| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) SF - James Rosati (fresh) PF - Gregory Carstensen (fresh) C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fresh) SG - Raymond Christy (fresh) SF - Richard Richardson (fresh) PF - Richard Dawson (fresh) C - Gregory Duley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Denver | John Lewis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Xavier | Richard Dawson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Gregory Duley misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Gregory Duley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Gregory Duley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Denver | Joseph Sloan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Gregory Duley scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Dawson | 0-4 |
| 18:49 | Denver | Joseph Sloan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Raymond Christy snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Sloan - foul #1 on Joseph Sloan, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | Denver | Joseph Sloan loses the ball out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Gregory Duley can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #3 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Denver | Fred Taylor (PG), Jack Peterson (SG), Jim Jacobs (C) Joseph Sloan, Robert Wilkinson, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Steven Thornton (PF) Jimmy Fisher, Raymond Christy, Richard Richardson, Richard Dawson | |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Gregory Duley makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Gregory Duley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:43 | Denver | Jim Jacobs can't finish the layup | 0-7 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:22 | Denver | James Rosati's floater is knocked away by Gregory Duley | 0-7 |
| 17:21 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen grabs the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:07 | Denver | Jack Peterson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-7 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Gregory Duley's fadeaway is rejected by James Rosati | 2-7 |
| 16:53 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jack Peterson | 2-7 |
| 16:43 | Denver | James Rosati comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 2-7 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Steven Thornton | 2-7 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith is hacked by James Rosati - foul #1 on James Rosati, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), Robert Wilkinson (SG), Clarence Paulk (SF), William Luckey (C) Fred Taylor, Jack Peterson, James Rosati, Gregory Carstensen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Richard Richardson (SF), Richard Dawson (PF), Kenneth Fox (C) Stephan Garland, Nicholas Button, Steven Thornton, Gregory Duley | |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Richard Richardson's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Jacobs | 2-7 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Richard Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 15:52 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-7 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Richard Richardson tips it home | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Clarence Paulk (fresh) PF - Jim Jacobs (fresh) C - William Luckey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) SF - Richard Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fresh) C - Kenneth Fox (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Denver | Joseph Sloan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Richard Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 15:27 | Xavier | Robert Wilkinson is called for the reach on Richard Richardson - foul #1 on Robert Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Peterson (PF) Jim Jacobs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 15:13 | Xavier | Raymond Christy loses the ball out of bounds | 2-9 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Roy Brown (SF), Ryan Adams (PF) Stephan Garland, Richard Richardson, Richard Dawson | |
| 14:54 | Denver | William Luckey misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Roy Brown pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Raymond Christy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 2-9 |
| 14:37 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Wilkinson | 2-9 |
| 14:32 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson drills a 3 from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 14:15 | Xavier | Ryan Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Denver | Fred Taylor (PG), James Rosati (SF), Gregory Carstensen (PF), Jim Jacobs (C) Joseph Sloan, Clarence Paulk, Jack Peterson, William Luckey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Richard Richardson (SF), Richard Dawson (PF), Gregory Duley (C) Jimmy Fisher, Raymond Christy, Roy Brown, Ryan Adams, Kenneth Fox | |
| 13:59 | Denver | Stephan Garland is called for the reach on Robert Wilkinson - foul #1 on Stephan Garland, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Denver | He-ping Wang (SG) Robert Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Christy (SG) Jeffrey Smith | |
| 13:39 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen can't connect on a floater in the lane | 5-9 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Richard Richardson pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Stephan Garland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 13:13 | Denver | Jim Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 12:56 | Denver | Gregory Duley takes the ball from He-ping Wang | 5-9 |
| 12:40 | Xavier | Raymond Christy connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Duley and the foul's on Fred Taylor - foul #1 on Fred Taylor, team foul #6 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), Robert Wilkinson (SG) Fred Taylor, He-ping Wang | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Kenneth Fox (C) Stephan Garland, Gregory Duley | |
| 12:40 | Xavier | Raymond Christy makes the free throw | 5-12 |
| 12:29 | Denver | Joseph Sloan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jim Jacobs | 8-12 |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Raymond Christy can't connect on a jumper from close range | 8-12 |
| 12:14 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 12:00 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen's layup is rejected by Richard Dawson | 8-12 |
| 11:58 | Denver | Jim Jacobs tips it home | 10-12 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | Richard Richardson can't finish the layup | 10-12 |
| 11:37 | Denver | James Rosati grabs the board | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Rosati (fresh) PF - Gregory Carstensen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jim Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Raymond Christy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Fox (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Wilkinson, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Peterson (SG), Clarence Paulk (SF), William Luckey (C) Robert Wilkinson, James Rosati, Jim Jacobs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Ryan Adams (PF), Gregory Duley (C) Raymond Christy, Richard Richardson, Richard Dawson, Kenneth Fox | |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Clarence Paulk swats the dunk try by Nicholas Button | 10-12 |
| 11:13 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:00 | Denver | Joseph Sloan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Clarence Paulk tips it back up and in | 12-12 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Gregory Duley misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 12-12 |
| 10:41 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:19 | Denver | Joseph Sloan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 10:18 | Denver | William Luckey grabs the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:59 | Denver | Jack Peterson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | Gregory Duley lays it in | 14-14 |
| 09:28 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 17-14 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Gregory Duley snags the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Gregory Duley misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Luckey - foul #1 on William Luckey, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Denver | Fred Taylor (PG), He-ping Wang (SG), James Rosati (SF), Jim Jacobs (C) Joseph Sloan, Jack Peterson, Clarence Paulk, William Luckey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Richard Richardson (SF), Richard Dawson (PF) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith, Nicholas Button, Ryan Adams | |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Gregory Duley makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Gregory Duley misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:00 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 08:42 | Denver | Jim Jacobs is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jim Jacobs, team foul #9 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Fox (C) Gregory Duley | |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Raymond Christy hits a floater from the right block | 17-17 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Jim Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG) Stephan Garland, Raymond Christy | |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Fred Taylor is called for the reach on Jimmy Fisher - foul #2 on Fred Taylor, team foul #10 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Higgins (PG) Fred Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Christy (SG), Gregory Duley (C) Jeffrey Smith, Kenneth Fox | |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:39 | Denver | James Rosati scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gregory Carstensen | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Higgins (fresh) SG - He-ping Wang (fresh) SF - James Rosati (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Carstensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Jim Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Christy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Duley (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Richard Dawson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Rosati - foul #2 on James Rosati, team foul #11 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Peterson (SG), Clarence Paulk (C) James Rosati, Gregory Carstensen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Kenneth Fox (C) Jimmy Fisher, Raymond Christy, Gregory Duley | |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Richard Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Richard Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:24 | Denver | Jim Jacobs grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 06:59 | Denver | Jack Peterson is hacked by Richard Richardson - foul #1 on Richard Richardson, team foul #2 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Denver | William Luckey (C) He-ping Wang | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Gregory Duley (C) Stephan Garland, Jeffrey Smith, Kenneth Fox | |
| 06:49 | Denver | Jim Jacobs misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-20 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Richard Richardson grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Raymond Christy misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by William Luckey - foul #2 on William Luckey, team foul #12 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Denver | Gregory Carstensen (PF) William Luckey | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Raymond Christy makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Raymond Christy makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:09 | Denver | Jim Jacobs is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jim Jacobs, team foul #13 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), He-ping Wang (SF) Robert Higgins, Jim Jacobs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Kenneth Fox (C) Jimmy Fisher, Raymond Christy, Gregory Duley | |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Richard Richardson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on He-ping Wang - foul #1 on He-ping Wang, team foul #14 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Gregory Duley (C) Stephan Garland, Kenneth Fox | |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Richard Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Richard Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:39 | Denver | Joseph Sloan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Gregory Duley drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Dawson | 20-26 |
| 05:09 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen lays it in and he's hacked by Jimmy Fisher - foul #1 on Jimmy Fisher, team foul #3 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Higgins (SG) Jack Peterson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Kenneth Fox (C) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith, Gregory Duley | |
| 05:09 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox lays it up and in set up by Stephan Garland and he's fouled by Clarence Paulk - foul #1 on Clarence Paulk, team foul #15 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Peterson (SF) He-ping Wang | |
| Subs | Xavier | Nicholas Button (SF), Steven Thornton (PF) Richard Richardson, Richard Dawson | |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox misses the free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:54 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 04:38 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Richard Richardson (SF), Richard Dawson (PF), Gregory Duley (C) Stephan Garland, Raymond Christy, Nicholas Button, Steven Thornton, Kenneth Fox | |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Richard Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Christy (SG) Jeffrey Smith | |
| 04:14 | Denver | Clarence Paulk drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Gregory Duley misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Gregory Duley grabs the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Gregory Duley lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Christy | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Higgins (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Carstensen (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Clarence Paulk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Christy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Duley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Denver | Joseph Sloan is fouled on the floor by Richard Richardson - foul #2 on Richard Richardson, team foul #4 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Fred Taylor (PG), Robert Wilkinson (SG), James Rosati (SF), Jim Jacobs (PF), John Lewis (C) Joseph Sloan, Robert Higgins, Jack Peterson, Gregory Carstensen, Clarence Paulk | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Steven Thornton (PF), Kenneth Fox (C) Jimmy Fisher, Raymond Christy, Richard Richardson, Richard Dawson, Gregory Duley | |
| 03:17 | Denver | James Rosati's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-30 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Fox | 25-32 |
| 02:33 | Denver | John Lewis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on John Lewis, team foul #16 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Denver | William Luckey (C) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Richard Richardson (SF), Richard Dawson (PF), Gregory Duley (C) Stephan Garland, Jeffrey Smith, Nicholas Button, Steven Thornton, Kenneth Fox | |
| 02:20 | Xavier | Richard Dawson misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 25-32 |
| 02:18 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Rosati | 25-32 |
| 01:54 | Denver | James Rosati clanks a 3 from straight away | 25-32 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Raymond Christy grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG) Raymond Christy | |
| 01:27 | Denver | Jim Jacobs misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Dawson - foul #1 on Richard Dawson, team foul #5 | 25-32 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Jim Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Jim Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-32 |
| 01:09 | Denver | Jim Jacobs gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:56 | Denver | Jim Jacobs misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Dawson - foul #2 on Richard Dawson, team foul #6 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), Jack Peterson (SG) Fred Taylor, Robert Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Steven Thornton (PF), Kenneth Fox (C) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith, Richard Richardson, Richard Dawson, Gregory Duley | |
| 00:56 | Denver | Jim Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:56 | Denver | Jim Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Joseph Sloan - foul #2 on Joseph Sloan, team foul #17 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Clarence Paulk (SF), Gregory Carstensen (PF) James Rosati, Jim Jacobs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Richard Richardson (SF), Richard Dawson (PF) Stephan Garland, Nicholas Button, Steven Thornton | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Joseph Sloan scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Joseph Sloan is called for the reach on Jimmy Fisher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Sloan, team foul #18 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Higgins (PG), He-ping Wang (SF) Joseph Sloan, William Luckey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Gregory Duley (C) Raymond Christy, Kenneth Fox | |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher gets the rebound | 32-35 |