| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) SG - He-ping Zhou (fresh) SF - Samuel Sevin (fresh) PF - James Humes (fresh) C - Kenneth Severns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Roderick Masters (fresh) SG - Edward Jarosz (fresh) SF - Ottah Azim (fresh) PF - Archie Kruger (fresh) C - Michael McCarthy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Carter | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy's pass is intercepted by Charles Carter | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin banks in the layup set up by Charles Carter | 4-0 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Edward Jarosz hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Edward Jarosz pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Edward Jarosz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Severns - foul #1 on Kenneth Severns, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ottah Azim | 6-7 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | James Humes grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns is fouled on the floor by Edward Jarosz - foul #1 on Edward Jarosz, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike Silveira (PG), Hans Zartman (SG), Hedeon Swierczynski (SF), Christopher Lamon (PF), Ivan Majewski (C) Charles Carter, He-ping Zhou, Samuel Sevin, James Humes, Kenneth Severns | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan Hatfield (PG), David Berry (SG), Antonio Hartness (SF), Donald Kramer (PF), Raymond Harman (C) Roderick Masters, Edward Jarosz, Ottah Azim, Archie Kruger, Michael McCarthy | |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Christopher Lamon misses the fadeaway near the basket | 9-7 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Raymond Harman | 9-7 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Ryan Hatfield knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Hartness | 9-10 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Christopher Lamon is hacked by Donald Kramer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Kramer, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Hans Zartman loses the dribble to Raymond Harman | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mike Silveira (fresh) SG - Hans Zartman (fresh) SF - Hedeon Swierczynski (fresh) PF - Christopher Lamon (fresh) C - Ivan Majewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ryan Hatfield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Berry (fresh) SF - Antonio Hartness (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Kramer (fresh) C - Raymond Harman (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Ivan Majewski is called for the reach on Raymond Harman - foul #1 on Ivan Majewski, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Hedeon Swierczynski is called for the reach on Antonio Hartness - foul #1 on Hedeon Swierczynski, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Sevin (SF) Hedeon Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Ryan Hatfield hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Antonio Hartness | 9-12 |
| 15:06 | Xavier | Antonio Hartness picks off the pass by Samuel Sevin in the backcourt | 9-12 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 9-12 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman tips it in | 9-14 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Carter (PG), He-ping Zhou (SG), James Humes (PF), Kenneth Severns (C) Mike Silveira, Hans Zartman, Christopher Lamon, Ivan Majewski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger (PF) Donald Kramer | |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Severns denies the turnaround by Raymond Harman | 9-14 |
| 14:27 | Xavier | James Humes snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Humes | 12-14 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Severns - foul #2 on Kenneth Severns, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hedeon Swierczynski (SF), Ivan Majewski (C) Samuel Sevin, Kenneth Severns | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), Michael McCarthy (C) Ryan Hatfield, Raymond Harman | |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | James Humes grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | Michael McCarthy takes the ball from Ivan Majewski | 12-15 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger drills a jump hook from close range set up by Antonio Hartness | 12-17 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | James Humes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike Silveira (PG), Hans Zartman (SG), Samuel Sevin (SF), Christopher Lamon (PF) Charles Carter, He-ping Zhou, Hedeon Swierczynski, James Humes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan Hatfield (PG), Edward Jarosz (SG), Ottah Azim (SF), Donald Kramer (PF), Raymond Harman (C) Roderick Masters, David Berry, Antonio Hartness, Archie Kruger, Michael McCarthy | |
| 12:36 | Xavier | Donald Kramer denies the turnaround by Ivan Majewski | 12-17 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Ivan Majewski tips it home | 14-17 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman banks in the layup set up by Ryan Hatfield | 14-19 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | Christopher Lamon connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Mike Silveira (fairly fresh) SG - Hans Zartman (fresh) SF - Samuel Sevin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Lamon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Majewski (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ryan Hatfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Jarosz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ottah Azim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Kramer (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Harman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Edward Jarosz drills a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Christopher Lamon - foul #1 on Christopher Lamon, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | He-ping Zhou (SG), James Humes (PF) Hans Zartman, Christopher Lamon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), Archie Kruger (PF), Michael McCarthy (C) Ryan Hatfield, Donald Kramer, Raymond Harman | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Edward Jarosz misses the free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Ivan Majewski grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters is hacked by Mike Silveira - foul #1 on Mike Silveira, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Carter (PG), Hedeon Swierczynski (PF) Mike Silveira, James Humes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Berry (SG), Antonio Hartness (SF), Brent Dalton (C) Edward Jarosz, Ottah Azim, Michael McCarthy | |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Brent Dalton misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 16-21 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Ivan Majewski grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Charles Carter connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Hedeon Swierczynski | 19-21 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters is fouled on the floor by Charles Carter - foul #1 on Charles Carter, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Zartman (SG), Christopher Lamon (PF) He-ping Zhou, Samuel Sevin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Jarosz (SG), Ottah Azim (SF), Michael McCarthy (C) David Berry, Antonio Hartness, Brent Dalton | |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Hedeon Swierczynski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-23 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Hans Zartman pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Ivan Majewski is alone and drills a driving attempt from the left block | 21-23 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike Silveira (PG), Samuel Sevin (SF), James Humes (PF) Charles Carter, Christopher Lamon, Ivan Majewski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan Hatfield (PG), David Berry (SG), Brent Dalton (SF), Donald Kramer (PF), Raymond Harman (C) Roderick Masters, Edward Jarosz, Ottah Azim, Archie Kruger, Michael McCarthy | |
| 08:40 | Xavier | James Humes hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 21-23 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | James Humes grabs the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | James Humes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Humes, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | He-ping Zhou (SG) Hans Zartman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness (SF), Archie Kruger (PF), Michael McCarthy (C) Brent Dalton, Donald Kramer, Raymond Harman | |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Mike Silveira is called for the reach on Ryan Hatfield - foul #2 on Mike Silveira, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Carter (PG), Ivan Majewski (C) Mike Silveira, Hedeon Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Jarosz (SG), Ottah Azim (SF), Donald Kramer (PF), Raymond Harman (C) David Berry, Antonio Hartness, Archie Kruger, Michael McCarthy | |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Ryan Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Ryan Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:50 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin misses short on a jumper from the right block | 21-25 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Ryan Hatfield grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Carter (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - He-ping Zhou (fairly fresh) SF - Samuel Sevin (tiring) 5 pts. PF - James Humes (tiring) 4 reb. C - Ivan Majewski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ryan Hatfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Jarosz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ottah Azim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Kramer (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Harman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Edward Jarosz misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 21-25 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | James Humes gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 07:13 | Xavier | Charles Carter is hacked by Ryan Hatfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Hatfield, team foul #3 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Lamon (PF) James Humes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), David Berry (SG), Antonio Hartness (SF), Archie Kruger (PF), Michael McCarthy (C) Ryan Hatfield, Edward Jarosz, Ottah Azim, Donald Kramer, Raymond Harman | |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Archie Kruger steals it from Christopher Lamon | 21-25 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | David Berry makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Archie Kruger | 21-28 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Christopher Lamon misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Roderick Masters - foul #1 on Roderick Masters, team foul #4 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Zartman (SF), Hedeon Swierczynski (C) Samuel Sevin, Ivan Majewski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Jarosz (SG), Ottah Azim (SF), Raymond Harman (C) Roderick Masters, Antonio Hartness, Michael McCarthy | |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Christopher Lamon makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Christopher Lamon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Edward Jarosz | 23-30 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou is hacked by Raymond Harman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Harman, team foul #5 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Humes (PF) Christopher Lamon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), Michael McCarthy (C) David Berry, Raymond Harman | |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Edward Jarosz picks off the pass by Hedeon Swierczynski | 23-30 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Edward Jarosz banks in the layup | 23-32 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Charles Carter's pass is intercepted by Edward Jarosz in the backcourt | 23-32 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Humes - foul #2 on James Humes, team foul #10 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Sevin (C) James Humes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan Hatfield (PG), David Berry (SG), Antonio Hartness (SF), Raymond Harman (C) Roderick Masters, Edward Jarosz, Ottah Azim, Michael McCarthy | |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger misses the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | David Berry picks off the pass by Charles Carter in the backcourt | 23-33 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger clanks a floater from the right side | 23-33 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness tips it back up and in | 23-35 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-35 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman comes up short on the runner in the paint | 26-35 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Hans Zartman grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Charles Carter loses the dribble to Archie Kruger | 26-35 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Ryan Hatfield misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin grabs the board | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Carter (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - He-ping Zhou (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Hans Zartman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hedeon Swierczynski (tiring) C - Samuel Sevin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ryan Hatfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Berry (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Antonio Hartness (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Archie Kruger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Raymond Harman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Xavier | Charles Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike Silveira (PG), Christopher Lamon (PF), Kenneth Severns (C) Charles Carter, He-ping Zhou, Hedeon Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), Edward Jarosz (SG), Ottah Azim (SF), Donald Kramer (PF), Michael McCarthy (C) Ryan Hatfield, David Berry, Antonio Hartness, Archie Kruger, Raymond Harman | |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Donald Kramer misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Mike Silveira - foul #3 on Mike Silveira, team foul #11 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Carter (PG) Mike Silveira | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Donald Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Donald Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Christopher Lamon and he's fouled by Michael McCarthy - foul #1 on Michael McCarthy, team foul #6 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | He-ping Zhou (SG) Hans Zartman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Severns - foul #3 on Kenneth Severns, team foul #12 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ivan Majewski (C) Kenneth Severns | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Ivan Majewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin tips it in | 31-38 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Carter - foul #2 on Charles Carter, team foul #13 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hedeon Swierczynski (SF), James Humes (PF) Samuel Sevin, Christopher Lamon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger (PF) Donald Kramer | |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | James Humes misses the easy layup | 31-40 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Zartman (SG) He-ping Zhou | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan Hatfield (PG), David Berry (SG), Antonio Hartness (SF), Raymond Harman (C) Roderick Masters, Edward Jarosz, Ottah Azim, Michael McCarthy | |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Ivan Majewski travels with the ball | 31-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Sevin (PG) Charles Carter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim (SF), Donald Kramer (PF) Antonio Hartness, Archie Kruger | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Lamon (PF) James Humes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), Edward Jarosz (SG), Antonio Hartness (SF), Archie Kruger (PF), Michael McCarthy (C) Ryan Hatfield, David Berry, Ottah Azim, Donald Kramer, Raymond Harman | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Ivan Majewski loses the dribble to Archie Kruger | 31-40 |