| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Alan Smith (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Homer Stevenson (fresh) C - Ben Kacprowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Rodney Galyean (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Israel Garvey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bennie Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Roach (fresh) 3 pts. C - Billy Applewhite (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Quinnipiac | Bennie Harris inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Quinnipiac | Israel Garvey is whistled for a carry | 36-30 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | John Saunders connects on the jump hook in the paint | 38-30 |
| 19:11 | Quinnipiac | Billy Applewhite hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ben Kacprowski - foul #2 on Ben Kacprowski, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 19:11 | Quinnipiac | Billy Applewhite misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:11 | Quinnipiac | Billy Applewhite makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:56 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Caldwell and he's fouled by Bennie Harris - foul #3 on Bennie Harris, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Louis Duckett (SF) Bennie Harris | |
| 18:56 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:35 | Quinnipiac | John Caldwell steals it from Edward Roach | 41-31 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | John Saunders hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Caldwell | 43-31 |
| 18:26 | Quinnipiac | Homer Stevenson denies the turnaround by Israel Garvey | 43-31 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Billy Applewhite - foul #2 on Billy Applewhite, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stuart Finn (SG), Darryl Cavin (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF) John Caldwell, Alan Smith, Homer Stevenson | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Michael Sterling (PG), Ronnie Crowley (SG), Raymond Wood (PF), Andres Esposito (C) Rodney Galyean, Israel Garvey, Edward Roach, Billy Applewhite | |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 17:50 | Quinnipiac | Michael Sterling misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | John Saunders throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Johnson (C) Ben Kacprowski | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Leslie Gills (SF) Louis Duckett | |
| 17:39 | Quinnipiac | Andres Esposito lays it up and in and he's hacked by Raymond Johnson - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| 17:39 | Quinnipiac | Andres Esposito makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Stuart Finn can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-34 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | Raymond Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Stuart Finn hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Saunders | 47-34 |
| 16:45 | Quinnipiac | Andres Esposito scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Wood | 47-36 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | Raymond Johnson connects on the open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Darryl Cavin | 49-36 |
| 15:55 | Quinnipiac | Andres Esposito is denied on a layup by Filip Jaroski | 49-36 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | John Saunders snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Saunders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stuart Finn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darryl Cavin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Filip Jaroski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Michael Sterling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronnie Crowley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Gills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Andres Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski loses the dribble to Leslie Gills | 49-36 |
| 15:10 | Quinnipiac | Darryl Cavin steals it from Ronnie Crowley | 49-36 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski is called for traveling | 49-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Caldwell (SG), Alan Smith (SF), Homer Stevenson (PF), Ben Kacprowski (C) Stuart Finn, Darryl Cavin, Filip Jaroski, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Rodney Galyean (PG), Israel Garvey (SG), Bennie Harris (SF), Edward Roach (PF), Billy Applewhite (C) Michael Sterling, Ronnie Crowley, Leslie Gills, Raymond Wood, Andres Esposito | |
| 14:37 | Quinnipiac | Edward Roach knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Israel Garvey | 49-38 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Edward Roach steals the ball from Ben Kacprowski | 49-38 |
| 14:01 | Quinnipiac | Billy Applewhite buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | John Caldwell is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-41 |
| 13:36 | Quinnipiac | Bennie Harris snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 13:18 | Quinnipiac | Edward Roach loses the dribble to John Saunders | 49-41 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | John Caldwell misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson makes the driving attempt from close range | 51-41 |
| 12:15 | Quinnipiac | Rodney Galyean connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 11:59 | Xavier | Edward Roach steals it from John Caldwell | 51-44 |
| 11:43 | Quinnipiac | Israel Garvey hits a jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Saunders (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Homer Stevenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ben Kacprowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Rodney Galyean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Israel Garvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bennie Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Roach (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Billy Applewhite (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Alan Smith is denied on a layup by Edward Roach | 51-46 |
| 11:23 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Billy Applewhite | 51-46 |
| 11:17 | Quinnipiac | Rodney Galyean hits a 3 from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Alan Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Galyean - foul #3 on Rodney Galyean, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stuart Finn (PG), Darryl Cavin (SF), Alfredo Carrillo (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) John Saunders, Alan Smith, Homer Stevenson, Ben Kacprowski | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Michael Sterling (PG), Louis Duckett (SF), Leslie Gills (PF), Raymond Wood (C) Rodney Galyean, Bennie Harris, Edward Roach, Billy Applewhite | |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Alfredo Carrillo can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Louis Duckett - foul #1 on Louis Duckett, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Alfredo Carrillo misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Alfredo Carrillo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:35 | Quinnipiac | Michael Sterling comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-49 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Raymond Johnson misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 52-49 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Raymond Johnson tips it in | 54-49 |
| 10:08 | Quinnipiac | Michael Sterling is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Sterling, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Filip Jaroski (PF) Alfredo Carrillo | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Rodney Galyean (PG), Billy Applewhite (C) Michael Sterling, Raymond Wood | |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 54-49 |
| 09:48 | Quinnipiac | Israel Garvey snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 09:43 | Quinnipiac | Darryl Cavin steals it from Louis Duckett | 54-49 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 09:24 | Quinnipiac | Leslie Gills snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 09:10 | Quinnipiac | Rodney Galyean misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | John Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:47 | Xavier | Louis Duckett is called for the reach on Darryl Cavin - foul #2 on Louis Duckett, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), Homer Stevenson (PF), Alfredo Carrillo (C) Stuart Finn, Filip Jaroski, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Ronnie Crowley (SG), Bennie Harris (SF), Raymond Wood (PF), Andres Esposito (C) Israel Garvey, Louis Duckett, Leslie Gills, Billy Applewhite | |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson drills a floater near the basket set up by John Caldwell | 56-49 |
| 08:02 | Quinnipiac | Homer Stevenson is called for the reach on Raymond Wood - foul #2 on Homer Stevenson, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Saunders (PG), Ben Kacprowski (C) John Caldwell, Alfredo Carrillo | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Michael Sterling (PG), Israel Garvey (SG), Edward Roach (PF), Billy Applewhite (C) Rodney Galyean, Ronnie Crowley, Raymond Wood, Andres Esposito | |
| 07:51 | Quinnipiac | Bennie Harris scores on a jumper in the paint | 56-51 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | John Saunders is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Sterling - foul #2 on Michael Sterling, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | John Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | John Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:36 | Quinnipiac | Bennie Harris misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-51 |
| 07:35 | Quinnipiac | Edward Roach tips it but misses | 58-51 |
| 07:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Alan Smith | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Saunders (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Darryl Cavin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Homer Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ben Kacprowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Michael Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Israel Garvey (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bennie Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Roach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Applewhite (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 58-51 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | John Saunders snags the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | John Saunders connects on the open fadeaway from the right side set up by Ben Kacprowski | 60-51 |
| 06:38 | Quinnipiac | Michael Sterling misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 06:37 | Quinnipiac | Bennie Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:22 | Quinnipiac | Michael Sterling comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-51 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | Alan Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 60-51 |
| 05:59 | Quinnipiac | Bennie Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:48 | Quinnipiac | Bennie Harris drills a jump hook in the lane | 60-53 |
| 05:20 | Xavier | Alan Smith lays it in and he's fouled by Israel Garvey - foul #2 on Israel Garvey, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stuart Finn (PG), John Caldwell (SG), Filip Jaroski (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) John Saunders, Darryl Cavin, Homer Stevenson, Ben Kacprowski | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Rodney Galyean (PG), Ronnie Crowley (SG), Louis Duckett (SF), Raymond Wood (PF), Andres Esposito (C) Michael Sterling, Israel Garvey, Bennie Harris, Edward Roach, Billy Applewhite | |
| 05:20 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:03 | Quinnipiac | Louis Duckett clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Stuart Finn - foul #3 on Stuart Finn, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alfredo Carrillo (PF) Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 05:03 | Quinnipiac | Louis Duckett makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:03 | Quinnipiac | Louis Duckett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski hits a fadeaway from the left block | 65-55 |
| 04:16 | Quinnipiac | Raymond Wood is denied on a layup by Raymond Johnson | 65-55 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Raymond Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Stuart Finn banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Caldwell | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Quinnipiac | Raymond Wood clanks a runner near the basket | 67-55 |
| 03:23 | Quinnipiac | Ronnie Crowley grabs the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stuart Finn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Caldwell (tiring) 3 pts. 10 ast. 2 stl. SF - Filip Jaroski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfredo Carrillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Rodney Galyean (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronnie Crowley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Duckett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Andres Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Quinnipiac | Andres Esposito's floater is tipped away by Alfredo Carrillo | 67-55 |
| 03:15 | Quinnipiac | Andres Esposito snags the offensive board | 67-55 |
| 03:09 | Quinnipiac | Andres Esposito comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-55 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Stuart Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Raymond Johnson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Ronnie Crowley - foul #2 on Ronnie Crowley, team foul #9 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Saunders (PG), Alan Smith (SF), Homer Stevenson (PF), Ben Kacprowski (C) Stuart Finn, John Caldwell, Filip Jaroski, Alfredo Carrillo | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Michael Sterling (PG), Leslie Gills (PF) Rodney Galyean, Andres Esposito | |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Raymond Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Raymond Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 02:24 | Quinnipiac | Raymond Wood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 02:23 | Quinnipiac | Michael Sterling tips it back up and in | 68-57 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Alan Smith buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Ben Kacprowski | 70-57 |
| 01:35 | Quinnipiac | Homer Stevenson steps in front of the Leslie Gills pass | 70-57 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Alan Smith's pass is intercepted by Michael Sterling in the backcourt | 70-57 |
| 01:19 | Quinnipiac | Michael Sterling knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ronnie Crowley | 70-59 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | The short jumper by Raymond Johnson is denied by Leslie Gills | 70-59 |
| 00:55 | Quinnipiac | Raymond Wood snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Quinnipiac | Louis Duckett is denied on a dunk by Ben Kacprowski | 70-59 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson is hacked by Louis Duckett - foul #3 on Louis Duckett, team foul #10 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Caldwell (SG) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Andres Esposito (C) Leslie Gills | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:16 | Quinnipiac | Andres Esposito hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Homer Stevenson - foul #3 on Homer Stevenson, team foul #5 | 72-59 |
| 00:16 | Quinnipiac | Andres Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:16 | Quinnipiac | Andres Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | John Saunders runs out the clock | 72-61 |