| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Heiman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Angel Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Monty Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dolloff (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Quick (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 19:34 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 19:09 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Mark Heiman is fouled on the floor by James Dolloff - foul #1 on James Dolloff, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Mark Heiman knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 18:35 | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks misses the lay-in | 33-26 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | Mark Heiman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Heriberto Giordano | 35-26 |
| 17:51 | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Angel Gallo | 35-28 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffery Houston and he's hacked by Rodney Quick - foul #2 on Rodney Quick, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 17:19 | Saint Louis | Heriberto Giordano steals it from Monty Collins | 38-28 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano is fouled on the floor by Ronald Parks - foul #1 on Ronald Parks, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Mark Heiman is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Mark Heiman, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson (SF) Ronald Parks | |
| 16:14 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rodney Quick | 38-30 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Houston | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Heiman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Angel Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Monty Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darin Johnson (fresh) PF - James Dolloff (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Quick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jeffery Houston - foul #1 on Jeffery Houston, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG), David Saffold (SG), Daniel Bolden (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Floyd Arden (C) Jeffery Houston, Andres Ferrari, Heriberto Giordano, Mark Heiman, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alan Quist (SG), Russell Wight (PF) Darin Johnson, James Dolloff | |
| 15:34 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 15:34 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Saffold | 43-32 |
| 15:01 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo is called for 10 seconds | 43-32 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Robert Harris comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Russell Wight - foul #2 on Russell Wight, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Andres Ferrari (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF) David Saffold, Daniel Bolden | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 14:22 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Floyd Arden gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari is whistled for traveling | 45-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG), Mark Heiman (PF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Timothy Cooper, Robert Harris, Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Dolloff (PF) Russell Wight | |
| 13:55 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick misses long on a floater from close range | 45-32 |
| 13:54 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff grabs the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:35 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Mark Heiman scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Houston | 47-32 |
| 13:13 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo is hacked by Jeffery Houston - foul #2 on Jeffery Houston, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| 13:01 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Alan Quist | 47-34 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Mark Heiman can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Alan Quist - foul #4 on Alan Quist, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (SG) Andres Ferrari | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks (SG) Alan Quist | |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 12:30 | Saint Louis | Jeffery Houston picks off the pass by Angel Gallo | 49-34 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano blows the layup | 49-34 |
| 12:23 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Rodney Quick | 49-34 |
| 12:16 | Saint Louis | David Saffold steals the ball from Monty Collins | 49-34 |
| 11:59 | Xavier | Mark Heiman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-34 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Mark Heiman pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Saffold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Heiman (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Angel Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Parks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Monty Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dolloff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Quick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano is fouled on the floor by Angel Gallo - foul #3 on Angel Gallo, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Andres Ferrari (SG), Daniel Bolden (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Floyd Arden (C) David Saffold, Heriberto Giordano, Mark Heiman, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Russell Wight (PF), Darin Johnson (C) James Dolloff, Rodney Quick | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Floyd Arden misses the floater from the free throw line | 49-34 |
| 11:27 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| 11:20 | Saint Louis | Robert Harris steps in front of the Monty Collins pass | 49-34 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jeffery Houston, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG) Jeffery Houston | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dwight White (C) Monty Collins | |
| 10:41 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Harris - foul #1 on Robert Harris, team foul #5 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano (SF), Mark Heiman (PF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Daniel Bolden, Robert Harris, Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick (C) Dwight White | |
| 10:41 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 10:41 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Wambua Yusuf | 51-36 |
| 10:11 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 09:51 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 09:49 | Saint Louis | Timothy Cooper steps in front of the Angel Gallo pass in the backcourt | 51-36 |
| 09:48 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper lays it up and in | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 09:22 | Saint Louis | Wambua Yusuf swats the short shot by Darin Johnson | 53-36 |
| 09:20 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson misses the tip | 53-36 |
| 09:18 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 09:06 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG), David Saffold (SG) Timothy Cooper, Andres Ferrari | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Monty Collins (SG), James Dolloff (PF) Ronald Parks, Russell Wight | |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Saffold | 55-36 |
| 08:37 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick dunks the ball | 55-38 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf double dribbles | 55-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Andres Ferrari (SG), Daniel Bolden (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Floyd Arden (C) David Saffold, Heriberto Giordano, Mark Heiman, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks (SG), Russell Wight (PF) Darin Johnson, Rodney Quick | |
| 07:59 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Bolden (fresh) PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Floyd Arden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Angel Gallo (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Parks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Monty Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Wight (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Dolloff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari is hacked by Angel Gallo - foul #4 on Angel Gallo, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alan Quist (SG) Angel Gallo | |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:11 | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks misses the turnaround in the lane | 57-41 |
| 07:10 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist grabs the offensive board | 57-41 |
| 06:58 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Robert Harris snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-41 |
| 06:39 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Russell Wight | 57-41 |
| 06:35 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight's pass is intercepted by Robert Harris | 57-41 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-41 |
| 06:20 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to James Dolloff | 57-41 |
| 06:09 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight throws it down | 57-43 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Robert Harris is whistled for a carry | 57-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Mark Heiman (PF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Andres Ferrari, Daniel Bolden, Robert Harris, Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo (PG), Rodney Quick (C) Ronald Parks, Russell Wight | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 05:35 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-43 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Heriberto Giordano | 57-43 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Mark Heiman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Jeffery Houston | 59-43 |
| 05:15 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Alan Quist and he's fouled by Mark Heiman - foul #2 on Mark Heiman, team foul #6 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG) Jeffery Houston | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson (SF) Monty Collins | |
| 05:15 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff misses the free throw | 59-45 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano is fouled on the floor by James Dolloff - foul #2 on James Dolloff, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 05:00 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 04:52 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Quist and the foul's on Wambua Yusuf - foul #1 on Wambua Yusuf, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Andres Ferrari (SG) David Saffold | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 04:52 | Saint Louis | Rodney Quick makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| 04:29 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 04:18 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-48 |
| 04:17 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG) Timothy Cooper | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Monty Collins (SF), Russell Wight (PF) Darin Johnson, James Dolloff | |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston knocks in the jumper in the paint | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Heiman (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Angel Gallo (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alan Quist (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Monty Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Wight (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Quick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Andres Ferrari is called for the reach on Angel Gallo - foul #3 on Andres Ferrari, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG), David Saffold (SG), Daniel Bolden (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Floyd Arden (C) Jeffery Houston, Andres Ferrari, Heriberto Giordano, Mark Heiman, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Parks (SG), Darin Johnson (SF), Dwight White (C) Alan Quist, Monty Collins, Rodney Quick | |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Angel Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Robert Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Timothy Cooper and the foul's on Angel Gallo - foul #5 on Angel Gallo, team foul #9 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Monty Collins (SG) Angel Gallo | |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the free throw | 67-50 |
| 03:16 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-50 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Robert Harris clanks a jumper from the right block | 67-50 |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Monty Collins pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| 02:50 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Bolden - foul #1 on Daniel Bolden, team foul #9 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Manuel Wasson (SF) Monty Collins | |
| 02:50 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:50 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Darin Johnson is called for the reach on David Saffold - foul #2 on Darin Johnson, team foul #10 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Monty Collins (SG) Manuel Wasson | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | David Saffold makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | David Saffold misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:30 | Saint Louis | Dwight White snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| 02:13 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight is fouled on the floor by Robert Harris - foul #2 on Robert Harris, team foul #10 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Manuel Wasson (SF) Monty Collins | |
| 02:13 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 02:13 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 01:51 | Xavier | Robert Harris is hacked by Dwight White - foul #1 on Dwight White, team foul #11 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alan Quist (SG) Manuel Wasson | |
| 01:51 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:51 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:39 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Alan Quist | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper clanks a 3 from the left corner | 70-55 |
| 01:18 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:57 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Robert Harris gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Xavier | David Saffold hits a shot in the lane | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | Floyd Arden is called for the reach on Dwight White - foul #1 on Floyd Arden, team foul #11 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Manuel Wasson (SF) Alan Quist | |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | Dwight White makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 00:23 | Saint Louis | Dwight White makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper runs out the clock | 72-57 |