| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Pitt (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Samuel Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Melvin Rice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Nadolski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Daryl Dubois (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Roger Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Omar Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Knight (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 19:35 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois snags the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt is fouled on the floor by Harry Holt - foul #2 on Harry Holt, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 19:08 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Mark Pitt | 36-27 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Melvin Rice is called for the reach on Omar Webb - foul #1 on Melvin Rice, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Roger Miller makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Omar Webb | 36-29 |
| 18:19 | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Chris Cox snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Mark Pitt picks off the pass by Roger Miller in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| 18:00 | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice double dribbles | 36-29 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Roger Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 17:51 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 17:33 | Cleveland State | Chris Cox swats the short shot by Daryl Dubois | 36-29 |
| 17:31 | Xavier | Chris Cox pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Roger Miller is called for traveling | 36-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Roby (PG), Will Decaro (SG), Gregory Wilson (SF), Joshua Michael (PF), Nelson Cable (C) Mark Pitt, Samuel Kennedy, Melvin Rice, Albert Nadolski, Daryl Dubois | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie (PG), Thomas Madden (SG), David Ray (SF), Rayford Fish (PF), Michael Casey (C) Roger Miller, Omar Webb, Curtis Knight, Chris Cox, Harry Holt | |
| 16:52 | Cleveland State | Will Decaro comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 36-29 |
| 16:51 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael hits the follow up shot | 38-29 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 16:33 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 16:24 | Cleveland State | Gregory Wilson knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 40-29 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Rayford Fish clanks a jump hook in the lane | 40-29 |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tim Roby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Will Decaro (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Michael (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Nelson Cable (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gonzalo Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Madden (fresh) 3 reb. SF - David Ray (fresh) PF - Rayford Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Casey (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Cleveland State | Nelson Cable banks in the layup set up by Tim Roby | 42-29 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Thomas Madden misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-29 |
| 15:32 | Cleveland State | Gregory Wilson pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 15:15 | Cleveland State | Will Decaro is hacked by Thomas Madden - foul #2 on Thomas Madden, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt (PG), Samuel Kennedy (SG), Melvin Rice (SF), Albert Nadolski (PF), Daryl Dubois (C) Tim Roby, Will Decaro, Gregory Wilson, Joshua Michael, Nelson Cable | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roger Miller (PG), Omar Webb (SG), Curtis Knight (SF), Chris Cox (PF), Harry Holt (C) Gonzalo Yazzie, Thomas Madden, David Ray, Rayford Fish, Michael Casey | |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Kennedy | 45-29 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Harry Holt lays it in on a nice dish by Roger Miller | 45-31 |
| 14:33 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Curtis Knight snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Chris Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-31 |
| 13:56 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Roger Miller - foul #1 on Roger Miller, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rayford Fish (C) Harry Holt | |
| 13:56 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 13:56 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois misses the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Omar Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Curtis Knight buries a floater from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois comes up short on the shot near the basket | 46-33 |
| 13:21 | Cleveland State | Albert Nadolski gets the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-33 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Chris Cox snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Rayford Fish is blocked by Daryl Dubois | 46-33 |
| 12:47 | Cleveland State | Albert Nadolski grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Albert Nadolski lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Pitt | 48-33 |
| 12:08 | Xavier | Curtis Knight connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Roger Miller | 48-35 |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Samuel Kennedy travels with the ball | 48-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Roby (PG), Will Decaro (SG), Gregory Wilson (SF), Joshua Michael (PF), Nelson Cable (C) Mark Pitt, Samuel Kennedy, Melvin Rice, Albert Nadolski, Daryl Dubois | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie (PG), Thomas Madden (SG), David Ray (SF), Michael Casey (PF), Harry Holt (C) Roger Miller, Omar Webb, Curtis Knight, Chris Cox, Rayford Fish | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tim Roby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Will Decaro (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Michael (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Nelson Cable (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gonzalo Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Madden (fresh) 3 reb. SF - David Ray (fresh) PF - Michael Casey (fresh) C - Harry Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | David Ray hits a jumper from the right side | 48-37 |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael is fouled on the floor by Michael Casey - foul #2 on Michael Casey, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | Tim Roby connects on the jumper from the left side | 50-37 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Will Decaro picks off the pass by Michael Casey | 50-37 |
| 10:52 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 50-37 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | David Ray pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | Thomas Madden misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-37 |
| 10:43 | Xavier | Harry Holt gets the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 10:31 | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 10:30 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | Harry Holt is called for the reach on Will Decaro - foul #3 on Harry Holt, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt (PG), Melvin Rice (SF) Tim Roby, Nelson Cable | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Melvin Rice | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:57 | Xavier | David Ray misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 09:55 | Cleveland State | Will Decaro pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harry Holt - foul #4 on Harry Holt, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Roby (SG), Daryl Dubois (C) Will Decaro, Gregory Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roger Miller (PG), Omar Webb (SG), Rayford Fish (PF), Fred Henderson (C) Gonzalo Yazzie, Thomas Madden, Michael Casey, Harry Holt | |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael misses the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Rayford Fish misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-37 |
| 09:19 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 08:56 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 08:54 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Rice | 54-37 |
| 08:25 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-37 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Omar Webb pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Omar Webb is fouled on the floor by Daryl Dubois - foul #3 on Daryl Dubois, team foul #2 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Kennedy (SG), Gregory Wilson (SF), Albert Nadolski (PF) Mark Pitt, Melvin Rice, Joshua Michael | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie (SG), Curtis Knight (SF), Chris Cox (PF) Omar Webb, David Ray, Fred Henderson | |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie is hacked by Gregory Wilson - foul #2 on Gregory Wilson, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harry Holt (C) Rayford Fish | |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Roger Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Curtis Knight hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tim Roby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Nadolski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Daryl Dubois (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Roger Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gonzalo Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois is hacked by Harry Holt - foul #5 on Harry Holt, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt (PG) Tim Roby | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Madden (SG), Michael Casey (C) Roger Miller, Harry Holt | |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Samuel Kennedy is called for the reach on Curtis Knight - foul #3 on Samuel Kennedy, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nelson Cable (C) Daryl Dubois | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Michael Casey misses badly on a floater from the right block | 56-39 |
| 07:09 | Cleveland State | Nelson Cable gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 06:45 | Cleveland State | Nelson Cable misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Chris Cox - foul #2 on Chris Cox, team foul #8 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Melvin Rice (SF) Gregory Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Omar Webb (SG), Rayford Fish (C) Thomas Madden, Michael Casey | |
| 06:45 | Cleveland State | Nelson Cable makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 06:45 | Cleveland State | Nelson Cable makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Curtis Knight misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-39 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Albert Nadolski grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Chris Cox - foul #3 on Chris Cox, team foul #9 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daryl Dubois (C) Nelson Cable | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roger Miller (PG), David Ray (SF) Gonzalo Yazzie, Curtis Knight | |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt misses the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Mark Pitt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | David Ray is fouled on the floor by Melvin Rice - foul #2 on Melvin Rice, team foul #5 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Roby (PG), Will Decaro (SG) Mark Pitt, Samuel Kennedy | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Casey (C) Chris Cox | |
| 05:34 | Xavier | A charge is called on Rayford Fish - foul #1 on Rayford Fish, team foul #10 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Bennett (SF), Joshua Michael (PF), Nelson Cable (C) Melvin Rice, Albert Nadolski, Daryl Dubois | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie (PG), Thomas Madden (SG), Fred Henderson (C) Roger Miller, Omar Webb, Rayford Fish | |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 59-39 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie gets the rebound | 59-39 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | David Ray knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Madden and he's fouled by Joshua Michael - foul #1 on Joshua Michael, team foul #6 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Wilson (SF) David Bennett | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:59 | Xavier | David Ray misses the free throw | 59-41 |
| 04:59 | Cleveland State | Nelson Cable snags the defensive board | 59-41 |
| 04:34 | Cleveland State | David Ray steals the ball from Gregory Wilson | 59-41 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie's fadeaway is rejected by Nelson Cable | 59-41 |
| 04:24 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael snags the defensive board | 59-41 |
| 03:59 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael is hacked by Michael Casey - foul #3 on Michael Casey, team foul #11 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Bennett (PF) Nelson Cable | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rayford Fish (PF) Fred Henderson | |
| 03:59 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 03:59 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Rayford Fish clanks a shot from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 03:36 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Gregory Wilson | 61-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tim Roby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Will Decaro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Michael (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gonzalo Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Madden (fresh) 3 reb. SF - David Ray (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rayford Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Casey (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Cleveland State | Will Decaro misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 61-41 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Rayford Fish pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie drills a driving attempt from the left block | 61-43 |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | David Bennett hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Tim Roby and he's fouled by Rayford Fish - foul #2 on Rayford Fish, team foul #12 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fred Henderson (C) Michael Casey | |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | David Bennett makes the free throw | 64-43 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Fred Henderson can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Gregory Wilson - foul #3 on Gregory Wilson, team foul #7 | 64-43 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Fred Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Fred Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael is whistled for traveling | 64-45 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-48 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael is hacked by Fred Henderson - foul #2 on Fred Henderson, team foul #13 | 64-48 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | David Ray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joshua Michael | 65-48 |
| 01:47 | Cleveland State | Tim Roby is fouled on the floor by Gonzalo Yazzie - foul #1 on Gonzalo Yazzie, team foul #14 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nelson Cable (C) David Bennett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Casey (C) Fred Henderson | |
| 01:47 | Cleveland State | Tim Roby misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 01:47 | Cleveland State | Tim Roby makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Thomas Madden loses the dribble to Will Decaro | 66-48 |
| 01:12 | Cleveland State | Gregory Wilson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Rayford Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tim Roby - foul #1 on Tim Roby, team foul #8 | 66-48 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Will Decaro makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Roby | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Thomas Madden banks in the layup on a great pass from Gonzalo Yazzie | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Joshua Michael hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gregory Wilson | 70-52 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Thomas Madden clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 70-52 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Michael Casey tips it back up and in | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Tim Roby runs out the clock | 70-54 |