| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Aaron Fitzgerald (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Guy Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Winter (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Cornette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Guy Elliott inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:33 | Auburn | Guy Elliott scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 19:06 | Xavier | William Bennett is fouled on the floor by Guy Elliott - foul #2 on Guy Elliott, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Fred White misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Guy Elliott - foul #3 on Guy Elliott, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Morgan Carter (SF) Guy Elliott | |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Fred White makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Fred White makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:30 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald is whistled for traveling | 32-35 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | William Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Perry - foul #1 on Larry Perry, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:47 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald travels with the ball | 34-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Erik Vercher (C) Derek Rooney | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Fred White comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | William Bennett can't tip it in | 34-35 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | Brian Cornette grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | Morgan Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bond (SG), William Landrum (SF), Anthony Gambill (PF) William Bennett, Fred White, Filip Jaroski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Harmon (PG), James Wise (SG), Chris Chronister (PF), Terry Arnone (C) Aaron Fitzgerald, Larry Perry, Brian Winter, Brian Cornette | |
| 16:31 | Xavier | William Landrum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), Derek Rooney (C) Alan Smith, Erik Vercher | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:17 | Auburn | Scott Harmon is hacked by Derek Rooney - foul #1 on Derek Rooney, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 16:02 | Auburn | Scott Harmon scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Billy Mathena (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Bond (fresh) SF - William Landrum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Gambill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Scott Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wise (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Morgan Carter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chris Chronister (fresh) C - Terry Arnone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Xavier | Derek Rooney throws it down | 36-37 |
| 15:33 | Auburn | The jumper by Scott Harmon is denied by William Landrum | 36-37 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | David Bond grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | William Landrum scores on a jumper from the left side | 38-37 |
| 14:59 | Auburn | Morgan Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), William Bennett (SG), Fred White (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF), Erik Vercher (C) Billy Mathena, David Bond, William Landrum, Anthony Gambill, Derek Rooney | |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG), Larry Perry (SG), Guy Elliott (SF), Brian Winter (PF), Brian Cornette (C) Scott Harmon, James Wise, Morgan Carter, Chris Chronister, Terry Arnone | |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Alan Smith clanks a jumper from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Erik Vercher hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 14:14 | Auburn | Brian Winter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left block | 40-37 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Erik Vercher gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | Alan Smith is hacked by Aaron Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Aaron Fitzgerald, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Cornette - foul #1 on Brian Cornette, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:47 | Auburn | Brian Winter snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 13:42 | Auburn | Filip Jaroski is called for the reach on Larry Perry - foul #2 on Filip Jaroski, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 13:34 | Auburn | Larry Perry buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Fred White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Landrum (SF), Derek Rooney (C) Fred White, Erik Vercher | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Brian Winter lays it up and in | 41-42 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Alan Smith scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Brian Cornette - foul #2 on Brian Cornette, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bond (SG), Anthony Gambill (PF) William Bennett, Filip Jaroski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Harmon (PG), Terry Arnone (C) Aaron Fitzgerald, Brian Cornette | |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:13 | Auburn | The short jumper by Guy Elliott is denied by William Landrum | 44-42 |
| 12:12 | Xavier | Derek Rooney snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), Fred White (SF) Alan Smith, William Landrum | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Wise (SG), Morgan Carter (SF), Chris Chronister (PF) Larry Perry, Guy Elliott, Brian Winter | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Billy Mathena (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Bond (fresh) SF - Fred White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Gambill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Scott Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wise (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Morgan Carter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chris Chronister (fresh) C - Terry Arnone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Chris Chronister hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Gambill - foul #1 on Anthony Gambill, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG), Erik Vercher (C) David Bond, Derek Rooney | |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG) Scott Harmon | |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Chris Chronister makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Chris Chronister makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | William Bennett misses the fadeaway from the left side | 44-44 |
| 11:09 | Auburn | James Wise snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | James Wise scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Fitzgerald | 44-46 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Fred White misses the easy layup | 44-46 |
| 10:34 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | Morgan Carter misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-46 |
| 10:28 | Auburn | Terry Arnone grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald is hacked by Billy Mathena - foul #1 on Billy Mathena, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), David Bond (SG), William Landrum (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF), Derek Rooney (C) Billy Mathena, William Bennett, Fred White, Anthony Gambill, Erik Vercher | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Harmon (PG), Larry Perry (SG), Guy Elliott (SF), Brian Winter (PF), Brian Cornette (C) Aaron Fitzgerald, James Wise, Morgan Carter, Chris Chronister, Terry Arnone | |
| 09:53 | Auburn | Guy Elliott knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Perry and he's fouled by David Bond - foul #1 on David Bond, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| 09:53 | Auburn | Guy Elliott makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Alan Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Derek Rooney and he's fouled by Scott Harmon - foul #1 on Scott Harmon, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:56 | Auburn | Brian Cornette scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Harmon | 47-51 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Alan Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Bond | 49-51 |
| 08:21 | Auburn | Brian Winter evades the doubleteam and hits a runner in the lane and the foul's on Derek Rooney - foul #2 on Derek Rooney, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG), Fred White (SF), Erik Vercher (C) David Bond, William Landrum, Derek Rooney | |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG) Scott Harmon | |
| 08:21 | Auburn | Brian Winter makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Fred White clanks a shot near the basket | 49-54 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Fred White | 49-54 |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski loses the ball out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Anthony Gambill (PF) Filip Jaroski | |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Arnone (C) Brian Cornette | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Gambill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Erik Vercher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Aaron Fitzgerald (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Perry (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Guy Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Winter (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Arnone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Terry Arnone misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 49-54 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | William Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Fred White gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill is hacked by Brian Winter - foul #2 on Brian Winter, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), William Landrum (SF), Derek Rooney (C) Alan Smith, Fred White, Erik Vercher | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Wise (SG), Morgan Carter (SF), Chris Chronister (PF), Brian Cornette (C) Larry Perry, Guy Elliott, Brian Winter, Terry Arnone | |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Chris Chronister | 49-54 |
| 05:51 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Wise | 49-56 |
| 05:25 | Xavier | Derek Rooney drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Bennett | 51-56 |
| 05:03 | Auburn | James Wise loses the dribble to William Bennett | 51-56 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from William Bennett | 53-56 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-56 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Morgan Carter | 53-56 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Brian Cornette buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Morgan Carter | 53-58 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | William Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), David Bond (SG), Fred White (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF) Billy Mathena, William Bennett, William Landrum, Anthony Gambill | |
| Subs | Auburn | Scott Harmon (PG), Larry Perry (SG), Guy Elliott (SF), Brian Winter (PF), Terry Arnone (C) Aaron Fitzgerald, James Wise, Morgan Carter, Chris Chronister, Brian Cornette | |
| 03:40 | Auburn | Guy Elliott lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Perry | 53-60 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | David Bond is called for traveling | 53-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Erik Vercher (C) Derek Rooney | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Erik Vercher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Scott Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Perry (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Guy Elliott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Winter (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Arnone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Brian Winter connects on the floater in the lane set up by Guy Elliott | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Scott Harmon is called for the reach on David Bond - foul #2 on Scott Harmon, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | David Bond misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Winter | 53-62 |
| 02:48 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Brian Winter hits a shot from close range set up by Terry Arnone | 53-64 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski hits the finger roll set up by Alan Smith | 55-64 |
| 02:12 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG), Derek Rooney (C) David Bond, Erik Vercher | |
| Subs | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald (PG), Brian Cornette (C) Scott Harmon, Terry Arnone | |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Brian Cornette can't finish the layup | 55-64 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Alan Smith snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Derek Rooney misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-64 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Derek Rooney gets the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Alan Smith hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Filip Jaroski and he's fouled by Aaron Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Aaron Fitzgerald, team foul #10 | 57-64 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the free throw | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:24 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald is hacked by William Bennett - foul #3 on William Bennett, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| 01:24 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:24 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Alan Smith buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Filip Jaroski | 60-66 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | Brian Winter blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Filip Jaroski - foul #3 on Filip Jaroski, team foul #8 | 60-66 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | Brian Winter makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:01 | Auburn | Brian Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Derek Rooney hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:32 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald misses badly on a floater from the right side | 63-68 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Derek Rooney misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-68 |
| 00:23 | Auburn | Brian Winter gets the rebound | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Alan Smith is called for the reach on Brian Winter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Smith, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Brian Winter makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:20 | Auburn | Brian Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Derek Rooney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-70 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | William Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Derek Rooney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Derek Rooney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Brian Winter | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Aaron Fitzgerald runs out the clock | 63-70 |