| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brandon Duckworth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Jolicoeur (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Hart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Britt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Thibodeau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Wheeler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Samberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Barnett (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Michael Rhoades (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-27 |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Johnson - foul #2 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Licata (SG), Larry Borum (SF), Robert Parham (PF) Christopher Jolicoeur, John Hart, James Britt | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:21 | Oklahoma | Michael Rhoades gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 19:00 | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randall Thibodeau - foul #1 on Randall Thibodeau, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur (PG), Morris Fisher (SF), David Crowe (C) Brandon Duckworth, Larry Borum, Randall Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 19:00 | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:00 | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:00 | Xavier | David Crowe pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Michael Rhoades steals it from Donald Licata | 29-28 |
| 18:19 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Wheeler | 29-31 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur's layup is rejected by Michael Rhoades | 29-31 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | Robert Parham misses the tip | 29-31 |
| 18:00 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 29-31 |
| 17:38 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Robert Parham grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Morris Fisher clanks a jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | Robert Parham tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 17:23 | Oklahoma | Michael Rhoades gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:20 | Oklahoma | David Crowe is called for the reach on Ronald Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Crowe, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Duckworth (PG), Larry Borum (SG), John Hart (SF), James Britt (PF), Randall Thibodeau (C) Christopher Jolicoeur, Donald Licata, Morris Fisher, Robert Parham, David Crowe | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Alonso Highfill (PF), Eugene Provost (C) Michael Rhoades, Ronald Johnson | |
| 17:05 | Oklahoma | Alonso Highfill is whistled for a carry | 29-31 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Hart | 31-31 |
| 16:34 | Oklahoma | Alonso Highfill's layup is rejected by Randall Thibodeau | 31-31 |
| 16:33 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett tips it in | 31-33 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Alonso Highfill denies the turnaround by James Britt | 31-33 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | John Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 31-33 |
| 16:14 | Oklahoma | Alonso Highfill pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 15:53 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-33 |
| 15:51 | Oklahoma | Eugene Provost tips it in | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brandon Duckworth (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Borum (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Britt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Thibodeau (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Wheeler (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Samberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Barnett (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alonso Highfill (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Provost (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Xavier | Eugene Provost is called for the reach on Brandon Duckworth - foul #2 on Eugene Provost, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur (SG), Morris Fisher (SF), Robert Parham (PF), Jamie Corbett (C) Larry Borum, John Hart, James Britt, Randall Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Daniel Batts (SG), Michael Rhoades (PF), Shannon Caraballo (C) Lawrence Samberg, Alonso Highfill, Eugene Provost | |
| 15:25 | Xavier | John Wheeler is called for the reach on Morris Fisher - foul #2 on John Wheeler, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Britt (PF) Robert Parham | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 15:13 | Xavier | James Britt scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 14:53 | Oklahoma | Daniel Batts steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Licata (SG), John Hart (SF), Robert Parham (PF), Randall Thibodeau (C) Christopher Jolicoeur, Morris Fisher, James Britt, Jamie Corbett | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson (C) Shannon Caraballo | |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau loses the ball out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Larry Borum (SF) John Hart | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 14:21 | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 14:19 | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson tips it home | 33-37 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Donald Licata can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-37 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Parham | 33-37 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Donald Licata clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 13:40 | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 13:38 | Oklahoma | Daniel Batts is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur (PG), John Hart (SF), James Britt (PF), David Crowe (C) Brandon Duckworth, Larry Borum, Robert Parham, Randall Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Gibson (PG), Lawrence Samberg (SG), Alonso Highfill (PF), Eugene Provost (C) John Wheeler, Daniel Batts, Michael Rhoades, Ronald Johnson | |
| 13:33 | Xavier | David Crowe is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Samberg - foul #2 on Lawrence Samberg, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | John Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Duckworth (PG) Donald Licata | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 12:59 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Christopher Jolicoeur - foul #1 on Christopher Jolicoeur, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Gilfillan (PG), Morris Fisher (SF), Jamie Corbett (C) Brandon Duckworth, John Hart, David Crowe | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 12:59 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 12:09 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett misses the wide open floater from the left side | 36-40 |
| 12:07 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg tips it in | 36-42 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | James Britt lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Christopher Jolicoeur and he's fouled by Alonso Highfill - foul #1 on Alonso Highfill, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Duckworth (PG), Larry Borum (SG), John Hart (SF), Randall Thibodeau (C) Robert Gilfillan, Christopher Jolicoeur, Morris Fisher, Jamie Corbett | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Wheeler (PG), Daniel Batts (SG), Michael Rhoades (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Richard Gibson, Larry Barnett, Alonso Highfill, Eugene Provost | |
| 11:50 | Xavier | James Britt makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brandon Duckworth (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Borum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Britt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Thibodeau (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Wheeler (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Batts (fresh) SF - Lawrence Samberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Rhoades (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Batts | 39-44 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | John Hart hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Britt out of the doubleteam | 41-44 |
| 10:54 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 41-44 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | James Britt grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Johnson - foul #3 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur (SG), Morris Fisher (SF), Robert Parham (PF) Larry Borum, John Hart, James Britt | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett (SF), Alonso Highfill (PF), Eugene Provost (C) Lawrence Samberg, Michael Rhoades, Ronald Johnson | |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:39 | Oklahoma | Eugene Provost grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 10:21 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:01 | Xavier | Morris Fisher's layup is rejected by Larry Barnett | 41-44 |
| 10:00 | Oklahoma | Eugene Provost pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:41 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Randall Thibodeau | 41-44 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur drills a floater from the right block | 43-44 |
| 09:28 | Oklahoma | Daniel Batts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Licata (SG), John Hart (SF), David Crowe (C) Christopher Jolicoeur, Morris Fisher, Randall Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Gibson (PG), Lawrence Samberg (SG), Michael Rhoades (PF), Shannon Caraballo (C) John Wheeler, Daniel Batts, Alonso Highfill, Eugene Provost | |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Donald Licata buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Brandon Duckworth | 46-44 |
| 09:03 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg can't throw it down | 46-44 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Brandon Duckworth grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | David Crowe loses the ball out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur (PG), Larry Borum (SG), James Britt (PF) Brandon Duckworth, Donald Licata, Robert Parham | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson (C) Shannon Caraballo | |
| 08:54 | Oklahoma | Christopher Jolicoeur is called for the reach on Richard Gibson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Jolicoeur, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| 08:31 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Britt - foul #1 on James Britt, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Duckworth (PG) Larry Borum | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 08:31 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:31 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | Ronald Johnson denies the turnaround by James Britt | 46-46 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | David Crowe tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 07:42 | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the paint but he's hacked by David Crowe - foul #2 on David Crowe, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Larry Borum (SG), Morris Fisher (SF), Robert Parham (PF), Randall Thibodeau (C) Christopher Jolicoeur, John Hart, James Britt, David Crowe | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Wheeler (PG), Alonso Highfill (SF), Eugene Provost (PF) Richard Gibson, Larry Barnett, Michael Rhoades | |
| 07:42 | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:42 | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Robert Parham grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brandon Duckworth (tired) 2 ast. SG - Larry Borum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morris Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Parham (fresh) 6 reb. C - Randall Thibodeau (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Wheeler (tired) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Samberg (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Alonso Highfill (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Provost (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Xavier | The jump hook by Robert Parham is blocked by Ronald Johnson | 48-46 |
| 07:34 | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 07:15 | Oklahoma | Randall Thibodeau blocks the short jumper by Ronald Johnson | 48-46 |
| 07:13 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert Parham | 48-46 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Samberg - foul #3 on Lawrence Samberg, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur (PG), Donald Licata (SG), James Britt (PF) Brandon Duckworth, Larry Borum, Robert Parham | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Daniel Batts (SG), Shannon Caraballo (C) Lawrence Samberg, Ronald Johnson | |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:39 | Oklahoma | Daniel Batts is hacked by Christopher Jolicoeur - foul #3 on Christopher Jolicoeur, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Duckworth (PG), John Hart (SF), David Crowe (C) Christopher Jolicoeur, Morris Fisher, Randall Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett (SF) Shannon Caraballo | |
| 06:39 | Oklahoma | Daniel Batts makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:39 | Oklahoma | Daniel Batts makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Donald Licata hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | John Hart misses the tip | 49-48 |
| 06:23 | Oklahoma | Alonso Highfill grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:20 | Oklahoma | Donald Licata is called for the reach on John Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Licata, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Gilfillan (PG), Christopher Jolicoeur (SG), Larry Borum (SF), Robert Parham (PF), Jamie Corbett (C) Brandon Duckworth, Donald Licata, John Hart, James Britt, David Crowe | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Michael Rhoades (PF), Shannon Caraballo (C) Alonso Highfill, Eugene Provost | |
| 06:20 | Oklahoma | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:20 | Oklahoma | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Batts - foul #1 on Daniel Batts, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Duckworth (PG) Robert Gilfillan | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Gibson (PG) John Wheeler | |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:48 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 05:47 | Oklahoma | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Rhoades | 51-50 |
| 05:34 | Oklahoma | Larry Borum is called for the reach on Larry Barnett - foul #3 on Larry Borum, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Gilfillan (PG), Donald Licata (SG), Morris Fisher (SF), James Britt (PF), David Crowe (C) Brandon Duckworth, Christopher Jolicoeur, Larry Borum, Robert Parham, Jamie Corbett | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg (SG) Daniel Batts | |
| 05:34 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Morris Fisher pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | James Britt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Duckworth (PG), John Hart (SF), Randall Thibodeau (C) Robert Gilfillan, Morris Fisher, David Crowe | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 04:59 | Oklahoma | Randall Thibodeau takes the ball from Lawrence Samberg | 51-50 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Randall Thibodeau can't finish the layup | 51-50 |
| 04:50 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Michael Rhoades | 51-50 |
| 04:26 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Barnett | 51-52 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | James Britt works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Licata | 53-52 |
| 04:04 | Oklahoma | Randall Thibodeau steals the ball from Lawrence Samberg in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Donald Licata knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-52 |
| 03:32 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-52 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | James Britt gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brandon Duckworth (very tired) 2 ast. SG - Donald Licata (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Britt (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Randall Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Richard Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Samberg (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Barnett (tired) 20 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Rhoades (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Shannon Caraballo (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Brandon Duckworth scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Licata | 59-52 |
| 03:04 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Donald Licata - foul #2 on Donald Licata, team foul #10 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur (PG), Larry Borum (SG), Morris Fisher (SF), Robert Parham (PF), David Crowe (C) Brandon Duckworth, Donald Licata, John Hart, James Britt, Randall Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Daniel Batts (PG), Alonso Highfill (SF), Eugene Provost (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Richard Gibson, Larry Barnett, Michael Rhoades, Shannon Caraballo | |
| 03:04 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:04 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Robert Parham pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Morris Fisher loses the ball out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Wheeler (PG) Lawrence Samberg | |
| 02:26 | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Batts and he's hacked by David Crowe - foul #3 on David Crowe, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Gilfillan (PG) Larry Borum | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 02:26 | Oklahoma | Ronald Johnson makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Robert Gilfillan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Larry Borum (SG) Robert Gilfillan | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 01:48 | Oklahoma | Alonso Highfill jams it on a nice dish by Daniel Batts | 59-58 |
| 01:34 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | David Crowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 01:12 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Eugene Provost | 59-58 |
| 01:00 | Oklahoma | Alonso Highfill banks in the layup on a great pass from John Wheeler | 59-60 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Christopher Jolicoeur hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 00:52 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Duckworth (PG), John Hart (SF), James Britt (PF), Randall Thibodeau (C) Larry Borum, Morris Fisher, Robert Parham, David Crowe | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg (SG), Larry Barnett (SF), Michael Rhoades (PF) Daniel Batts, Alonso Highfill, Eugene Provost | |
| 00:34 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett can't throw it down but he's fouled by Brandon Duckworth - foul #2 on Brandon Duckworth, team foul #12 | 62-60 |
| 00:34 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:34 | Oklahoma | Larry Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Ronald Johnson swats the short shot by Randall Thibodeau | 62-62 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma | Michael Rhoades gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Duckworth - foul #3 on Brandon Duckworth, team foul #13 | 62-62 |
| 00:04 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:04 | Oklahoma | Lawrence Samberg makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Brandon Duckworth misses the halfcourt shot | 62-64 |