| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Kyle Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Foster (fresh) SF - Ted Briganti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kirk Speth (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Thibodaux (fresh) SF - Craig Rider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Barela (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Craig Rider inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:55 | Xavier | Jerry Norris is hacked by Kyle Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Sullivan, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Timothy Barela hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by James Foster - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Timothy Barela makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Timothy Barela misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:39 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Kirk Speth | 33-24 |
| 19:10 | Baylor | Ted Briganti misses the lay-in | 33-24 |
| 19:09 | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 18:52 | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Foster and he's hacked by Craig Rider - foul #2 on Craig Rider, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Baylor | Larry Burton (SG), Carlos Rivera (SF), James Stover (PF), David Alexander (C) James Foster, Ted Briganti, Kirk Speth, Frederick Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Bowman (PG), Gerald Jacoby (SF), Mark Haddad (C) Jerry Norris, Craig Rider, Timothy Barela | |
| 18:52 | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan misses the free throw | 35-24 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Mark Haddad gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | A charge is called on Fred Thibodaux - foul #2 on Fred Thibodaux, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Baylor | Mark Jess (PG) Kyle Sullivan | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:27 | Baylor | Larry Burton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-24 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | Fred Thibodaux hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Ralph Bowman | 35-26 |
| 17:54 | Baylor | James Stover blows the layup but he's hacked by Brian Merritt - foul #3 on Brian Merritt, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Baylor | Ted Briganti (SF) Carlos Rivera | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG), Bryan Royer (SF), Thomas Mathewson (C) Ralph Bowman, Gerald Jacoby, Mark Haddad | |
| 17:54 | Baylor | James Stover makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 17:54 | Baylor | James Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Jerry Norris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Burton - foul #1 on Larry Burton, team foul #3 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Baylor | James Foster (SG), Kirk Speth (PF), Frederick Hughes (C) Larry Burton, James Stover, David Alexander | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Barela (C) Thomas Mathewson | |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Jerry Norris makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Jerry Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:39 | Baylor | Ted Briganti double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Jerry Norris connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Fred Thibodaux | 37-31 |
| 17:10 | Baylor | The short jumper by Frederick Hughes is denied by Brian Merritt | 37-31 |
| 17:09 | Baylor | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Briganti | 37-31 |
| 16:52 | Baylor | Frederick Hughes is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-31 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Jerry Norris gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Timothy Barela's floater is tipped away by Frederick Hughes | 37-31 |
| 16:28 | Baylor | Kirk Speth grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:12 | Baylor | Ted Briganti scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kirk Speth and he's fouled by Timothy Barela - foul #3 on Timothy Barela, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan (PG), Larry Burton (SG), James Stover (PF), David Alexander (C) Mark Jess, James Foster, Kirk Speth, Frederick Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Bowman (PG), Gerald Jacoby (SF), Craig Rider (PF), Mark Haddad (C) Jerry Norris, Bryan Royer, Brian Merritt, Timothy Barela | |
| 16:12 | Baylor | Ted Briganti misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:12 | Baylor | David Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 15:45 | Baylor | Ted Briganti comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Gerald Jacoby - foul #1 on Gerald Jacoby, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| 15:45 | Baylor | Ted Briganti misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:45 | Baylor | Ted Briganti misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Craig Rider gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Kyle Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Burton (fresh) SF - Ted Briganti (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Stover (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ralph Bowman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Thibodaux (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Jacoby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Rider (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Haddad (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Fred Thibodaux is called for traveling | 39-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Carlos Rivera (SF), Kirk Speth (PF), Frederick Hughes (C) Ted Briganti, James Stover, David Alexander | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:03 | Baylor | Larry Burton is hacked by Gerald Jacoby - foul #2 on Gerald Jacoby, team foul #6 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Loyd Howe (SF) Larry Burton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG), Brian Merritt (PF), Thomas Mathewson (C) Ralph Bowman, Gerald Jacoby, Mark Haddad | |
| 14:38 | Baylor | Kirk Speth hits a shot near the basket | 41-31 |
| 14:33 | Xavier | Kirk Speth denies the turnaround by Fred Thibodaux | 41-31 |
| 14:31 | Baylor | Frederick Hughes gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 14:14 | Baylor | Frederick Hughes is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Frederick Hughes, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Larry Burton (SG), James Stover (PF), David Alexander (C) Carlos Rivera, Kirk Speth, Frederick Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Royer (SF) Craig Rider | |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Jerry Norris buries a 3 from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 13:40 | Baylor | David Alexander makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Larry Burton and the foul's on Fred Thibodaux - foul #3 on Fred Thibodaux, team foul #7 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Baylor | Ted Briganti (SF) Loyd Howe | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Bowman (PG), Carlos Morris (SG), Timothy Barela (C) Jerry Norris, Fred Thibodaux, Thomas Mathewson | |
| 13:40 | Baylor | David Alexander makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Kyle Sullivan steps in front of the Ralph Bowman pass in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 13:21 | Baylor | James Stover misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-34 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Brian Merritt pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Bryan Royer is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Burton - foul #2 on Larry Burton, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Baylor | Mark Jess (PG), James Foster (SG), Frederick Hughes (C) Kyle Sullivan, Larry Burton, David Alexander | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby (SF), Mark Haddad (PF) Bryan Royer, Brian Merritt | |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Timothy Barela buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ralph Bowman | 44-36 |
| 13:08 | Baylor | James Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Morris - foul #3 on Carlos Morris, team foul #8 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kirk Speth (PF) James Stover | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:08 | Baylor | James Foster makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 13:08 | Baylor | James Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Timothy Barela hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Haddad | 46-38 |
| 12:42 | Baylor | Frederick Hughes hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Barela - foul #4 on Timothy Barela, team foul #9 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Baylor | Carlos Rivera (SF) Ted Briganti | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG), Fred Thibodaux (SG), Craig Rider (PF) Ralph Bowman, Carlos Morris, Mark Haddad | |
| 12:42 | Baylor | Frederick Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:42 | Baylor | Frederick Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Craig Rider hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kirk Speth - foul #3 on Kirk Speth, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Baylor | Larry Burton (SG), James Stover (PF), David Alexander (C) James Foster, Kirk Speth, Frederick Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian Merritt (PF) Gerald Jacoby | |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Craig Rider misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Craig Rider makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:04 | Baylor | Carlos Rivera comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 12:02 | Baylor | David Alexander can't tip it in | 48-39 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Timothy Barela snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Jerry Norris comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-39 |
| 11:36 | Baylor | James Stover pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Mark Jess (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Burton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlos Rivera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stover (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Thibodaux (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Craig Rider (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Merritt (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Timothy Barela (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Baylor | Carlos Rivera loses the dribble to Craig Rider in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Jerry Norris misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 11:18 | Baylor | Larry Burton grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 10:54 | Baylor | Mark Jess hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Brian Merritt snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Craig Rider loses the ball out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan (PG), James Foster (SG), Loyd Howe (SF), Kirk Speth (PF), Frederick Hughes (C) Mark Jess, Larry Burton, Carlos Rivera, James Stover, David Alexander | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Bowman (PG), Bryan Royer (SG), Gerald Jacoby (SF), Mark Haddad (PF), Thomas Mathewson (C) Jerry Norris, Fred Thibodaux, Craig Rider, Brian Merritt, Timothy Barela | |
| 10:12 | Baylor | Kirk Speth can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-39 |
| 10:11 | Baylor | Kirk Speth snags the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 09:53 | Baylor | James Foster double dribbles | 48-39 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Bryan Royer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 09:23 | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Mark Haddad gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Ralph Bowman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| Subs | Baylor | Larry Burton (SG), Ted Briganti (SF) James Foster, Loyd Howe | |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Morris (SG), Brian Merritt (PF), Timothy Barela (C) Bryan Royer, Mark Haddad, Thomas Mathewson | |
| 08:59 | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 08:57 | Baylor | Kirk Speth tips it home | 50-39 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | Carlos Morris makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 08:18 | Baylor | Kirk Speth comes up short on the shot from the right block | 50-41 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Brian Merritt grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Brian Merritt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 08:01 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Kirk Speth | 50-41 |
| 07:59 | Baylor | Gerald Jacoby is called for the reach on Kyle Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Jacoby, team foul #10 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Baylor | James Foster (SG), Loyd Howe (SF), James Stover (PF), David Alexander (C) Larry Burton, Ted Briganti, Kirk Speth, Frederick Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG), Fred Thibodaux (SG), Bryan Royer (SF), Craig Rider (PF), Mark Haddad (C) Ralph Bowman, Carlos Morris, Gerald Jacoby, Brian Merritt, Timothy Barela | |
| 07:59 | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:59 | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Loyd Howe steals it from Mark Haddad | 52-41 |
| 07:23 | Baylor | James Stover misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Craig Rider - foul #3 on Craig Rider, team foul #11 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Baylor | Mark Jess (PG) Kyle Sullivan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Mathewson (C) Mark Haddad | |
| 07:23 | Baylor | James Stover makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:23 | Baylor | James Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Mark Jess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Foster (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Loyd Howe (fresh) PF - James Stover (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - David Alexander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Thibodaux (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Royer (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Craig Rider (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Thomas Mathewson (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Thomas Mathewson's fadeaway is rejected by Loyd Howe | 54-41 |
| 07:11 | Baylor | David Alexander snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 06:51 | Baylor | The jump hook by Mark Jess is blocked by Bryan Royer | 54-41 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Jerry Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | Craig Rider's fadeaway is rejected by Loyd Howe | 54-41 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Bryan Royer tips it home | 54-43 |
| 06:12 | Baylor | David Alexander banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Stover | 56-43 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Jerry Norris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Bryan Royer tips it back up and in | 56-45 |
| 05:35 | Baylor | David Alexander clanks a floater from the left block | 56-45 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Jerry Norris grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-45 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan (PG), Carlos Rivera (SG), Ted Briganti (SF), Kirk Speth (PF), Frederick Hughes (C) Mark Jess, James Foster, Loyd Howe, James Stover, David Alexander | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Bowman (PG), Carlos Morris (SG), Gerald Jacoby (SF), Brian Merritt (PF), Mark Haddad (C) Jerry Norris, Fred Thibodaux, Bryan Royer, Craig Rider, Thomas Mathewson | |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Brian Merritt is fouled on the floor by Kirk Speth - foul #4 on Kirk Speth, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Baylor | Larry Burton (PG) Kyle Sullivan | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Brian Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Brian Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:11 | Baylor | Ralph Bowman picks off the pass by Frederick Hughes in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Brian Merritt banks in the layup on a great pass from Ralph Bowman and he's fouled by Kirk Speth - foul #5 on Kirk Speth, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Baylor | James Stover (PF) Kirk Speth | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Brian Merritt makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:37 | Baylor | James Stover scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Burton | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Frederick Hughes - foul #4 on Frederick Hughes, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan (PG) Carlos Rivera | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fred Thibodaux (SG), Timothy Barela (C) Carlos Morris, Mark Haddad | |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:04 | Baylor | Brian Merritt denies the turnaround by Kyle Sullivan | 58-52 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Kyle Sullivan steals it from Fred Thibodaux in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 04:00 | Baylor | James Stover dunks the ball set up by Kyle Sullivan | 60-52 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Gerald Jacoby loses the ball out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Baylor | David Alexander (PF) James Stover | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Norris (PG), Bryan Royer (SF) Ralph Bowman, Gerald Jacoby | |
| 03:20 | Baylor | Ted Briganti can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 60-52 |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Timothy Barela grabs the board | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Kyle Sullivan (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Larry Burton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ted Briganti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Alexander (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederick Hughes (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jerry Norris (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Thibodaux (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Royer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brian Merritt (tired) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Timothy Barela (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Timothy Barela drills a fadeaway from the left block | 60-54 |
| 02:32 | Baylor | Timothy Barela takes the ball from Ted Briganti | 60-54 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Brian Merritt misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 02:14 | Baylor | David Alexander snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 01:56 | Baylor | Ted Briganti misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Bryan Royer grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Baylor | James Foster (SG), James Stover (PF) Larry Burton, David Alexander | |
| Subs | Xavier | Craig Rider (SF) Bryan Royer | |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Brian Merritt can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 01:38 | Baylor | James Stover grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 01:38 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:18 | Baylor | Ted Briganti makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by James Foster | 62-54 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Timothy Barela dunks the ball and he's hacked by Kyle Sullivan - foul #3 on Kyle Sullivan, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| 01:05 | Baylor | Baylor calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Timothy Barela makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Baylor | James Stover misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 62-57 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Timothy Barela gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Frederick Hughes is called for the reach on Timothy Barela - foul #5 on Frederick Hughes, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Baylor | David Alexander (C) Frederick Hughes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Timothy Barela makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Timothy Barela makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:29 | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Norris - foul #1 on Jerry Norris, team foul #12 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Baylor | Larry Burton (SG), Carlos Rivera (SF) James Foster, Ted Briganti | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:29 | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:29 | Baylor | Kyle Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Jerry Norris buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 00:20 | Baylor | Carlos Rivera is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Thibodaux - foul #4 on Fred Thibodaux, team foul #13 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Baylor | James Foster (SG) Larry Burton | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:20 | Baylor | Carlos Rivera makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:20 | Baylor | Carlos Rivera makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Jerry Norris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 00:11 | Baylor | Carlos Rivera pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:08 | Baylor | Carlos Rivera is hacked by Jerry Norris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Norris, team foul #14 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Baylor | Mark Jess (PG), Larry Burton (SG) Kyle Sullivan, James Foster | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:08 | Baylor | Carlos Rivera misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:08 | Baylor | Carlos Rivera makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Jerry Norris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | David Alexander pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |