| Lineup | Air Force | PG - David Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Upton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Russell (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Boyd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Justin Labarbera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Foshee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Simon Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Uriarte (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | James Russell inbounds the ball | 17-32 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Air Force | Matthew Adams hits a floater from just outside the lane | 19-32 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Justin Labarbera can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-32 |
| 19:38 | Air Force | The rebound goes to James Russell | 19-32 |
| 19:21 | Air Force | James Russell's pass is intercepted by Joseph Foshee | 19-32 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Joseph Foshee misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 19-32 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Joseph Foshee tips it in | 19-34 |
| 19:04 | Air Force | James Russell knocks in the floater from the left block set up by David Hill and he's fouled by Roy Uriarte - foul #1 on Roy Uriarte, team foul #1 | 21-34 |
| 19:04 | Air Force | James Russell misses the free throw | 21-34 |
| 19:04 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Adams | 21-34 |
| 18:51 | Air Force | Frank Boyd drills a floater from the left block set up by David Hill and he's fouled by Roy Uriarte - foul #2 on Roy Uriarte, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| 18:51 | Air Force | Frank Boyd makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Justin Labarbera can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | Roy Uriarte snags the offensive board | 24-34 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Simon Hall makes the floater from just outside the lane | 24-36 |
| 18:01 | Air Force | David Hill buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Adams | 26-36 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Roy Uriarte buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Moore | 26-38 |
| 17:16 | Air Force | David Hill scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Simon Hall banks in the layup set up by Justin Labarbera | 29-40 |
| 16:46 | Air Force | Matthew Adams is hacked by Joseph Foshee - foul #1 on Joseph Foshee, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Air Force | Melvin Dawson (SG), Alton Holmes (PF), Jesse Aviles (C) Daniel Upton, Matthew Adams, Frank Boyd | |
| Subs | Xavier | Israel Kerr (SG), Aaron Derrick (PF), Devin Ulrich (C) Joseph Foshee, Simon Hall, Roy Uriarte | |
| 16:21 | Air Force | David Hill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 16:19 | Air Force | Alton Holmes tips it back up and in | 31-40 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Justin Labarbera knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 15:45 | Air Force | Alton Holmes comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 15:44 | Air Force | Jesse Aviles tips it home | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - David Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Russell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alton Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jesse Aviles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Justin Labarbera (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Israel Kerr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Derrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Devin Ulrich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Justin Labarbera scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Moore | 33-46 |
| 15:14 | Air Force | David Hill misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy Moore - foul #3 on Timothy Moore, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | Daniel Upton (SG), Matthew Adams (PF), Roy Smallwood (C) Melvin Dawson, James Russell, Jesse Aviles | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Foshee (SG), Simon Hall (SF), Roy Uriarte (C) Justin Labarbera, Timothy Moore, Devin Ulrich | |
| 15:14 | Air Force | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 15:14 | Air Force | David Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 14:39 | Air Force | Daniel Upton drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Hill | 38-48 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Israel Kerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Melvin Dawson (PG), Frank Boyd (C) David Hill, Roy Smallwood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Labarbera (PG) Israel Kerr | |
| 13:55 | Air Force | Matthew Adams hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Boyd and he's fouled by Aaron Derrick - foul #1 on Aaron Derrick, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Devin Ulrich (PF) Aaron Derrick | |
| 13:55 | Air Force | Matthew Adams makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | Simon Hall is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Simon Hall, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Russell (SF) Alton Holmes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Moore (SF) Devin Ulrich | |
| 13:38 | Air Force | Justin Labarbera is called for the reach on Melvin Dawson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Labarbera, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| 13:38 | Air Force | Melvin Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:38 | Air Force | Melvin Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Roy Uriarte drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Moore | 43-50 |
| 13:04 | Air Force | Daniel Upton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Foshee - foul #2 on Joseph Foshee, team foul #8 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Earl Baker (PF), Devin Ulrich (C) Simon Hall, Roy Uriarte | |
| 13:04 | Air Force | Daniel Upton makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:04 | Air Force | Daniel Upton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Joseph Foshee double dribbles | 45-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Hill (PG) Daniel Upton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Israel Kerr (SG) Joseph Foshee | |
| 12:15 | Air Force | Frank Boyd scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-50 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Frank Boyd steps in front of the Timothy Moore pass | 47-50 |
| 11:36 | Air Force | Justin Labarbera is called for the reach on David Hill - foul #2 on Justin Labarbera, team foul #9 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alton Holmes (SF), Roy Smallwood (PF), Jesse Aviles (C) James Russell, Matthew Adams, Frank Boyd | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Foshee (SG), Simon Hall (SF), Aaron Derrick (PF), Roy Uriarte (C) Israel Kerr, Timothy Moore, Earl Baker, Devin Ulrich | |
| 11:36 | Air Force | David Hill makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:36 | Air Force | David Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick grabs the board | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - David Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Melvin Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alton Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roy Smallwood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jesse Aviles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Justin Labarbera (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Foshee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Simon Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Derrick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Uriarte (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by David Hill - foul #3 on David Hill, team foul #1 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | Daniel Upton (SG) Melvin Dawson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Israel Kerr (PG) Justin Labarbera | |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:53 | Air Force | Roy Smallwood can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Roy Uriarte - foul #3 on Roy Uriarte, team foul #10 | 48-52 |
| 10:53 | Air Force | Roy Smallwood makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:53 | Air Force | Roy Smallwood makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Simon Hall misses the shot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 10:32 | Air Force | Jesse Aviles grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 10:25 | Air Force | Daniel Upton buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Hill | 53-52 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Roy Uriarte misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 10:04 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Roy Smallwood | 53-52 |
| 09:50 | Air Force | Alton Holmes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jesse Aviles and he's fouled by Israel Kerr - foul #3 on Israel Kerr, team foul #11 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Melvin Dawson (PG), Matthew Adams (PF), Frank Boyd (C) David Hill, Roy Smallwood, Jesse Aviles | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Labarbera (PG), Timothy Moore (SF) Israel Kerr, Joseph Foshee | |
| 09:50 | Air Force | Alton Holmes misses the free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:50 | Air Force | Frank Boyd snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 09:26 | Air Force | Matthew Adams hits the finger roll | 57-52 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Simon Hall connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Roy Uriarte | 57-54 |
| 08:55 | Air Force | Daniel Upton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 57-54 |
| 08:54 | Air Force | Matthew Adams hits the follow up shot | 59-54 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Roy Uriarte drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Moore | 59-56 |
| 08:26 | Air Force | Alton Holmes is fouled on the floor by Timothy Moore - foul #4 on Timothy Moore, team foul #12 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Hill (PG) Daniel Upton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Foshee (SG), Earl Baker (PF), Devin Ulrich (C) Simon Hall, Aaron Derrick, Roy Uriarte | |
| 08:26 | Air Force | Alton Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:26 | Air Force | Alton Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Timothy Moore gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:09 | Xavier | Alton Holmes blocks the jumper by Timothy Moore | 60-56 |
| 08:07 | Air Force | Matthew Adams pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 07:52 | Air Force | Frank Boyd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-56 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Devin Ulrich | 60-56 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | Frank Boyd swats the layup by Timothy Moore | 60-56 |
| 07:34 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Alton Holmes | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - David Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alton Holmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Justin Labarbera (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Foshee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Earl Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Devin Ulrich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Air Force | Melvin Dawson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Justin Labarbera - foul #3 on Justin Labarbera, team foul #13 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Russell (SF), Roy Smallwood (PF), Jesse Aviles (C) Alton Holmes, Matthew Adams, Frank Boyd | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:10 | Air Force | Melvin Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:10 | Air Force | Melvin Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Earl Baker snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Justin Labarbera connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Foshee | 61-59 |
| 06:38 | Air Force | David Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | Air Force | Daniel Upton (SG) Melvin Dawson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Aaron Derrick (PF), Roy Uriarte (C) Timothy Moore, Earl Baker | |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Devin Ulrich misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 61-59 |
| 06:22 | Air Force | Jesse Aviles pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:59 | Air Force | Roy Smallwood comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Devin Ulrich gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Roy Uriarte is fouled on the floor by Roy Smallwood - foul #4 on Roy Smallwood, team foul #2 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Air Force | Matthew Adams (PF) Jesse Aviles | |
| Subs | Xavier | Israel Kerr (SG), Simon Hall (SF) Joseph Foshee, Devin Ulrich | |
| 05:42 | Xavier | Justin Labarbera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 05:40 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Daniel Upton | 61-59 |
| 05:20 | Air Force | David Hill is hacked by Justin Labarbera - foul #4 on Justin Labarbera, team foul #14 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alton Holmes (C) Roy Smallwood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Foshee (SG), Timothy Moore (SF) Justin Labarbera, Aaron Derrick | |
| 05:20 | Air Force | David Hill misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:20 | Air Force | David Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | The short jumper by Joseph Foshee is denied by Alton Holmes | 62-59 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Simon Hall gets the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | Matthew Adams swats the short shot by Roy Uriarte | 62-59 |
| 04:57 | Air Force | Alton Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 04:32 | Air Force | David Hill makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Alton Holmes | 65-59 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Joseph Foshee connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Roy Uriarte | 65-61 |
| 03:50 | Air Force | Alton Holmes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Foshee - foul #3 on Joseph Foshee, team foul #15 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Air Force | Melvin Dawson (PG), Eddie Hines (SG), Roy Smallwood (PF), Frank Boyd (C) David Hill, Daniel Upton, James Russell, Matthew Adams | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Labarbera (PG), Aaron Derrick (PF), Devin Ulrich (C) Israel Kerr, Joseph Foshee, Roy Uriarte | |
| 03:50 | Air Force | Alton Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:50 | Air Force | Alton Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Justin Labarbera makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Simon Hall | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Melvin Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eddie Hines (fresh) SF - Alton Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Roy Smallwood (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Justin Labarbera (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Simon Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Aaron Derrick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Devin Ulrich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Air Force | Alton Holmes's pass is intercepted by Simon Hall | 67-64 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Simon Hall misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 67-64 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Timothy Moore tips it in | 67-66 |
| 02:49 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Hill (PG), Daniel Upton (SG), James Russell (SF), Matthew Adams (PF) Melvin Dawson, Eddie Hines, Alton Holmes, Roy Smallwood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Foshee (SG), Roy Uriarte (C) Aaron Derrick, Devin Ulrich | |
| 02:41 | Air Force | Daniel Upton misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-66 |
| 02:40 | Air Force | David Hill snags the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 02:25 | Air Force | James Russell is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Russell, team foul #3 | 67-66 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Simon Hall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 67-66 |
| 02:00 | Air Force | The rebound goes to James Russell | 67-66 |
| 01:45 | Air Force | The jump hook by Matthew Adams is blocked by Roy Uriarte | 67-66 |
| 01:44 | Air Force | James Russell tips it home | 69-66 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Timothy Moore is fouled on the floor by Frank Boyd - foul #1 on Frank Boyd, team foul #4 | 69-66 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Roy Uriarte blows the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Upton - foul #2 on Daniel Upton, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Roy Uriarte makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Roy Uriarte makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:55 | Air Force | Frank Boyd's layup is rejected by Timothy Moore | 69-68 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Timothy Moore | 69-68 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Matthew Adams blocks the jumper by Simon Hall | 69-68 |
| 00:34 | Air Force | Frank Boyd grabs the board | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Air Force | Frank Boyd is hacked by Justin Labarbera in the backcourt - foul #5 on Justin Labarbera, team foul #16 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Israel Kerr (PG) Justin Labarbera | |
| 00:31 | Air Force | Frank Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:31 | Air Force | Frank Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Roy Uriarte buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Foshee | 71-71 |
| 00:07 | Air Force | Air Force calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Daniel Upton knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-71 |