| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) PF - Mark Heiman (fresh) C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Terry Page (fresh) SG - Jerome O'Brien (fresh) SF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) PF - David Orosco (fresh) C - John Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston's pass is intercepted by Terry Page in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:57 | Charleston | Jerome O'Brien hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terry Page | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Xavier | David Orosco denies the turnaround by Mark Heiman | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffery Houston | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Charleston | A charge is called on Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Mark Heiman comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | Charleston | Terry Page clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Mark Heiman drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Andres Ferrari and the foul's on John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Mark Heiman misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:27 | Charleston | David Orosco grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 18:14 | Charleston | David Orosco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-2 |
| 17:43 | Charleston | Daniel Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Mark Heiman is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Heriberto Giordano | 11-4 |
| 17:08 | Charleston | Daniel Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 17:07 | Charleston | The offensive rebound goes to David Orosco | 11-4 |
| 16:57 | Charleston | Jeffery Houston takes the ball from David Orosco | 11-4 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | David Orosco takes the ball from Wambua Yusuf | 11-4 |
| 16:26 | Charleston | Andres Ferrari is called for the reach on Terry Page - foul #1 on Andres Ferrari, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG), Daniel Bickham (SG), Daniel Bolden (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Floyd Arden (C) Jeffery Houston, Andres Ferrari, Heriberto Giordano, Mark Heiman, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid (PG), Juan Cardenas (SG), James Kinsley (SF), James Harris (PF), Matthew Horgan (C) Terry Page, Jerome O'Brien, Daniel Johnson, David Orosco, John Thompson | |
| 16:08 | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Bolden - foul #1 on Daniel Bolden, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| 16:08 | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:08 | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Timothy Cooper (fresh) SG - Daniel Bickham (fresh) SF - Daniel Bolden (fresh) PF - Robert Harris (fresh) C - Floyd Arden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Martin Degraffenreid (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Juan Cardenas (fresh) SF - James Kinsley (fresh) PF - James Harris (fresh) C - Matthew Horgan (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Charleston | James Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-6 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Robert Harris is fouled on the floor by Martin Degraffenreid - foul #1 on Martin Degraffenreid, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Thomas Wilcox (C) James Harris | |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Daniel Bolden is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Cooper | 13-6 |
| 14:46 | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid is hacked by Timothy Cooper - foul #1 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), Heriberto Giordano (SF) Timothy Cooper, Daniel Bolden | |
| Subs | Charleston | Paul Williams (SF), David Orosco (PF) James Kinsley, Matthew Horgan | |
| 14:24 | Charleston | Juan Cardenas loses the dribble to Daniel Bickham | 13-6 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Paul Williams is called for the reach on David Saffold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Andres Ferrari (SG), Mark Heiman (PF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Daniel Bickham, Robert Harris, Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Charleston | Terry Page (PG), John Thompson (C) Martin Degraffenreid, David Orosco | |
| 14:07 | Xavier | Mark Heiman drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Saffold | 15-6 |
| 14:02 | Charleston | Juan Cardenas misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 15-6 |
| 14:00 | Charleston | John Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 13:45 | Charleston | Mark Heiman steals the ball from Paul Williams | 15-6 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Thomas Wilcox blocks the short jumper by Wambua Yusuf | 15-6 |
| 13:33 | Charleston | John Thompson grabs the board | 15-6 |
| 13:26 | Charleston | John Thompson comes up short on the floater from close range | 15-6 |
| 13:24 | Charleston | John Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 13:09 | Charleston | Thomas Wilcox blows the layup | 15-6 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Wambua Yusuf | 15-6 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Mark Heiman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Heiman, team foul #4 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG), Daniel Bickham (SG), Daniel Bolden (SF), Robert Harris (PF) David Saffold, Andres Ferrari, Heriberto Giordano, Mark Heiman | |
| Subs | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid (PG), Jerome O'Brien (SG), James Kinsley (SF), James Harris (PF), Matthew Horgan (C) Terry Page, Juan Cardenas, Paul Williams, Thomas Wilcox, John Thompson | |
| 12:42 | Charleston | Jerome O'Brien clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-6 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf snags the defensive board | 15-6 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Horgan - foul #1 on Matthew Horgan, team foul #5 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Floyd Arden (C) Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 17-6 |
| 12:13 | Charleston | Matthew Horgan is hacked by Daniel Bolden - foul #2 on Daniel Bolden, team foul #5 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG), Heriberto Giordano (SF) Timothy Cooper, Daniel Bolden | |
| Subs | Charleston | David Orosco (PF) James Harris | |
| 11:57 | Charleston | Jerome O'Brien misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-6 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Robert Harris snags the defensive board | 17-6 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Robert Harris blows the layup | 17-6 |
| 11:48 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Martin Degraffenreid | 17-6 |
| 11:27 | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid is hacked by Heriberto Giordano - foul #1 on Heriberto Giordano, team foul #6 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Heiman (PF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Robert Harris, Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Charleston | Terry Page (PG), Juan Cardenas (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF) Martin Degraffenreid, Jerome O'Brien, James Kinsley | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bickham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Heriberto Giordano (tiring) PF - Mark Heiman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Wambua Yusuf (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Terry Page (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Juan Cardenas (fresh) SF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Orosco (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Horgan (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Charleston | David Orosco comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-6 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf pulls down the rebound | 17-6 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano is hacked by Matthew Horgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Horgan, team foul #6 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG) Jeffery Houston | |
| Subs | Charleston | Thomas Wilcox (C) Matthew Horgan | |
| 10:54 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf can't connect on a shot from the left side | 17-6 |
| 10:53 | Charleston | Thomas Wilcox gets the rebound | 17-6 |
| 10:36 | Charleston | Juan Cardenas misses the 3 from the left wing | 17-6 |
| 10:34 | Charleston | Thomas Wilcox grabs the offensive board | 17-6 |
| 10:22 | Charleston | David Orosco connects on the floater from the free throw line | 17-8 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Mark Heiman misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by David Orosco - foul #1 on David Orosco, team foul #7 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Andres Ferrari (SG), Floyd Arden (C) Daniel Bickham, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid (PG), Jerome O'Brien (SG), James Kinsley (SF), James Harris (PF), John Thompson (C) Terry Page, Juan Cardenas, Daniel Johnson, David Orosco, Thomas Wilcox | |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 09:54 | Charleston | James Harris misses the 3 from straight away | 19-8 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Andres Ferrari | 19-8 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Floyd Arden | 21-8 |
| 09:21 | Charleston | John Thompson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-10 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | Mark Heiman hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Heriberto Giordano | 23-10 |
| 08:56 | Charleston | James Harris drills a fadeaway from the right block | 23-12 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper misses the shot from the right wing | 23-12 |
| 08:34 | Charleston | The rebound goes to John Thompson | 23-12 |
| 08:30 | Charleston | James Kinsley misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-12 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Floyd Arden | 23-12 |
| 08:21 | Xavier | Mark Heiman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 23-12 |
| 08:20 | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 08:10 | Charleston | Timothy Cooper steals the ball from Martin Degraffenreid | 23-12 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper lays it in | 25-12 |
| 07:47 | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Floyd Arden - foul #1 on Floyd Arden, team foul #7 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG), Daniel Bickham (SG), Robert Harris (PF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Timothy Cooper, Andres Ferrari, Mark Heiman, Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Charleston | Juan Cardenas (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), David Orosco (PF), Thomas Wilcox (C) Jerome O'Brien, James Kinsley, James Harris, John Thompson | |
| 07:47 | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid makes the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 07:47 | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Martin Degraffenreid is called for the reach on Daniel Bickham - foul #2 on Martin Degraffenreid, team foul #8 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Terry Page (PG) Martin Degraffenreid | |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham misses the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 07:34 | Charleston | David Orosco pulls down the rebound | 25-14 |
| 07:05 | Charleston | Juan Cardenas knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Orosco | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bickham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Heriberto Giordano (tired) PF - Robert Harris (fresh) C - Wambua Yusuf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Terry Page (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Juan Cardenas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Orosco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wilcox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Thomas Wilcox steps in front of the Robert Harris pass in the backcourt | 25-17 |
| 06:46 | Charleston | Daniel Johnson hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Juan Cardenas | 25-19 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Thomas Wilcox - foul #1 on Thomas Wilcox, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Paul Williams (SF), John Thompson (C) Daniel Johnson, Thomas Wilcox | |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston makes the 3rd free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:06 | Charleston | Wambua Yusuf steps in front of the John Thompson pass | 28-19 |
| 06:04 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG) Jeffery Houston | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 05:57 | Charleston | Juan Cardenas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-19 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-19 |
| 05:22 | Charleston | Terry Page hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 30-22 |
| 05:07 | Charleston | John Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:51 | Charleston | David Saffold is called for the reach on John Thompson - foul #1 on David Saffold, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG), Andres Ferrari (SG), Mark Heiman (PF), Floyd Arden (C) David Saffold, Daniel Bickham, Robert Harris, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Charleston | James Kinsley (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Thomas Wilcox (PF) Juan Cardenas, Paul Williams, David Orosco | |
| 04:51 | Charleston | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:51 | Charleston | John Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Mark Heiman grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | Mark Heiman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-23 |
| 04:30 | Charleston | James Kinsley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 04:05 | Charleston | Thomas Wilcox blows the layup | 30-23 |
| 04:03 | Charleston | James Kinsley tips it in | 30-25 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Mark Heiman drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #10 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG), Daniel Bolden (SF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Jeffery Houston, Heriberto Giordano, Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid (PG), Jerome O'Brien (SG), Matthew Horgan (PF), James Harris (C) Terry Page, Daniel Johnson, Thomas Wilcox, John Thompson | |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:29 | Charleston | James Kinsley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Harris | 33-28 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Mark Heiman misses the jumper from the left side | 33-28 |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Daniel Bolden tips it back up and in | 35-28 |
| 02:54 | Charleston | James Harris banks in the layup | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Ferrari (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Bolden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Heiman (tiring) 13 pts. C - Wambua Yusuf (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Martin Degraffenreid (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerome O'Brien (tiring) 2 pts. SF - James Kinsley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Horgan (fresh) C - James Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jerome O'Brien - foul #1 on Jerome O'Brien, team foul #11 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG), Robert Harris (PF), Floyd Arden (C) Timothy Cooper, Mark Heiman, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Charleston | Juan Cardenas (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), David Orosco (PF) Jerome O'Brien, James Kinsley, James Harris | |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 02:15 | Charleston | Juan Cardenas misses badly on a floater from the left side | 36-30 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Floyd Arden | 36-30 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | David Orosco is called for the reach on Robert Harris - foul #2 on David Orosco, team foul #12 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Bickham (SG) Andres Ferrari | |
| Subs | Charleston | Terry Page (PG), Paul Williams (SF), Thomas Wilcox (C) Martin Degraffenreid, Daniel Johnson, Matthew Horgan | |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Robert Harris misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Robert Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:59 | Charleston | David Orosco snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 01:42 | Charleston | Terry Page misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Robert Harris is fouled on the floor by David Orosco - foul #3 on David Orosco, team foul #13 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG), Wambua Yusuf (C) Jeffery Houston, Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Charleston | Daniel Johnson (SF), James Harris (PF) Paul Williams, David Orosco | |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:00 | Charleston | Juan Cardenas drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Daniel Johnson takes the ball from Daniel Bickham in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 00:50 | Charleston | Thomas Wilcox is hacked by Daniel Bolden - foul #3 on Daniel Bolden, team foul #9 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano (SF) Daniel Bolden | |
| Subs | Charleston | Martin Degraffenreid (PG), Jerome O'Brien (SG), Matthew Horgan (C) Terry Page, Juan Cardenas, James Harris | |
| 00:50 | Charleston | Thomas Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jerome O'Brien - foul #2 on Jerome O'Brien, team foul #14 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Heiman (PF) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Charleston | James Kinsley (SF), John Thompson (C) Daniel Johnson, Thomas Wilcox | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 00:24 | Charleston | James Kinsley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 00:23 | Charleston | Matthew Horgan grabs the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 00:03 | Charleston | Jerome O'Brien buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Martin Degraffenreid | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper misses the halfcourt shot | 40-35 |