| Lineup | Portland | PG - John Wendell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Neil Stacy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Shumway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Walter Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clark Greer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Christensen (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Joe Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Worthley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen inbounds the ball | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Clark Greer travels with the ball | 42-49 |
| 19:20 | Portland | John Wendell misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Clark Greer - foul #2 on Clark Greer, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| 19:20 | Portland | John Wendell makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 19:20 | Portland | John Wendell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Joe Maxwell gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Clark Greer is whistled for traveling | 43-49 |
| 18:43 | Portland | John Wendell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Neil Stacy | 46-49 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Neil Stacy steps in front of the Ryan Christensen pass | 46-49 |
| 18:21 | Portland | Clifford Shumway clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 18:19 | Portland | John Wendell tips it in | 48-49 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | Clark Greer is hacked by John Wendell in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Wendell, team foul #1 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Portland | John Hall (PG), Vaughn Woods (C) Clifford Shumway, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Louis Wagoner (SF), Daniel Ramsey (PF), Bennie Marques (C) Ryan Christensen, Joe Maxwell, Chris Worthley | |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Clark Greer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Clark Greer buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Ramsey | 48-52 |
| 17:39 | Portland | Neil Stacy drills a floater from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | John Hall picks off the pass by Bennie Marques | 50-52 |
| 17:09 | Portland | Daniel Ramsey blocks the short jumper by John Hall | 50-52 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | Bennie Marques snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | John Hall is called for the reach on Clark Greer in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hall, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Johnson (C) Vaughn Woods | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rubin Mims (PG), George Jones (SG), Ryan Christensen (SF), Joe Maxwell (PF) Clark Greer, Steve Hill, Louis Wagoner, Daniel Ramsey | |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Joe Maxwell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Walter Boyd - foul #2 on Walter Boyd, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Joe Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Joe Maxwell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 16:52 | Portland | Walter Boyd snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 16:29 | Portland | John Hall makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Neil Stacy | 52-53 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | George Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 16:18 | Portland | Walter Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 15:56 | Portland | John Wendell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Bennie Marques snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - John Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Neil Stacy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Wendell (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Walter Boyd (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rubin Mims (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Jones (fresh) SF - Ryan Christensen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Joe Maxwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bennie Marques (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Joe Maxwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| Subs | Portland | Eugene Furey (PG), Clifford Shumway (SG), David Ham (SF), Brian Poindexter (PF), Vaughn Woods (C) John Hall, Neil Stacy, John Wendell, Walter Boyd, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tad Doud (PG), Louis Wagoner (SF), Christopher Man (PF), Chris Worthley (C) George Jones, Ryan Christensen, Joe Maxwell, Bennie Marques | |
| 15:42 | Portland | David Ham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Christopher Man gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 15:38 | Xavier | Tad Doud is hacked by Eugene Furey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Furey, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Portland | Neil Stacy (SG) Eugene Furey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Hill (SG) Rubin Mims | |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Chris Worthley misses the dunk but he's fouled by Vaughn Woods - foul #3 on Vaughn Woods, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Chris Worthley makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Chris Worthley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 15:14 | Portland | Brian Poindexter misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-55 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Christopher Man | 52-55 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Chris Worthley is fouled on the floor by Vaughn Woods - foul #4 on Vaughn Woods, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Portland | John Wendell (PG), Robert Johnson (C) Clifford Shumway, Vaughn Woods | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Tad Doud - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Ramsey (C) Chris Worthley | |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Tad Doud misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 14:55 | Portland | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 14:46 | Portland | Brian Poindexter double dribbles | 52-55 |
| 14:33 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 14:32 | Portland | Neil Stacy grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 14:26 | Portland | Brian Poindexter misses the shot from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Christopher Man gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steve Hill | 52-57 |
| 13:50 | Portland | Brian Poindexter misses badly on a shot from the left block | 52-57 |
| 13:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Daniel Ramsey | 52-57 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Daniel Ramsey loses the dribble to Neil Stacy in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| 13:31 | Portland | John Wendell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 13:29 | Portland | David Ham tips it back up and in | 54-57 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper near the basket | 54-57 |
| 13:21 | Portland | Brian Poindexter pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 13:07 | Portland | Neil Stacy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Daniel Ramsey snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Steve Hill is fouled on the floor by Neil Stacy - foul #3 on Neil Stacy, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Portland | John Hall (PG), Clifford Shumway (SG), Walter Boyd (PF) John Wendell, Neil Stacy, Brian Poindexter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clark Greer (PG), Ryan Christensen (SF), Chris Worthley (C) Tad Doud, Louis Wagoner, Daniel Ramsey | |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Steve Hill misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 13:01 | Portland | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 12:37 | Portland | Walter Boyd is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Walter Boyd, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rubin Mims (SG) Steve Hill | |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Chris Worthley tips it in | 54-59 |
| 12:03 | Portland | Clifford Shumway misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-59 |
| 12:01 | Portland | Robert Johnson tips it home | 56-59 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Christopher Man is fouled on the floor by Walter Boyd - foul #4 on Walter Boyd, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Portland | Neil Stacy (SG), Brian Poindexter (PF) Clifford Shumway, Walter Boyd | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bennie Marques (C) Chris Worthley | |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Christopher Man makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Christopher Man misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 11:50 | Portland | Brian Poindexter grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - John Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Neil Stacy (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Ham (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Poindexter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clark Greer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rubin Mims (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Christensen (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Christopher Man (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bennie Marques (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Portland | Brian Poindexter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Christopher Man pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Neil Stacy steals the ball from Rubin Mims in the backcourt | 56-60 |
| 11:36 | Portland | Neil Stacy throws it down | 58-60 |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Christopher Man misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 11:28 | Portland | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 11:14 | Portland | Clark Greer is called for the reach on David Ham - foul #3 on Clark Greer, team foul #2 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tad Doud (PG), George Jones (SF), Joe Maxwell (PF) Clark Greer, Ryan Christensen, Christopher Man | |
| 11:00 | Portland | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Bennie Marques - foul #3 on Bennie Marques, team foul #3 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Hill (SG) Rubin Mims | |
| 11:00 | Portland | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 11:00 | Portland | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Joe Maxwell gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | David Ham steps in front of the George Jones pass in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 10:43 | Portland | Robert Johnson is called for 5 seconds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Portland | John Wendell (PG), Clifford Shumway (PF) John Hall, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Tad Doud knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 10:12 | Portland | Neil Stacy clanks a floater from the free throw line | 59-63 |
| 10:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Bennie Marques | 59-63 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Tad Doud is fouled in the backcourt by John Wendell - foul #3 on John Wendell, team foul #11 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ryan Christensen (SF), Chris Worthley (C) Steve Hill, Bennie Marques | |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Tad Doud misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Tad Doud misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 10:07 | Portland | Brian Poindexter grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 09:44 | Portland | Clifford Shumway buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Tad Doud makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 61-65 |
| 09:09 | Portland | John Wendell misses short on a shot from the left side | 61-65 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Joe Maxwell gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-65 |
| 09:01 | Portland | Neil Stacy snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 08:44 | Portland | Clifford Shumway comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | George Jones's pass is intercepted by Clifford Shumway in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 08:29 | Portland | Clifford Shumway buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Wendell | 64-65 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Joe Maxwell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| 08:27 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Portland | John Hall (PG), Robert Johnson (C) John Wendell, Clifford Shumway | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clark Greer (PG), Steve Hill (SG), Christopher Man (PF), Bennie Marques (C) Tad Doud, George Jones, Joe Maxwell, Chris Worthley | |
| 08:04 | Portland | Robert Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-65 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Louis Wagoner (SF) Ryan Christensen | |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Christopher Man hits a jumper from the right block set up by Clark Greer | 64-67 |
| 07:29 | Portland | John Hall clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-67 |
| 07:27 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - John Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Neil Stacy (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Ham (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Poindexter (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clark Greer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Hill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Louis Wagoner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Man (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bennie Marques (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Portland | John Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 07:11 | Portland | David Ham tips it home | 66-67 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Bennie Marques can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-67 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Steve Hill misses the tip | 66-67 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Marques | 66-67 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Clark Greer is hacked by David Ham - foul #4 on David Ham, team foul #12 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Portland | Eugene Furey (PG), Clifford Shumway (SG), John Wendell (SF), Walter Boyd (PF), Vaughn Woods (C) John Hall, Neil Stacy, David Ham, Brian Poindexter, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ryan Christensen (SF), Chris Worthley (C) Louis Wagoner, Bennie Marques | |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Clark Greer makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Clark Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 06:28 | Portland | Christopher Man picks off the pass by Walter Boyd | 66-69 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Steve Hill and he's fouled by John Wendell - foul #4 on John Wendell, team foul #13 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rubin Mims (PG), George Jones (SG) Clark Greer, Steve Hill | |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen makes the free throw | 66-72 |
| 05:53 | Portland | John Wendell's pass is intercepted by Christopher Man | 66-72 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen is wide open but clanks a floater in the lane | 66-72 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Christopher Man tips it in | 66-74 |
| 05:19 | Portland | Walter Boyd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-74 |
| 05:17 | Portland | John Wendell snags the offensive board | 66-74 |
| 05:05 | Portland | Walter Boyd is hacked by Christopher Man - foul #4 on Christopher Man, team foul #4 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Portland | Neil Stacy (SG), David Ham (SF), Robert Johnson (C) John Wendell, Clifford Shumway, Vaughn Woods | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tad Doud (PG), Steve Hill (SG), Louis Wagoner (SF), Joe Maxwell (PF), Bennie Marques (C) Rubin Mims, George Jones, Ryan Christensen, Christopher Man, Chris Worthley | |
| 04:47 | Portland | Eugene Furey comes up short on the shot from the left side | 66-74 |
| 04:46 | Portland | David Ham gets the offensive rebound | 66-74 |
| 04:38 | Portland | Neil Stacy travels with the ball | 66-74 |
| Subs | Portland | John Hall (SG) Neil Stacy | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:36 | Xavier | John Hall is called for the reach on Steve Hill in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Hall, team foul #14 | 66-74 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Steve Hill makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Steve Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 04:36 | Portland | Walter Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 04:14 | Portland | Tad Doud picks off the pass by John Hall | 66-75 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Steve Hill clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 03:55 | Portland | The rebound goes to Eugene Furey | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Portland | Bennie Marques swats the layup by Robert Johnson | 66-75 |
| 03:40 | Portland | David Ham grabs the offensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 03:34 | Portland | Steve Hill steps in front of the John Hall pass | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Eugene Furey steals it from Bennie Marques in the backcourt | 66-75 |
| 03:20 | Portland | Eugene Furey buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Walter Boyd | 68-75 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Eugene Furey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - David Ham (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Walter Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tad Doud (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Wagoner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe Maxwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bennie Marques (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Eugene Furey steps in front of the Tad Doud pass in the backcourt | 68-75 |
| 03:16 | Portland | Eugene Furey hits the finger roll | 70-75 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Eugene Furey is called for the reach on Tad Doud in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eugene Furey, team foul #15 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Portland | Neil Stacy (SG), John Wendell (SF), Brian Poindexter (C) Eugene Furey, David Ham, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Rubin Mims (SG), George Jones (SF), Christopher Man (PF), Daniel Ramsey (C) Steve Hill, Louis Wagoner, Joe Maxwell, Bennie Marques | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Tad Doud makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Tad Doud makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Portland | Walter Boyd scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Hall | 73-77 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Portland | Vaughn Woods (C) Walter Boyd | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Hill (SG), Ryan Christensen (SF), Chris Worthley (C) Rubin Mims, George Jones, Daniel Ramsey | |
| 02:34 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen misses the dunk attempt | 73-77 |
| 02:33 | Portland | Brian Poindexter pulls down the rebound | 73-77 |
| 02:33 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Portland | David Ham (SF) John Wendell | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:10 | Portland | Brian Poindexter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-77 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Steve Hill pulls down the rebound | 73-77 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Vaughn Woods steals it from Chris Worthley in the backcourt | 73-77 |
| 01:36 | Portland | Christopher Man steps in front of the David Ham pass | 73-77 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Chris Worthley banks in the layup set up by Tad Doud | 73-79 |
| 01:17 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-79 |
| Subs | Portland | John Wendell (PG), Walter Boyd (PF), Robert Johnson (C) John Hall, Brian Poindexter, Vaughn Woods | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:06 | Portland | Walter Boyd loses the ball out of bounds | 73-79 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Walter Boyd swats the short shot by Chris Worthley | 73-79 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Chris Worthley grabs the offensive rebound | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Xavier | John Wendell is called for the reach on Chris Worthley - foul #5 on John Wendell, team foul #16 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Portland | John Hall (PG) John Wendell | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Chris Worthley makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Chris Worthley misses the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:48 | Portland | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Portland | David Ham loses the ball out of bounds | 73-80 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen is hacked by John Hall in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Hall, team foul #17 | 73-80 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:37 | Portland | Neil Stacy clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-82 |
| 00:36 | Portland | Robert Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 73-82 |
| 00:33 | Portland | Neil Stacy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 73-82 |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Tad Doud gets the rebound | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | John Hall is called for the reach on Tad Doud in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Hall, team foul #18 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Portland | Clifford Shumway (PG) John Hall | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Tad Doud makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Tad Doud makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:24 | Portland | Walter Boyd clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Man - foul #5 on Christopher Man, team foul #5 | 73-84 |
| Subs | Portland | Brian Poindexter (SF), Vaughn Woods (C) David Ham, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Maxwell (PF) Christopher Man | |
| 00:24 | Portland | Walter Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:24 | Portland | Walter Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen is fouled in the backcourt by Neil Stacy - foul #4 on Neil Stacy, team foul #19 | 75-84 |
| Subs | Portland | David Ham (SF), Robert Johnson (C) Brian Poindexter, Vaughn Woods | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:21 | Portland | The rebound goes to Walter Boyd | 75-85 |
| 00:15 | Portland | Neil Stacy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 75-85 |
| 00:13 | Portland | David Ham gets the offensive rebound | 75-85 |
| 00:11 | Portland | Chris Worthley is called for the reach on Neil Stacy - foul #1 on Chris Worthley, team foul #6 | 75-85 |
| Subs | Portland | Brian Poindexter (PF), Vaughn Woods (C) Walter Boyd, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:07 | Portland | Ryan Christensen takes the ball from Vaughn Woods | 75-85 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Tad Doud runs out the clock | 75-85 |