| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Smalls (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Haralson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Sandell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roberto Leal (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Allen Ivy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Caron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Durrett (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Maurice Salley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lee Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Sandell inbounds the ball | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Xavier | David Smith knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Charles Smalls | 24-35 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-37 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | John Sandell hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Smalls | 26-37 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | John Sandell steals it from Maurice Salley | 26-37 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | Roberto Leal can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 18:26 | Xavier | David Smith gets the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson misses the easy layup | 26-37 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | John Sandell tips it back up and in | 28-37 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Charles Smalls takes the ball from Michael Durrett | 28-37 |
| 17:35 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson misses the jump hook from the baseline | 28-37 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Lee Sanders pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Charles Smalls takes the ball from Lee Sanders | 28-37 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Roberto Leal lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Smalls | 30-37 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 16:48 | Xavier | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Allen Ivy takes the ball from Charles Smalls | 30-37 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Adam Caron lays it up and in set up by Allen Ivy | 30-39 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Charles Smalls hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Calvin Haralson | 33-39 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Adam Caron misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Roberto Leal - foul #1 on Roberto Leal, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger (PG), Steven Wheeler (SG), James Perryman (SF), Scott Lipman (PF), John Neilson (C) Charles Smalls, Calvin Haralson, John Sandell, Roberto Leal, David Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Gregorio (PG), Joel Avey (PF), David Harrison (C) Allen Ivy, Maurice Salley, Lee Sanders | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Adam Caron makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Adam Caron makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Meidinger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Wheeler (fresh) SF - James Perryman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Lipman (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Neilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Gregorio (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Adam Caron (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Durrett (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joel Avey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Xavier | James Perryman is fouled on the floor by Adam Caron - foul #1 on Adam Caron, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Stevenson (SG) Adam Caron | |
| 15:19 | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gerald Burtch (C) Michael Durrett | |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | John Neilson blocks the short jumper by Joel Avey | 33-41 |
| 14:50 | Xavier | Scott Lipman snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | James Perryman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | David Harrison gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | David Harrison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Joel Avey pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | David Harrison is denied on a layup by Scott Lipman | 33-41 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Gerald Burtch grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Scott Lipman steals it from Donald Stevenson | 33-41 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger travels in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Smalls (PG), Calvin Haralson (SG), David Smith (C) Kenneth Meidinger, Steven Wheeler, John Neilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Allen Ivy (PG), Michael Durrett (SF), Maurice Salley (PF), Lee Sanders (C) Joseph Gregorio, Joel Avey, David Harrison, Gerald Burtch | |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Lee Sanders misses short on a floater in the paint | 33-41 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | David Smith gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Charles Smalls comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-41 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Lee Sanders gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Charles Smalls - foul #2 on Charles Smalls, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Sandell (SF), Roberto Leal (PF) James Perryman, Scott Lipman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Adam Caron (SG) Donald Stevenson | |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Maurice Salley steals the ball from Roberto Leal | 33-44 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Adam Caron's 3 pointer is rejected by David Smith | 33-44 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett grabs the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-44 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Lee Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Lee Sanders comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Perryman (PF) Roberto Leal | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Lee Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Lee Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Smalls (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Haralson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sandell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Perryman (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Allen Ivy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Caron (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Durrett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice Salley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Xavier | Adam Caron picks off the pass by David Smith | 33-46 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 11:17 | Xavier | David Smith snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | John Sandell hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Charles Smalls | 35-46 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Allen Ivy is fouled on the floor by Charles Smalls - foul #3 on Charles Smalls, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger (PG), Steven Wheeler (SG), Scott Lipman (PF) Charles Smalls, Calvin Haralson, John Sandell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Gregorio (PG), Donald Stevenson (SG), Joel Avey (PF) Allen Ivy, Adam Caron, Maurice Salley | |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Donald Stevenson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Gregorio | 35-49 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | James Perryman misses long on a floater from close range | 35-49 |
| 10:04 | Xavier | James Perryman tips it back up and in | 37-49 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Joel Avey knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Gregorio | 37-51 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Michael Durrett steals it from Scott Lipman | 37-51 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett is hacked by James Perryman - foul #1 on James Perryman, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Smalls (PG), Calvin Haralson (SG), John Sandell (SF), Roberto Leal (PF), John Neilson (C) Kenneth Meidinger, Steven Wheeler, James Perryman, Scott Lipman, David Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Allen Ivy (PG), Adam Caron (SG), Maurice Salley (PF), David Harrison (C) Joseph Gregorio, Donald Stevenson, Michael Durrett, Lee Sanders | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | David Harrison misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by John Neilson - foul #1 on John Neilson, team foul #6 | 37-51 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | David Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | David Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Roberto Leal | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Smalls | 40-52 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley is hacked by Roberto Leal - foul #2 on Roberto Leal, team foul #7 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Durrett (SF) Joel Avey | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Roberto Leal connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Sandell | 43-54 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Allen Ivy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley misses the tip | 43-54 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett tips it home | 43-56 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by John Neilson and he's hacked by David Harrison - foul #3 on David Harrison, team foul #2 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Sanders (C) David Harrison | |
| 07:53 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | Lee Sanders jams it on a great pass from Michael Durrett | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Smalls (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Haralson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sandell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roberto Leal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Neilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Allen Ivy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Caron (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Durrett (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Salley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Xavier | John Neilson misses the easy layup | 46-58 |
| 07:25 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Roberto Leal | 46-58 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | John Sandell hits the follow up shot | 48-58 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Allen Ivy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | John Neilson grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 06:48 | Xavier | John Neilson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Haralson | 50-58 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Lee Sanders misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Lee Sanders scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Allen Ivy | 50-61 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Charles Smalls and he's fouled by Adam Caron - foul #2 on Adam Caron, team foul #3 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger (PG), James Perryman (SF), Scott Lipman (PF), David Smith (C) Charles Smalls, John Sandell, Roberto Leal, John Neilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Gregorio (PG), Donald Stevenson (SG), Joel Avey (PF) Allen Ivy, Adam Caron, Maurice Salley | |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Joseph Gregorio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wheeler (SG) Calvin Haralson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:35 | Xavier | James Perryman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Scott Lipman grabs the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Michael Durrett is called for the reach on James Perryman - foul #2 on Michael Durrett, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harrison (PF), Gerald Burtch (C) Michael Durrett, Lee Sanders | |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger loses the dribble to Donald Stevenson | 53-61 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Gerald Burtch can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Gerald Burtch makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Gerald Burtch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Steven Wheeler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Gerald Burtch gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Joseph Gregorio buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Stevenson | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | David Smith tips it in | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Steven Wheeler picks off the pass by Joseph Gregorio | 55-66 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Smalls (PG), Calvin Haralson (SG), John Sandell (SF), Roberto Leal (PF) Kenneth Meidinger, Steven Wheeler, James Perryman, Scott Lipman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Allen Ivy (PG), Adam Caron (SG), Michael Durrett (SF), Maurice Salley (PF), Lee Sanders (C) Joseph Gregorio, Donald Stevenson, Gerald Burtch, Joel Avey, David Harrison | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Smalls (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Haralson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sandell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roberto Leal (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Allen Ivy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Adam Caron (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Durrett (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Salley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Sanders (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Xavier | John Sandell connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Smalls | 57-66 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Adam Caron hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-66 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Michael Durrett misses the tip | 57-66 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Roberto Leal snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Charles Smalls is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Smalls, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Maurice Salley makes the runner near the basket | 57-68 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | Roberto Leal misses short on a floater from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Roberto Leal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Lee Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Allen Ivy makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Durrett and he's hacked by Roberto Leal - foul #3 on Roberto Leal, team foul #10 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger (PG), Steven Wheeler (SG), James Perryman (SF), Scott Lipman (PF), John Neilson (C) Charles Smalls, Calvin Haralson, John Sandell, Roberto Leal, David Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Stevenson (SG), Joel Avey (SF), David Harrison (PF), Gerald Burtch (C) Adam Caron, Michael Durrett, Maurice Salley, Lee Sanders | |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Allen Ivy makes the free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-71 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Stevenson | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Donald Stevenson misses the fadeaway from close range | 57-71 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Gerald Burtch grabs the offensive board | 57-71 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | David Harrison lays it in | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Scott Lipman is called for a charge - foul #2 on Scott Lipman, team foul #11 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Gregorio (PG) Allen Ivy | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Gregorio runs out the clock | 57-73 |