| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Alan Quist (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Quimby (fresh) SF - Darin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dolloff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Wight (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Saint Louis | Leon Quimby misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Saffold - foul #1 on David Saffold, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:35 | Saint Louis | Leon Quimby makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:35 | Saint Louis | Leon Quimby misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 19:29 | Xavier | William Williams misses long on a jumper from the right side | 28-32 |
| 19:28 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 19:15 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| 19:15 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:15 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | David Saffold makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Williams | 30-35 |
| 18:43 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Saffold - foul #2 on David Saffold, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| 18:43 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:43 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Patrick Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-35 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | David Saffold clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 18:18 | Saint Louis | Leon Quimby gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:58 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf banks in the layup set up by Patrick Clark and he's fouled by Russell Wight - foul #2 on Russell Wight, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:28 | Saint Louis | Leon Quimby misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-38 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 17:12 | Saint Louis | Leon Quimby snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 16:55 | Saint Louis | Leon Quimby is called for traveling | 32-38 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Barnett (SG) Leon Quimby | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Floyd Arden (C) David Saffold, William Williams, Patrick Clark, Wambua Yusuf | |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Floyd Arden tips it in | 32-40 |
| 16:07 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Heriberto Giordano - foul #1 on Heriberto Giordano, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf (C) Floyd Arden | |
| 16:07 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:07 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland double dribbles | 34-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Leon Quimby (SG) Edward Barnett | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), William Williams (SG), Robert Harris (PF) Wendell Brandon, Ronald Daniels, Maurice Strickland | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Alan Quist (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Quimby (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Darin Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dolloff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Wight (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson is fouled on the floor by Wambua Yusuf - foul #1 on Wambua Yusuf, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Clark (SF) Heriberto Giordano | |
| 15:21 | Saint Louis | Leon Quimby is hacked by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| 15:01 | Saint Louis | Patrick Clark denies the turnaround by Russell Wight | 34-40 |
| 14:59 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf drills a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Leon Quimby - foul #1 on Leon Quimby, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf misses the free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:34 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Russell Wight | 36-42 |
| 14:21 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | David Saffold scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Harris | 36-45 |
| 13:55 | Saint Louis | Wambua Yusuf steps in front of the Russell Wight pass | 36-45 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-45 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | Patrick Clark grabs the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Darin Johnson picks off the pass by Wambua Yusuf | 36-45 |
| 12:55 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson double dribbles | 36-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Barnett (SG), Edward Adams (SF), Jackie Eddington (C) Leon Quimby, Darin Johnson, Russell Wight | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Floyd Arden (C) David Saffold, William Williams, Patrick Clark, Wambua Yusuf | |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano is whistled for traveling | 36-45 |
| 12:26 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert Harris | 36-45 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Floyd Arden misses the lay-in | 36-45 |
| 12:00 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 11:47 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | Floyd Arden pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Alan Quist (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Barnett (fresh) SF - Edward Adams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Dolloff (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jackie Eddington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Floyd Arden (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 11:30 | Saint Louis | Jackie Eddington gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 11:19 | Saint Louis | Jackie Eddington hits a driving attempt near the basket | 38-45 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Robert Harris tips it in | 38-47 |
| 10:35 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Barnett | 40-47 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Robert Harris can't throw it down | 40-47 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Floyd Arden hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 10:05 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Floyd Arden makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Daniels | 43-51 |
| 09:33 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist is fouled on the floor by Ronald Daniels - foul #1 on Ronald Daniels, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | The refs have stopped play. Floyd Arden is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 43-51 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Leon Quimby (SG), Darin Johnson (SF), Daniel Whitesell (PF), Russell Wight (C) Edward Barnett, Edward Adams, James Dolloff, Jackie Eddington | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), William Williams (SG), Patrick Clark (SF), Maurice Strickland (PF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Wendell Brandon, Ronald Daniels, Heriberto Giordano, Robert Harris, Floyd Arden | |
| 09:33 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:33 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | David Saffold is hacked by Alan Quist - foul #2 on Alan Quist, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 09:07 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 08:42 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist loses the ball out of bounds | 44-51 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses the dunk but he's fouled by Daniel Whitesell - foul #1 on Daniel Whitesell, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Patrick Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:31 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf misses the floater from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 07:56 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Alan Quist | 45-52 |
| 07:50 | Saint Louis | Leon Quimby buries a jumper from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf double dribbles | 47-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Barnett (PG) Alan Quist | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Harris (PF) Maurice Strickland | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Edward Barnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leon Quimby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darin Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Whitesell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Wight (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Saint Louis | Leon Quimby knocks in the shot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | David Saffold misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 06:59 | Saint Louis | Daniel Whitesell snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 06:43 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 06:42 | Saint Louis | Russell Wight tips it in | 51-52 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | William Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-52 |
| 06:33 | Saint Louis | Daniel Whitesell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 06:13 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | William Williams misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-52 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | David Saffold hits the follow up shot | 51-54 |
| 05:42 | Saint Louis | Daniel Whitesell's pass is intercepted by Robert Harris | 51-54 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf clanks a shot from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 05:28 | Saint Louis | Edward Barnett gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:23 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Edward Barnett | 53-54 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Robert Harris lays it in set up by David Saffold and he's fouled by Edward Barnett - foul #2 on Edward Barnett, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alan Quist (PG), Robert Williams (SG), James Dolloff (PF), Jackie Eddington (C) Edward Barnett, Leon Quimby, Daniel Whitesell, Russell Wight | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Maurice Strickland (PF) David Saffold, William Williams, Patrick Clark, Wambua Yusuf | |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:46 | Saint Louis | Darin Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Ronald Daniels and the foul's on Darin Johnson - foul #2 on Darin Johnson, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Adams (SF) Darin Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano makes the free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:10 | Saint Louis | Robert Williams clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-60 |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff grabs the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 04:03 | Saint Louis | Robert Williams loses the dribble to Wendell Brandon | 56-60 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano lays it up and in set up by Wendell Brandon | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Saint Louis | Robert Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Russell Wight (C) Jackie Eddington | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf (C) Robert Harris | |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland makes the jumper in the paint set up by Wendell Brandon and he's fouled by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Barnett (PG), Leon Quimby (SG) Alan Quist, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG) Ronald Daniels | |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland makes the free throw | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Edward Barnett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leon Quimby (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Adams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Dolloff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Wight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff loses the dribble to William Williams | 56-65 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Heriberto Giordano | 56-67 |
| 02:52 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-67 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alan Quist (PG), Darin Johnson (SF) Edward Barnett, Edward Adams | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), Patrick Clark (SF), Robert Harris (PF) Wendell Brandon, Heriberto Giordano, Maurice Strickland | |
| 02:33 | Saint Louis | Alan Quist misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Patrick Clark grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | David Saffold loses the ball out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Barnett (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Edward Adams (SF), Daniel Whitesell (PF), Jackie Eddington (C) Alan Quist, Leon Quimby, Darin Johnson, James Dolloff, Russell Wight | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Maurice Strickland (PF) David Saffold, William Williams, Patrick Clark, Robert Harris | |
| 02:17 | Saint Louis | Daniel Whitesell misses short on a floater from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels is fouled on the floor by Daniel Whitesell - foul #2 on Daniel Whitesell, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:01 | Saint Louis | Jackie Eddington pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| 01:45 | Saint Louis | Daniel Whitesell hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Wendell Brandon - foul #1 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| 01:45 | Saint Louis | Daniel Whitesell makes the free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alan Quist (PG), Leon Quimby (SG), Darin Johnson (SF), James Dolloff (PF), Russell Wight (C) Edward Barnett, Robert Williams, Edward Adams, Daniel Whitesell, Jackie Eddington | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), William Williams (SG), Patrick Clark (SF), Robert Harris (PF) Wendell Brandon, Ronald Daniels, Heriberto Giordano, Maurice Strickland | |
| 01:26 | Xavier | Patrick Clark hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 59-68 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Robert Harris grabs the offensive board | 59-68 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | William Williams buries a 3 from the left corner set up by David Saffold | 59-71 |
| 01:09 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on David Saffold - foul #3 on David Saffold, team foul #10 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Barnett (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Edward Adams (SF), Jackie Eddington (C) Alan Quist, Leon Quimby, Darin Johnson, Russell Wight | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Maurice Strickland (PF) David Saffold, William Williams, Patrick Clark, Robert Harris | |
| 01:09 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 01:09 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Heriberto Giordano | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Saint Louis | James Dolloff comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-74 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland gets the rebound | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #9 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Daniel Whitesell (PF) James Dolloff | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | Jackie Eddington snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| 00:15 | Saint Louis | Daniel Whitesell buries a runner from the right block | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon runs out the clock | 63-75 |