| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Edward Desilets (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Beauchamp (fresh) SF - Steven Shepard (fresh) PF - Kevin Capps (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Bull (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Fred White inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Alan Smith connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by William Bennett | 28-25 |
| 19:18 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Beauchamp and the foul's on Derek Rooney - foul #2 on Derek Rooney, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 19:18 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski buries a shot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 18:48 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps is whistled for a carry | 30-28 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Steven Shepard is called for the reach on Fred White - foul #1 on Steven Shepard, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | Alan Smith comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dean Bull - foul #1 on Dean Bull, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:06 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Filip Jaroski - foul #2 on Filip Jaroski, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 18:06 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:06 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Alan Smith's pass is intercepted by Dean Bull | 32-30 |
| 17:24 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-30 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Fred White snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski dunks the ball | 34-30 |
| 16:45 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Kevin Capps, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), David Bond (SG), David Coleman (SF), William Landrum (PF), Anthony Gambill (C) Alan Smith, William Bennett, Fred White, Filip Jaroski, Derek Rooney | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Lynam (SG), Wes Kelly (SF), Norman Letcher (PF), Ernest Weakley (C) Steven Beauchamp, Steven Shepard, Kevin Capps, Dean Bull | |
| 16:22 | Xavier | David Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 16:21 | Saint Louis | Ernest Weakley snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:11 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets scores on a floater from the left side set up by Norman Letcher | 34-32 |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Bond and he's fouled by Ernest Weakley - foul #1 on Ernest Weakley, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG) Billy Mathena | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gordon Gouge (PG), Steven Beauchamp (SG), Steven Shepard (SF) Edward Desilets, Jason Lynam, Wes Kelly | |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Bond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Coleman (fresh) PF - William Landrum (fresh) C - Anthony Gambill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Gordon Gouge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Beauchamp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Shepard (fresh) PF - Norman Letcher (fresh) C - Ernest Weakley (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 15:30 | Saint Louis | Ernest Weakley hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Alan Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 15:00 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:54 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Alan Smith's layup is rejected by Ernest Weakley | 37-36 |
| 14:24 | Saint Louis | Steven Shepard grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:11 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gordon Gouge | 37-39 |
| 13:48 | Xavier | Alan Smith clanks a shot from the baseline | 37-39 |
| 13:47 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:30 | Saint Louis | Steven Shepard misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Anthony Gambill - foul #1 on Anthony Gambill, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), William Bennett (SG), Fred White (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF), Derek Rooney (C) Alan Smith, David Bond, David Coleman, William Landrum, Anthony Gambill | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets (PG), Jason Lynam (SG), Kevin Capps (PF), Dean Bull (C) Gordon Gouge, Steven Beauchamp, Norman Letcher, Ernest Weakley | |
| 13:30 | Saint Louis | Steven Shepard misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:30 | Saint Louis | Steven Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Billy Mathena buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 13:08 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Wes Kelly (SF) Steven Shepard | |
| 12:53 | Xavier | William Bennett drills a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Jason Lynam - foul #2 on Jason Lynam, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | William Bennett makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:37 | Saint Louis | William Bennett is called for the reach on Edward Desilets - foul #1 on William Bennett, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG) Billy Mathena | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 12:27 | Saint Louis | Fred White is called for the reach on Jason Lynam - foul #3 on Fred White, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 12:15 | Saint Louis | Jason Lynam hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wes Kelly | 42-43 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Derek Rooney misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jason Lynam - foul #3 on Jason Lynam, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp (SG), Steven Shepard (SF) Jason Lynam, Wes Kelly | |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Derek Rooney makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | Derek Rooney makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:31 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Steven Beauchamp, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Edward Desilets (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Beauchamp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Shepard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Capps (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Bull (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Derek Rooney buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Fred White | 46-43 |
| 10:57 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 10:56 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps tips it in | 46-45 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Alan Smith comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 10:37 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Dean Bull | 46-45 |
| 10:33 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 10:32 | Xavier | Fred White grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Alan Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 09:58 | Saint Louis | Dean Bull scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Steven Beauchamp | 48-47 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Derek Rooney misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Fred White pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Alan Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 48-47 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Fred White grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | Derek Rooney's layup is rejected by Dean Bull | 48-47 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Fred White misses the tip | 48-47 |
| 08:37 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:18 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Bennett - foul #2 on William Bennett, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), David Bond (SG), David Coleman (SF), William Landrum (PF), Anthony Gambill (C) Alan Smith, William Bennett, Fred White, Filip Jaroski, Derek Rooney | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gordon Gouge (PG), Wes Kelly (SF), Norman Letcher (PF), Ernest Weakley (C) Edward Desilets, Steven Shepard, Kevin Capps, Dean Bull | |
| 08:18 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:18 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:18 | Xavier | William Landrum grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill's floater is tipped away by Norman Letcher | 48-48 |
| 07:55 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Ernest Weakley | 48-48 |
| 07:51 | Saint Louis | Gordon Gouge misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 07:50 | Saint Louis | Wes Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 07:43 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp connects on the shot from the right side set up by Gordon Gouge | 48-50 |
| 07:21 | Xavier | The short jumper by Anthony Gambill is denied by Ernest Weakley | 48-50 |
| 07:20 | Saint Louis | Norman Letcher gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Billy Mathena (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Coleman (fresh) PF - William Landrum (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Gambill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Gordon Gouge (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Beauchamp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wes Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norman Letcher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Weakley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp buries a shot from the right block set up by Norman Letcher | 48-52 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | William Landrum misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 48-52 |
| 06:45 | Saint Louis | Ernest Weakley pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:38 | Saint Louis | Norman Letcher is fouled on the floor by Billy Mathena - foul #3 on Billy Mathena, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets (PG), Jason Lynam (SG), Steven Shepard (SF) Gordon Gouge, Steven Beauchamp, Wes Kelly | |
| 06:38 | Saint Louis | Norman Letcher makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:38 | Saint Louis | Norman Letcher misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:10 | Xavier | David Coleman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 05:51 | Saint Louis | Jason Lynam misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 05:50 | Xavier | William Landrum grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill misses the easy layup | 51-53 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Edward Desilets steps in front of the Anthony Gambill pass | 51-53 |
| 05:13 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets lays it in | 51-55 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | William Landrum comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 04:49 | Saint Louis | Ernest Weakley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 04:35 | Saint Louis | Ernest Weakley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), William Bennett (SG), Fred White (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF), Derek Rooney (C) Billy Mathena, David Bond, David Coleman, William Landrum, Anthony Gambill | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vlade Luczynski (PF), Dean Bull (C) Norman Letcher, Ernest Weakley | |
| 04:12 | Xavier | Alan Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp (SG), Kevin Capps (PF) Jason Lynam, Vlade Luczynski | |
| 04:04 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Derek Rooney snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Derek Rooney's floater is tipped away by Kevin Capps | 51-55 |
| 03:42 | Saint Louis | Steven Shepard gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 03:20 | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Derek Rooney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Edward Desilets (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. SG - Steven Beauchamp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Shepard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Capps (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Bull (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Capps - foul #2 on Kevin Capps, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Coleman (SF) Fred White | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gordon Gouge (PG), Wes Kelly (SF) Edward Desilets, Steven Shepard | |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 02:52 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 02:52 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| 02:33 | Saint Louis | William Bennett steps in front of the Wes Kelly pass | 52-58 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | William Bennett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 02:09 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Dean Bull | 52-58 |
| 02:09 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fred White (SF) David Coleman | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Desilets (PG), Steven Shepard (SF) Gordon Gouge, Wes Kelly | |
| 01:58 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | Fred White gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 01:34 | Xavier | Alan Smith drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Bennett | 54-58 |
| 01:21 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Steven Beauchamp | 54-60 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Derek Rooney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Filip Jaroski | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Fred White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 00:38 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Saint Louis | Alan Smith is called for the reach on Kevin Capps in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Smith, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rene Gallo (PG), Ernest Weakley (C) Edward Desilets, Dean Bull | |
| 00:35 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:35 | Saint Louis | Kevin Capps misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Fred White | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Ernest Weakley steps in front of the Derek Rooney pass | 54-61 |
| 00:31 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Ernest Weakley is hacked by Alan Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Smith, team foul #9 | 54-61 |
| 00:29 | Saint Louis | Ernest Weakley misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Filip Jaroski | 54-61 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Alan Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-61 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Ernest Weakley is fouled in the backcourt by William Bennett - foul #3 on William Bennett, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Ernest Weakley makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Ernest Weakley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Fred White is whistled for traveling | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp is fouled in the backcourt by William Bennett - foul #4 on William Bennett, team foul #11 | 54-63 |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski can't connect on a floater from the left block | 54-65 |
| 00:02 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp grabs the board | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Steven Beauchamp runs out the clock | 54-65 |