| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Harold Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Reynaldo Torres (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Eugene Franklin (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Christy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Duley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Richardson inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Gregory Duley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 19:23 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Myers | 35-34 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers tips it but misses | 35-34 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Eugene Franklin denies the turnaround by Gregory Duley | 37-34 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton is fouled on the floor by Richard Richardson - foul #2 on Richard Richardson, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Ryan Adams (PF), Kenneth Fox (C) Jimmy Fisher, Raymond Christy, Richard Richardson, Richard Dawson, Gregory Duley | |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Richard Richardson (SF), Richard Dawson (PF), Gregory Duley (C) Stephan Garland, Nicholas Button, Ryan Adams, Kenneth Fox | |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Richard Dawson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Richard Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Gregory Duley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 17:36 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Dawson - foul #3 on Richard Dawson, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore (SF) Harold Myers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Ryan Adams (PF), Kenneth Fox (C) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith, Richard Richardson, Richard Dawson, Gregory Duley | |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Reynaldo Torres - foul #1 on Reynaldo Torres, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson (C) Eugene Franklin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Richard Richardson (SF) Stephan Garland, Raymond Christy, Nicholas Button | |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 16:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fox | 39-35 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Richard Richardson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 16:40 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Richard Houpt and he's hacked by Ryan Adams - foul #1 on Ryan Adams, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Steven Thornton (PF), Gregory Duley (C) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith, Richard Richardson, Ryan Adams, Kenneth Fox | |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:10 | Xavier | Gregory Duley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 42-35 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Nicholas Button gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Reynaldo Torres (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephan Garland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Christy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Button (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Thornton (fresh) C - Gregory Duley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Gregory Duley buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Stephan Garland | 42-37 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Richard Houpt, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harold Myers (SF), Eugene Franklin (C) Henry Wetmore, Otis Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Richard Richardson (SF), Richard Dawson (PF) Stephan Garland, Raymond Christy, Nicholas Button, Steven Thornton | |
| 15:16 | Xavier | Harold Myers steals it from Jeffrey Smith | 42-37 |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-37 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Richard Richardson pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Richard Dawson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Eugene Franklin - foul #2 on Eugene Franklin, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Christy (SG), Kenneth Fox (C) Jeffrey Smith, Gregory Duley | |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Richard Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Richard Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Fisher is called for the reach on Herman Cayton - foul #2 on Jimmy Fisher, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Duley (C) Kenneth Fox | |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Gregory Duley is called for the reach on Eugene Franklin - foul #2 on Gregory Duley, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG) Raymond Christy | |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Richard Houpt is denied by Gregory Duley | 42-39 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Richard Dawson pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:48 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher clanks a jumper in the paint | 42-39 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Richard Dawson tips it in | 42-41 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Gregory Duley clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Gregory Duley swats the short shot by Reynaldo Torres | 45-41 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Richardson | 45-41 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher loses the ball out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (PF), Mashama Almarza (C) Richard Houpt, Harold Myers, Reynaldo Torres, Eugene Franklin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Kenneth Fox (C) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith, Richard Richardson, Gregory Duley | |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mashama Almarza | 48-41 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox misses badly on a shot from the left block | 48-41 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) SG - Herman Cayton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephan Garland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Christy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Button (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-41 |
| 11:44 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fox | 48-41 |
| 11:40 | Xavier | Nicholas Button makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Stephan Garland | 48-43 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Raymond Christy steals the ball from Wallace Ahearn in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox can't connect on a shot from close range | 48-43 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Stephan Garland tips it home | 48-45 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton loses the ball out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt (PG), Harold Myers (SF), Reynaldo Torres (PF), Eugene Franklin (C) Wallace Ahearn, Henry Wetmore, Otis Hodgkinson, Mashama Almarza | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Richard Richardson (SF), Ryan Adams (PF), Gregory Duley (C) Stephan Garland, Nicholas Button, Richard Dawson, Kenneth Fox | |
| 10:45 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Duley | 48-48 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 10:04 | Xavier | Raymond Christy is hacked by Herman Cayton - foul #3 on Herman Cayton, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Richard Dawson (PF) Raymond Christy, Ryan Adams | |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Richard Dawson connects on the shot from the left block set up by Richard Richardson | 51-50 |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Herman Cayton is blocked by Richard Dawson | 51-50 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Cayton | 51-50 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 09:09 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (C) Harold Myers, Eugene Franklin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Kenneth Fox (C) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith, Gregory Duley | |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Houpt | 56-50 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Richard Dawson misses the lay-in | 56-50 |
| 08:36 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox snags the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Raymond Christy can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Otis Hodgkinson | 59-50 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Richard Dawson buries a floater from the right side | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (tiring) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (tiring) 22 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Reynaldo Torres (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephan Garland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Christy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Stephan Garland misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Houpt and the foul's on Raymond Christy - foul #1 on Raymond Christy, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Harold Myers (SF), Eugene Franklin (C) Richard Houpt, Henry Wetmore, Reynaldo Torres | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Steven Thornton (PF), Gregory Duley (C) Stephan Garland, Raymond Christy, Richard Richardson, Richard Dawson, Kenneth Fox | |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | Gregory Duley misses the 3 from the left corner | 65-52 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson grabs the board | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-52 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson gets the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson tips it home | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Gregory Duley is fouled on the floor by Otis Hodgkinson - foul #3 on Otis Hodgkinson, team foul #5 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore (PF) Otis Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Richardson (SF), Richard Dawson (PF) Nicholas Button, Steven Thornton | |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Richard Richardson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Smith | 67-55 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton makes the 3 from straight away | 70-55 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Richard Richardson scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Jimmy Fisher | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn is hacked by Jimmy Fisher - foul #3 on Jimmy Fisher, team foul #7 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Reynaldo Torres (PF) Henry Wetmore | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Christy (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Ryan Adams (PF) Jeffrey Smith, Richard Richardson, Richard Dawson | |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Ryan Adams pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-57 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Eugene Franklin drills a driving attempt from the right block | 72-57 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Gregory Duley misses the easy layup | 72-57 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn grabs the board | 72-57 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ryan Adams | 72-57 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Raymond Christy is whistled for traveling | 72-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Houpt (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (PF), Mashama Almarza (C) Wallace Ahearn, Harold Myers, Reynaldo Torres, Eugene Franklin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Richard Richardson (SF), Richard Dawson (PF) Raymond Christy, Nicholas Button, Ryan Adams | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Houpt (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Herman Cayton (tiring) 31 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Richardson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Duley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-57 |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza snags the offensive board | 72-57 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore hits a floater from the right side | 74-57 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | The jumper by Jimmy Fisher is denied by Otis Hodgkinson | 74-57 |
| 02:47 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-57 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gregory Duley | 74-57 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Herman Cayton is called for the reach on Jeffrey Smith - foul #4 on Herman Cayton, team foul #6 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (SG) Herman Cayton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Kenneth Fox (C) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith, Gregory Duley | |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Richard Houpt - foul #3 on Richard Houpt, team foul #7 | 74-59 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox makes the free throw | 74-60 |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-60 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fox | 74-60 |
| 01:35 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox travels with the ball | 74-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton (SG) Richard Houpt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Gregory Duley (C) Stephan Garland, Kenneth Fox | |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Gregory Duley pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Gregory Duley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Herman Cayton hits a driving attempt in the lane | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Gregory Duley is whistled for a carry | 76-60 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn runs out the clock | 76-60 |