace misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 13:31 | Saint Louis | Vincent Romer grabs the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 13:10 | Saint Louis | Kevin Payne swats the layup by Frank Winkler | 39-43 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Willie Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 12:28 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith is fouled on the floor by Joel Waddington - foul #1 on Joel Waddington, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG), Bryan Royer (SG), Gerald Jacoby (SF), Raymond Dittmer (PF), Timothy Barela (C) Scott Pelkey, Willie Smith, Danny Hightower, Joel Waddington, Kevin Payne | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano (PG), Josh Porter (SG), Joel Lam (SF), Craig Jones (PF), Laurence Delossantos (C) Levi Smith, Oscar Banning, Larry Gerace, Vincent Romer, Frank Winkler | |
| 12:13 | Saint Louis | Josh Porter is hacked by Gerald Jacoby - foul #2 on Gerald Jacoby, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| 11:50 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Josh Porter | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Royer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Jacoby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Dittmer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Barela (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Daniel Zambrano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Lam (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Craig Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Laurence Delossantos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Jerry Norris is hacked by Daniel Zambrano - foul #1 on Daniel Zambrano, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Smith (SG), Scott Pelkey (SF) Bryan Royer, Gerald Jacoby | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 11:15 | Saint Louis | Laurence Delossantos snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 11:01 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Josh Porter | 42-47 |
| 10:43 | Xavier | Timothy Barela throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Payne (C) Timothy Barela | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Levi Smith (PG), Oscar Banning (SG), Larry Gerace (SF), Vincent Romer (PF), Robert Brant (C) Daniel Zambrano, Josh Porter, Joel Lam, Craig Jones, Laurence Delossantos | |
| 10:16 | Saint Louis | Robert Brant hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 42-47 |
| 10:15 | Saint Louis | Vincent Romer misses the tip | 42-47 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Levi Smith is called for the reach on Kevin Payne - foul #2 on Levi Smith, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby (PG), Bryan Royer (SG), Danny Hightower (SF) Jerry Norris, Willie Smith, Scott Pelkey | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler (C) Robert Brant | |
| 09:57 | Xavier | The short jumper by Bryan Royer is denied by Vincent Romer | 42-47 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer misses the tip | 42-47 |
| 09:55 | Saint Louis | Vincent Romer pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:38 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Frank Winkler is blocked by Kevin Payne | 42-47 |
| 09:36 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler tips it back up and in | 42-49 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Kevin Payne misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Levi Smith - foul #3 on Levi Smith, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joel Waddington (PF) Raymond Dittmer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Craig Jones (PF) Vincent Romer | |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Kevin Payne makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Kevin Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:19 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:17 | Saint Louis | Danny Hightower is called for the reach on Levi Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Hightower, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| 08:57 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler is open and scores on a floater from the right block set up by Oscar Banning | 43-51 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Danny Hightower hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 08:26 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Jacoby - foul #3 on Gerald Jacoby, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG), Willie Smith (SG), Scott Pelkey (SF), Timothy Barela (C) Gerald Jacoby, Bryan Royer, Danny Hightower, Kevin Payne | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Josh Porter (SG), Joel Lam (SF), Laurence Delossantos (C) Oscar Banning, Larry Gerace, Frank Winkler | |
| 08:26 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:26 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Timothy Barela gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Jerry Norris misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-52 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | Timothy Barela tips it back up and in | 48-52 |
| 08:04 | Saint Louis | Joel Lam throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer (PF) Joel Waddington | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano (PG) Levi Smith | |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Willie Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Scott Pelkey | 51-52 |
| 07:38 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano is whistled for traveling | 51-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Romer (PF) Craig Jones | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Pelkey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Dittmer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Barela (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Daniel Zambrano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Lam (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Romer (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Laurence Delossantos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Daniel Zambrano is called for the reach on Jerry Norris - foul #2 on Daniel Zambrano, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Payne (C) Timothy Barela | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning (SG), Larry Gerace (SF) Josh Porter, Joel Lam | |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Kevin Payne banks in the layup | 53-52 |
| 06:25 | Saint Louis | Daniel Zambrano misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 06:23 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:07 | Saint Louis | Larry Gerace comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | Kevin Payne gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Willie Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 05:40 | Saint Louis | Vincent Romer grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:16 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Larry Gerace | 53-55 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 55-55 |
| 04:55 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby (PG), Bryan Royer (SG), Danny Hightower (SF) Jerry Norris, Willie Smith, Scott Pelkey | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Levi Smith (PG), Craig Jones (PF), Frank Winkler (C) Daniel Zambrano, Vincent Romer, Laurence Delossantos | |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | Bryan Royer picks off the pass by Levi Smith in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Kevin Payne loses the ball out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joel Waddington (PF) Raymond Dittmer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 04:13 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones hits a floater from the right wing set up by Frank Winkler | 55-57 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Levi Smith takes the ball from Gerald Jacoby in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| 03:48 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones clanks a shot from the left side | 55-57 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Kevin Payne gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Joel Waddington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-57 |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Bryan Royer gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gerald Jacoby (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Royer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Hightower (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Waddington (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Payne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Levi Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Banning (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Gerace (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Jones (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Winkler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby knocks in the runner from the right block | 57-57 |
| 02:57 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:26 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler is wide open and slams it home | 57-59 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG), Raymond Dittmer (PF), Timothy Barela (C) Danny Hightower, Joel Waddington, Kevin Payne | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Josh Porter (SF) Larry Gerace | |
| 02:09 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby loses the dribble to Levi Smith | 57-59 |
| 02:06 | Saint Louis | Oscar Banning jams it on a nice dish by Levi Smith | 57-61 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Craig Jones swats the short shot by Raymond Dittmer | 57-61 |
| 01:42 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Frank Winkler | 57-61 |
| 01:20 | Saint Louis | Bryan Royer is called for the reach on Frank Winkler - foul #2 on Bryan Royer, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Smith (SG), Scott Pelkey (SF), Kevin Payne (C) Bryan Royer, Gerald Jacoby, Timothy Barela | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Larry Gerace (SF) Josh Porter | |
| 01:20 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Willie Smith gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | Willie Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 01:05 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 00:48 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-61 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jerry Norris | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Kevin Payne's pass is intercepted by Larry Gerace | 57-61 |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | Levi Smith slams it home on a nice dish by Larry Gerace | 57-63 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Levi Smith takes the ball from Raymond Dittmer | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones is hacked by Jerry Norris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Norris, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Josh Porter (SF) Larry Gerace | |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:30 | Saint Louis | Craig Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Kevin Payne pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Willie Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Norris - foul #4 on Jerry Norris, team foul #10 | 57-64 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Frank Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Jerry Norris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 00:12 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Josh Porter | 57-65 |
| 00:09 | Saint Louis | Jerry Norris is called for the reach on Josh Porter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Norris, team foul #11 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby (SF) Jerry Norris | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:09 | Saint Louis | Josh Porter makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:09 | Saint Louis | Josh Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Kevin Payne grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Willie Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Josh Porter is hacked by Willie Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Smith, team foul #12 | 60-66 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Josh Porter makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:03 | Saint Louis | Josh Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Kevin Payne grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Kevin Payne misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 60-67 |