| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Bradley McLucas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bryan Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Corey Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Britt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joseph Foshee (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gustavo Vargas (fresh) PF - Munyiga Ali (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Derrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Gustavo Vargas inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Darryl Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-30 |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | David Dunn gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:23 | Central Michigan | Darryl Brown is called for the reach on Bryan Deleon - foul #1 on Darryl Brown, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:05 | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Darryl Brown grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Joseph Foshee misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-30 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas is whistled for traveling | 33-30 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Gustavo Vargas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Joseph Foshee misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Corey Thompson | 33-30 |
| 17:04 | Central Michigan | David Dunn connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Britt | 35-30 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Darryl Brown misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Bryan Deleon - foul #2 on Bryan Deleon, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Crawley (PG), Paul Grandberry (SG), Ronald Johns (SF), Jim Cantor (PF), Joseph Murray (C) Bradley McLucas, Bryan Deleon, David Dunn, Corey Thompson, Paul Britt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jon Spencer (PF) Munyiga Ali | |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Darryl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Darryl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Crawley | 37-32 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick misses short on a shot from the right side | 37-32 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | James Crawley gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Grandberry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Cantor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Murray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joseph Foshee (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gustavo Vargas (fairly fresh) PF - Jon Spencer (fresh) C - Aaron Derrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Central Michigan | Paul Grandberry misses short on a shot from the right side | 37-32 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Jim Cantor takes the ball from Joseph Foshee | 37-32 |
| 15:08 | Central Michigan | Jon Spencer takes the ball from Ronald Johns | 37-32 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Joseph Foshee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:19 | Central Michigan | James Crawley connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Murray | 40-32 |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Joseph Foshee makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Darryl Brown is called for the reach on Paul Grandberry - foul #2 on Darryl Brown, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas (PG), Bryan Deleon (SG), David Dunn (SF), Corey Thompson (PF), Paul Britt (C) James Crawley, Paul Grandberry, Ronald Johns, Jim Cantor, Joseph Murray | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Smith (PG), Israel Kerr (SG), Louis Lee (SF), Munyiga Ali (PF), John Ryerson (C) Joseph Foshee, Darryl Brown, Gustavo Vargas, Jon Spencer, Aaron Derrick | |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | David Dunn misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Louis Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Israel Kerr double dribbles | 40-35 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon is fouled on the floor by John Ryerson - foul #1 on John Ryerson, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| 12:30 | Central Michigan | David Dunn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 40-35 |
| 12:29 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Britt | 40-35 |
| 12:19 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 40-35 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Israel Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 11:59 | Xavier | John Ryerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Foshee (PG), Darryl Brown (SG), Jon Spencer (SF) Joseph Smith, Israel Kerr, Louis Lee | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Bradley McLucas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bryan Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Corey Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Britt (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joseph Foshee (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Spencer (fresh) PF - Munyiga Ali (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Ryerson (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | David Dunn misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Munyiga Ali - foul #1 on Munyiga Ali, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | David Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | David Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Darryl Brown misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bradley McLucas - foul #2 on Bradley McLucas, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Darryl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Darryl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:03 | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Ryerson | 42-37 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Darryl Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Crawley (PG), Paul Grandberry (SG), Jim Cantor (PF), Ronald Johns (C) Bradley McLucas, Bryan Deleon, Corey Thompson, Paul Britt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Vargas (SF), Aaron Derrick (C) Munyiga Ali, John Ryerson | |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Crawley and he's hacked by Jon Spencer - foul #3 on Jon Spencer, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Murray (C) David Dunn | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:05 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor misses the free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:43 | Xavier | Gustavo Vargas is hacked by Ronald Johns - foul #2 on Ronald Johns, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Smith (PG), Israel Kerr (SG) Joseph Foshee, Darryl Brown | |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Israel Kerr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ronald Johns | 44-37 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | Joseph Murray misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 08:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gustavo Vargas | 44-37 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Israel Kerr misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 08:18 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Israel Kerr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick gets the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Grandberry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Cantor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Murray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SG - Israel Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gustavo Vargas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jon Spencer (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Aaron Derrick (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Israel Kerr knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Derrick | 44-41 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Paul Grandberry is called for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas (PG), Bryan Deleon (SG), David Dunn (SF), Corey Thompson (PF), Paul Britt (C) James Crawley, Paul Grandberry, Ronald Johns, Jim Cantor, Joseph Murray | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Foshee (PG), Darryl Brown (SG), John Ryerson (SF), Munyiga Ali (PF) Joseph Smith, Gustavo Vargas, Jon Spencer, Aaron Derrick | |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Darryl Brown is hacked by Bryan Deleon - foul #3 on Bryan Deleon, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Israel Kerr makes the fadeaway in the lane | 44-43 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Munyiga Ali - foul #2 on Munyiga Ali, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Aaron Derrick (C) Israel Kerr | |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 06:20 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Joseph Foshee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 05:40 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 46-46 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Joseph Foshee grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Britt - foul #3 on Paul Britt, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Vargas (SF) John Ryerson | |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Aaron Derrick makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | David Dunn is called for the reach on Joseph Foshee - foul #1 on David Dunn, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Darryl Brown is hacked by Bryan Deleon - foul #4 on Bryan Deleon, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jim Cantor (PF) Corey Thompson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Darryl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Darryl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | Bryan Deleon is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Bryan Deleon, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Crawley (SG) Bryan Deleon | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jon Spencer (PF), John Ryerson (C) Munyiga Ali, Aaron Derrick | |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Joseph Foshee misses the shot from the left block | 49-50 |
| 03:49 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Bradley McLucas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Crawley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jim Cantor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Britt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joseph Foshee (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gustavo Vargas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jon Spencer (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Ryerson (fresh) | |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | David Dunn makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Crawley | 52-50 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Darryl Brown drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Foshee | 52-52 |
| 03:20 | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Cantor | 52-52 |
| 03:09 | Central Michigan | David Dunn can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-52 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Darryl Brown | 52-52 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | The short jumper by Darryl Brown is denied by Jim Cantor | 52-52 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson (PF) Jim Cantor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Munyiga Ali (PF), Aaron Derrick (C) Jon Spencer, John Ryerson | |
| 02:26 | Central Michigan | James Crawley hits a shot from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Darryl Brown is hacked by Bradley McLucas - foul #3 on Bradley McLucas, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Paul Grandberry (SG), Jim Cantor (C) Bradley McLucas, Paul Britt | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Darryl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Darryl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bradley McLucas (PG), Paul Britt (C) Paul Grandberry, Jim Cantor | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | David Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Munyiga Ali gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Joseph Foshee's floater is tipped away by Corey Thompson | 54-54 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:03 | Central Michigan | David Dunn clanks a jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 01:01 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Corey Thompson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Paul Britt misses the tip | 54-54 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Munyiga Ali | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Darryl Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Gustavo Vargas pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Joseph Foshee makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | David Dunn misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 54-56 |