| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Edward Desilets (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Beauchamp (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Capps (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Bull (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Landrum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred White (fresh) 4 pts. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Steven Shepard inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-25 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Derek Rooney | 35-25 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Fred White clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 35-25 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Fred White grabs the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Edward Desilets picks off the pass by Derek Rooney | 35-25 |
| 18:45 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps can't finish the layup | 35-25 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Fred White pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | William Bennett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-27 |
| 18:05 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp loses the dribble to Alan Smith | 35-27 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | Fred White scores on a shot in the paint and the foul's on Kevin Capps - foul #3 on Kevin Capps, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Norman Letcher (PF) Kevin Capps | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:44 | Xavier | Fred White misses the free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:44 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Steven Shepard | 35-29 |
| 17:33 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Derek Rooney - foul #3 on Derek Rooney, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Filip Jaroski (PF), Anthony Gambill (C) Fred White, Derek Rooney | |
| 17:33 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:33 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski connects on the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Norman Letcher - foul #1 on Norman Letcher, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ernest Weakley (C) Dean Bull | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Coleman (SG), Billy Mathena (SF) William Bennett, William Landrum | |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:58 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp is open and scores on a floater from the left side | 38-32 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Steven Beauchamp is called for the reach on Anthony Gambill - foul #1 on Steven Beauchamp, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Lynam (SG) Steven Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bond (SF) Alan Smith | |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Norman Letcher - foul #2 on Norman Letcher, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vlade Luczynski (PF) Steven Shepard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fred White (PF) Filip Jaroski | |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:15 | Saint Louis | Jason Lynam can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 16:14 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Letcher | 38-34 |
| 16:06 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Weakley | 41-34 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | David Coleman makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Mathena | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Edward Desilets (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jason Lynam (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Norman Letcher (fresh) PF - Vlade Luczynski (fresh) C - Ernest Weakley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Billy Mathena (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bond (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Fred White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Gambill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Fred White pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:35 | Xavier | David Coleman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-37 |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Fred White hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 15:25 | Saint Louis | Jason Lynam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gordon Gouge (PG), Steven Beauchamp (SG), Steven Shepard (SF), Kevin Capps (PF), Dean Bull (C) Edward Desilets, Jason Lynam, Norman Letcher, Vlade Luczynski, Ernest Weakley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), William Bennett (SG), William Landrum (SF), Derek Rooney (C) Billy Mathena, David Coleman, David Bond, Anthony Gambill | |
| 15:11 | Xavier | William Bennett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Fred White hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 14:54 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp hits the finger roll set up by Gordon Gouge | 43-41 |
| 14:33 | Xavier | Fred White hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 14:19 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Landrum - foul #1 on William Landrum, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets (PG) Gordon Gouge | |
| Subs | Xavier | Filip Jaroski (PF) Fred White | |
| 14:19 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:19 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:50 | Xavier | Alan Smith loses the dribble to Edward Desilets | 44-43 |
| 13:46 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets banks in the layup | 46-43 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | William Landrum's pass is intercepted by Steven Shepard | 46-43 |
| 13:07 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps connects on the floater from close range and he's hacked by Filip Jaroski - foul #1 on Filip Jaroski, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Lynam (SG), Norman Letcher (SF) Steven Beauchamp, Steven Shepard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (SF), Anthony Gambill (C) William Landrum, Derek Rooney | |
| 13:07 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Alan Smith misses long on a floater from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| 12:39 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets lays it up and in | 50-45 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Bennett | 50-47 |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets is fouled on the floor by Anthony Gambill - foul #2 on Anthony Gambill, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp (SG), Steven Shepard (SF), Ernest Weakley (C) Jason Lynam, Kevin Capps, Dean Bull | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Coleman (SG), David Bond (SF), Fred White (PF) Alan Smith, William Bennett, Anthony Gambill | |
| 12:00 | Saint Louis | The refs have stopped play. Norman Letcher is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 50-47 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gordon Gouge (PG), Vlade Luczynski (PF) Edward Desilets, Norman Letcher | |
| Subs | Xavier | Anthony Gambill (C) Filip Jaroski | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Gordon Gouge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Beauchamp (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Steven Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vlade Luczynski (fresh) C - Ernest Weakley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Billy Mathena (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bond (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Fred White (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Gambill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:48 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 11:46 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Bond | 50-47 |
| 11:26 | Xavier | Fred White scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Billy Mathena | 50-49 |
| 11:16 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp misses long on a shot from the right side | 50-49 |
| 11:14 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Beauchamp | 50-49 |
| 10:58 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 10:34 | Xavier | Billy Mathena can't connect on a shot from the left block | 53-49 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill tips it home | 53-51 |
| 10:20 | Saint Louis | Steven Shepard misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 10:18 | Xavier | David Bond gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Billy Mathena makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred White | 53-53 |
| 09:54 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | David Bond buries a shot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 09:20 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp is fouled on the floor by Anthony Gambill - foul #3 on Anthony Gambill, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets (PG), Jason Lynam (SG), Wes Kelly (SF), Kevin Capps (PF), Dean Bull (C) Gordon Gouge, Steven Beauchamp, Steven Shepard, Vlade Luczynski, Ernest Weakley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), William Bennett (SG), William Landrum (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF), Derek Rooney (C) Billy Mathena, David Coleman, David Bond, Fred White, Anthony Gambill | |
| 09:00 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 53-55 |
| 08:59 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:47 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Capps | 55-55 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Derek Rooney drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Filip Jaroski | 55-57 |
| 08:01 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull is fouled on the floor by Derek Rooney - foul #4 on Derek Rooney, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp (SG), Steven Shepard (SF) Jason Lynam, Wes Kelly | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fred White (PF) Derek Rooney | |
| 07:46 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull banks in the layup | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Edward Desilets (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. SG - Steven Beauchamp (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Steven Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Capps (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dean Bull (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SG - William Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Landrum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred White (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Fred White misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Desilets - foul #1 on Edward Desilets, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Norman Letcher (PF) Kevin Capps | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derek Rooney (C) Filip Jaroski | |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Fred White makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Fred White makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:06 | Saint Louis | Fred White swats the short shot by Dean Bull | 57-59 |
| 07:05 | Saint Louis | Norman Letcher snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 07:00 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Edward Desilets is blocked by Derek Rooney | 57-59 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Derek Rooney grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | William Landrum clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-59 |
| 06:31 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:19 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Desilets | 59-59 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Steven Shepard swats the shot by Alan Smith | 59-59 |
| 05:56 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 05:46 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull is called for traveling | 59-59 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Lynam (SG), Kevin Capps (PF), Ernest Weakley (C) Steven Beauchamp, Norman Letcher, Dean Bull | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), David Coleman (SG), David Bond (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF), Anthony Gambill (C) Alan Smith, William Bennett, William Landrum, Fred White, Derek Rooney | |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski lays it in on a nice dish by David Bond | 59-61 |
| 05:16 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps lays it in | 61-61 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | Billy Mathena misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 04:57 | Saint Louis | Steven Shepard snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 04:45 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Steven Shepard and the foul's on Filip Jaroski - foul #2 on Filip Jaroski, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gordon Gouge (PG), Norman Letcher (SF) Edward Desilets, Steven Shepard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG) David Bond | |
| 04:45 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Billy Mathena throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp (SG) Jason Lynam | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derek Rooney (C) Anthony Gambill | |
| 04:26 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 04:24 | Saint Louis | Ernest Weakley tips it in | 66-61 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Alan Smith connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Billy Mathena | 66-63 |
| 03:41 | Saint Louis | Gordon Gouge comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Gordon Gouge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Beauchamp (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Norman Letcher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Capps (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Weakley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SG - David Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Mathena (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Billy Mathena misses the shot from just outside the lane | 66-63 |
| 03:16 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Norman Letcher | 66-63 |
| 02:58 | Saint Louis | Norman Letcher scores on a jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets (PG), Steven Shepard (SF), Dean Bull (C) Gordon Gouge, Norman Letcher, Ernest Weakley | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG), William Landrum (SF), Fred White (PF) David Coleman, Billy Mathena, Filip Jaroski | |
| 02:38 | Xavier | William Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-63 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Norman Letcher (PF) Kevin Capps | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:29 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets makes the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on William Landrum - foul #2 on William Landrum, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| 02:29 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets makes the free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Dean Bull steps in front of the Derek Rooney pass | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:55 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-63 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Derek Rooney gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Dean Bull swats the short shot by Derek Rooney | 71-63 |
| 01:30 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull grabs the board | 71-63 |
| 01:11 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-63 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps (PF) Norman Letcher | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:47 | Xavier | William Landrum is whistled for a carry | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Saint Louis | Alan Smith is called for the reach on Kevin Capps in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Smith, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rene Gallo (PG), Ernest Weakley (C) Edward Desilets, Dean Bull | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:44 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:44 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Fred White grabs the board | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | William Landrum makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Fred White | 72-66 |
| 00:36 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps is hacked by William Bennett in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Bennett, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | William Landrum misses the 3 from the left wing | 74-66 |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp grabs the board | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp is fouled in the backcourt by William Bennett - foul #4 on William Bennett, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| 00:25 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:25 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | William Landrum comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 75-66 |
| 00:19 | Saint Louis | Ernest Weakley snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| 00:19 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Alan Smith is called for the reach on Steven Beauchamp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alan Smith, team foul #12 | 75-66 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | William Landrum misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-66 |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Kevin Capps | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Rene Gallo runs out the clock | 77-66 |