| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Douglas Caine (fresh) SG - Louis Daniels (fresh) SF - Phillip Wigley (fresh) PF - Rodney Cypert (fresh) C - James Whitehead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (fresh) SG - Willie Smith (fresh) SF - Scott Pelkey (fresh) PF - Raymond Dittmer (fresh) C - Kevin Payne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Richmond | James Whitehead wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Richmond | Louis Daniels blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Willie Smith gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Willie Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Norris | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Richmond | Louis Daniels comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Kevin Payne snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Willie Smith | 0-5 |
| 18:37 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Caine | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | Willie Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert banks in the layup | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Kevin Payne misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Kevin Payne tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| 17:16 | Richmond | Louis Daniels misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Jerry Norris pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer can't connect on a runner from close range | 4-7 |
| 16:58 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:43 | Richmond | Phillip Wigley is whistled for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | Richmond | Randy Dana (PG), Marcus Conklin (SG), Andrew Byers (SF), Paul Monks (PF), Bradford Bartlett (C) Douglas Caine, Louis Daniels, Phillip Wigley, Rodney Cypert, James Whitehead | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Royer (SG), Gerald Jacoby (SF), Joel Waddington (PF), Timothy Barela (C) Willie Smith, Scott Pelkey, Raymond Dittmer, Kevin Payne | |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Timothy Barela's layup is rejected by Andrew Byers | 4-7 |
| 16:35 | Richmond | Bradford Bartlett gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:33 | Richmond | Marcus Conklin is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcus Conklin, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 16:24 | Richmond | Andrew Byers pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:08 | Richmond | Marcus Conklin misses short on a shot from the right side | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gerald Jacoby | 4-7 |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Paul Monks - foul #1 on Paul Monks, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Hightower (SF) Jerry Norris | |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Bradford Bartlett | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Randy Dana (fresh) SG - Marcus Conklin (fresh) SF - Andrew Byers (fresh) PF - Paul Monks (fresh) C - Bradford Bartlett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gerald Jacoby (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Bryan Royer (fresh) SF - Danny Hightower (fresh) PF - Joel Waddington (fresh) C - Timothy Barela (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Richmond | Bryan Royer takes the ball from Paul Monks in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby blows the layup but the foul's on Randy Dana - foul #1 on Randy Dana, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Richmond | Douglas Caine (PG), Louis Daniels (SG), Rodney Cypert (PF), David Lefler (C) Randy Dana, Marcus Conklin, Paul Monks, Bradford Bartlett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Smith (SG), Raymond Dittmer (PF), Brian Merritt (C) Bryan Royer, Joel Waddington, Timothy Barela | |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:22 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Rodney Cypert | 4-9 |
| 15:10 | Richmond | Louis Daniels comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Danny Hightower - foul #1 on Danny Hightower, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Richmond | Phillip Wigley (SF) Andrew Byers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG), Kevin Payne (C) Gerald Jacoby, Brian Merritt | |
| 15:10 | Richmond | Louis Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:10 | Richmond | Louis Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Douglas Caine - foul #1 on Douglas Caine, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:40 | Richmond | Louis Daniels is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Norris - foul #1 on Jerry Norris, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| 14:23 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Norris - foul #2 on Jerry Norris, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Richmond | Randy Dana (PG), Marcus Conklin (SG) Douglas Caine, Louis Daniels | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Pelkey (PG), Gerald Jacoby (SF) Jerry Norris, Danny Hightower | |
| 14:23 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:23 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | David Lefler is called for the reach on Gerald Jacoby - foul #1 on David Lefler, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Whitehead (C) Phillip Wigley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Royer (SG), Timothy Barela (C) Willie Smith, Kevin Payne | |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Timothy Barela makes the jumper from the left block | 5-12 |
| 13:42 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert is whistled for traveling | 5-12 |
| Subs | Richmond | Andrew Byers (SF), Paul Monks (PF), Bradford Bartlett (C) David Lefler, Rodney Cypert, James Whitehead | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joel Waddington (PF) Raymond Dittmer | |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby is fouled on the floor by Marcus Conklin - foul #2 on Marcus Conklin, team foul #6 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Richmond | Douglas Caine (PG), Louis Daniels (SG) Randy Dana, Marcus Conklin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Smith (SG) Bryan Royer | |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Louis Daniels takes the ball from Willie Smith | 5-12 |
| 12:49 | Richmond | Louis Daniels drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Douglas Caine | 8-12 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Willie Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey tips it back up and in | 8-14 |
| 12:27 | Richmond | Andrew Byers's pass is intercepted by Gerald Jacoby in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Andrew Byers takes the ball from Timothy Barela | 8-14 |
| 11:53 | Richmond | Louis Daniels scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 11:40 | Xavier | Timothy Barela is called for traveling | 11-14 |
| Subs | Richmond | Randy Dana (PG), Phillip Wigley (SF), Rodney Cypert (PF), James Whitehead (C) Douglas Caine, Andrew Byers, Paul Monks, Bradford Bartlett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Royer (SG), Danny Hightower (SF), Raymond Dittmer (PF), Kevin Payne (C) Willie Smith, Gerald Jacoby, Joel Waddington, Timothy Barela | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Randy Dana (fresh) SG - Louis Daniels (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Phillip Wigley (fresh) PF - Rodney Cypert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Whitehead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Scott Pelkey (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Royer (fresh) SF - Danny Hightower (fresh) PF - Raymond Dittmer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Richmond | Randy Dana misses the 3 from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 11:15 | Richmond | Phillip Wigley tips it in | 13-14 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer is whistled for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | Richmond | David Lefler (C) James Whitehead | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:45 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 10:44 | Richmond | Phillip Wigley gets the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:30 | Richmond | Louis Daniels can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 10:28 | Richmond | David Lefler tips it home | 15-14 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Bryan Royer is fouled on the floor by Phillip Wigley - foul #1 on Phillip Wigley, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Richmond | Douglas Caine (PG), James Whitehead (C) Randy Dana, Phillip Wigley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Smith (PG) Danny Hightower | |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Bryan Royer makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Bryan Royer makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:00 | Richmond | Douglas Caine double dribbles in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby (SF), Brian Merritt (C) Bryan Royer, Kevin Payne | |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Willie Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 09:39 | Richmond | David Lefler gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:22 | Richmond | Louis Daniels clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Brian Merritt gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby misses short on a shot from the right side | 15-16 |
| 09:16 | Richmond | James Whitehead grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 09:00 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-16 |
| 08:59 | Richmond | David Lefler tips it in | 17-16 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Willie Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Pelkey | 17-19 |
| 08:26 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Raymond Dittmer - foul #1 on Raymond Dittmer, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Richmond | Randy Dana (PG), Andrew Byers (SG), Phillip Wigley (SF), Bradford Bartlett (C) Douglas Caine, Louis Daniels, David Lefler, James Whitehead | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Royer (SG), Danny Hightower (SF), Joel Waddington (PF), Kevin Payne (C) Scott Pelkey, Gerald Jacoby, Raymond Dittmer, Brian Merritt | |
| 08:26 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:26 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Kevin Payne grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Rodney Cypert steps in front of the Joel Waddington pass | 18-19 |
| 08:15 | Richmond | Bryan Royer is called for the reach on Andrew Byers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Royer, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Richmond | Paul Monks (PF) Rodney Cypert | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:51 | Richmond | Danny Hightower steps in front of the Phillip Wigley pass | 18-19 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Willie Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-19 |
| 07:42 | Richmond | Phillip Wigley loses the dribble to Joel Waddington in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 07:31 | Xavier | Kevin Payne makes the jumper near the basket | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Randy Dana (fresh) SG - Andrew Byers (fresh) SF - Phillip Wigley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Monks (fresh) C - Bradford Bartlett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Willie Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Royer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Hightower (fresh) PF - Joel Waddington (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Richmond | Randy Dana comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Kevin Payne snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Joel Waddington knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Kevin Payne | 18-23 |
| 06:29 | Richmond | Bradford Bartlett is hacked by Kevin Payne - foul #1 on Kevin Payne, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Richmond | Douglas Caine (PG), David Lefler (SF), Rodney Cypert (PF), James Whitehead (C) Randy Dana, Phillip Wigley, Paul Monks, Bradford Bartlett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG), Gerald Jacoby (SF), Raymond Dittmer (PF), Timothy Barela (C) Willie Smith, Danny Hightower, Joel Waddington, Kevin Payne | |
| 06:16 | Richmond | James Whitehead misses the fadeaway from the right side | 18-23 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Timothy Barela gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer misses the turnaround in the lane | 18-23 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer grabs the offensive board | 18-23 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Andrew Byers picks off the pass by Bryan Royer | 18-23 |
| 05:39 | Richmond | David Lefler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Byers | 20-23 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Timothy Barela hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by James Whitehead - foul #1 on James Whitehead, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Richmond | Louis Daniels (SG), Phillip Wigley (SF) Andrew Byers, David Lefler | |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Smith (SG), Scott Pelkey (SF) Bryan Royer, Gerald Jacoby | |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Timothy Barela makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Timothy Barela makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:57 | Richmond | Louis Daniels misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:49 | Xavier | Timothy Barela hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Norris | 20-27 |
| 04:45 | Richmond | Timothy Barela steals it from Phillip Wigley in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey is fouled on the floor by Louis Daniels - foul #1 on Louis Daniels, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Royer (SG), Kevin Payne (C) Willie Smith, Timothy Barela | |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Scott Pelkey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:21 | Richmond | Douglas Caine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Kevin Payne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 20-29 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer tips it in | 20-31 |
| 03:51 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert clanks a jumper in the lane | 20-31 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Bryan Royer is hacked by Louis Daniels - foul #2 on Louis Daniels, team foul #10 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Richmond | Randy Dana (PG), Marcus Conklin (SG), David Lefler (SF), Paul Monks (PF), Bradford Bartlett (C) Douglas Caine, Louis Daniels, Phillip Wigley, Rodney Cypert, James Whitehead | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Hightower (SF) Scott Pelkey | |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Bryan Royer makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Bryan Royer makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Randy Dana (fresh) SG - Marcus Conklin (fresh) SF - David Lefler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Monks (fresh) C - Bradford Bartlett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryan Royer (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Danny Hightower (fresh) PF - Raymond Dittmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Richmond | Marcus Conklin comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 20-33 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Danny Hightower pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Bryan Royer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 20-33 |
| 03:01 | Richmond | Marcus Conklin grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 02:57 | Richmond | Bryan Royer is called for the reach on David Lefler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryan Royer, team foul #7 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Smith (SG), Joel Waddington (PF) Bryan Royer, Raymond Dittmer | |
| 02:57 | Richmond | David Lefler misses the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Joel Waddington gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Joel Waddington blows the layup | 20-33 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Danny Hightower hits the follow up shot | 20-35 |
| 02:20 | Richmond | Paul Monks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-35 |
| Subs | Richmond | Andrew Byers (SF), Rodney Cypert (PF) Paul Monks, Bradford Bartlett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby (SF), Timothy Barela (C) Danny Hightower, Kevin Payne | |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Joel Waddington misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Rodney Cypert - foul #1 on Rodney Cypert, team foul #11 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Whitehead (C) David Lefler | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Joel Waddington makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Joel Waddington makes the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 01:59 | Richmond | James Whitehead clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-37 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Joel Waddington gets the rebound | 20-37 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | The jumper by Jerry Norris is denied by James Whitehead | 20-37 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Jerry Norris hits the follow up shot | 20-39 |
| 01:48 | Richmond | Randy Dana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-39 |
| Subs | Richmond | Douglas Caine (PG) Randy Dana | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer (PF) Joel Waddington | |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer throws it down on a great pass from Gerald Jacoby | 20-41 |
| 01:07 | Richmond | Rodney Cypert clanks a shot in the lane | 20-41 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jerry Norris | 20-41 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 20-41 |
| 00:50 | Richmond | James Whitehead gets the rebound | 20-41 |
| 00:37 | Richmond | Timothy Barela takes the ball from James Whitehead | 20-41 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Jerry Norris scores on a floater from the right side and he's hacked by Douglas Caine - foul #2 on Douglas Caine, team foul #12 | 20-43 |
| Subs | Richmond | Randy Dana (PG), Louis Daniels (SG), Phillip Wigley (SF), Paul Monks (PF), Bradford Bartlett (C) Douglas Caine, Marcus Conklin, Andrew Byers, Rodney Cypert, James Whitehead | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Royer (SG), Danny Hightower (SF), Kevin Payne (C) Willie Smith, Gerald Jacoby, Timothy Barela | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Jerry Norris makes the free throw | 20-44 |
| 00:02 | Richmond | Louis Daniels misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-44 |
| 00:00 | Richmond | The clock runs out | 20-44 |