| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Michael Conley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Lemay (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifton Howard (fresh) C - Peter Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Barton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Miller (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Carey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | James Bertrand inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | St. Joseph's | James Bertrand hits a runner from the baseline set up by Michael Conley | 32-30 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Gary Lemay takes the ball from James Johnson | 32-30 |
| 19:08 | St. Joseph's | Gary Lemay banks in the layup | 34-30 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Leroy Carey drills a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Peter Davis - foul #3 on Peter Davis, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Allen (C) Peter Davis | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Leroy Carey makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:33 | St. Joseph's | Leroy Carey steals the ball from Gary Lemay | 34-33 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Charles Barton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 18:26 | Xavier | Leroy Carey hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 18:01 | St. Joseph's | Michael Conley drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Bertrand and he's fouled by Charles Barton - foul #2 on Charles Barton, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:01 | St. Joseph's | Michael Conley makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | James Johnson drills a shot from the left side | 37-37 |
| 17:32 | St. Joseph's | James Bertrand is fouled on the floor by William Miller - foul #2 on William Miller, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Patterson (C) Clifton Howard | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Allen scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Lemay | 39-37 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Charles Barton buries a shot from the right block | 39-39 |
| 16:29 | St. Joseph's | James Bertrand knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Conley and he's fouled by Charles Barton - foul #3 on Charles Barton, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mark Collins (PG), Benjamin Tardiff (SG) Michael Conley, Gary Lemay | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Ricky Trinidad (SG), Harold Wiggins (SF), David Campbell (PF), Ahmed Mitchell (C) John Allen, James Johnson, Charles Barton, William Miller, Leroy Carey | |
| 16:29 | St. Joseph's | James Bertrand makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Smith | 42-42 |
| 15:49 | St. Joseph's | Robert Allen hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 42-42 |
| 15:48 | St. Joseph's | James Bertrand snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mark Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Benjamin Tardiff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bertrand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Trinidad (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ahmed Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | St. Joseph's | Robert Allen is fouled on the floor by David Campbell - foul #1 on David Campbell, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Leon Dowd (SG), Clifton Howard (PF), Peter Davis (C) James Bertrand, Robert Allen, Charles Patterson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:16 | St. Joseph's | Benjamin Tardiff can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ahmed Mitchell - foul #1 on Ahmed Mitchell, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Conley (PG), Gary Lemay (SG) Mark Collins, Leon Dowd | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Allen (PG), James Johnson (SG), William Miller (PF) Lawrence Smith, Ricky Trinidad, Ahmed Mitchell | |
| 15:16 | St. Joseph's | Benjamin Tardiff makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:16 | St. Joseph's | Benjamin Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | William Miller drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Wiggins | 44-44 |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's | Benjamin Tardiff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 14:41 | St. Joseph's | Peter Davis gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's | Michael Conley misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Harold Wiggins - foul #2 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Barton (SF), Leroy Carey (C) Harold Wiggins, David Campbell | |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's | Michael Conley makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's | Michael Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Charles Barton lays it up and in set up by John Allen | 46-46 |
| 13:54 | St. Joseph's | Gary Lemay scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | James Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | Charles Barton tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 13:27 | St. Joseph's | Charles Barton swats the layup by Peter Davis | 49-48 |
| 13:26 | St. Joseph's | Clifton Howard gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:06 | St. Joseph's | John Allen picks off the pass by Peter Davis | 49-48 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | John Allen blows the layup | 49-48 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Leroy Carey pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Charles Barton is hacked by Peter Davis - foul #4 on Peter Davis, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mark Collins (PG), Leon Dowd (SG), James Bertrand (SF), Robert Allen (PF), Charles Patterson (C) Michael Conley, Gary Lemay, Benjamin Tardiff, Clifton Howard, Peter Davis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Ricky Trinidad (SG), David Campbell (PF), Ahmed Mitchell (C) John Allen, James Johnson, William Miller, Leroy Carey | |
| 12:25 | Xavier | Charles Barton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 12:24 | St. Joseph's | Robert Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:04 | St. Joseph's | James Bertrand makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Collins | 51-48 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | A charge is called on Lawrence Smith - foul #2 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Lemay (SG) Leon Dowd | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Allen (PG), James Johnson (SG), Harold Wiggins (SF), Leroy Carey (C) Lawrence Smith, Ricky Trinidad, Charles Barton, Ahmed Mitchell | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Mark Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Lemay (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bertrand (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Carey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | St. Joseph's | Mark Collins can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Campbell - foul #2 on David Campbell, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| 11:19 | St. Joseph's | Mark Collins misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:19 | St. Joseph's | Mark Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins hits a jumper near the basket | 52-50 |
| 10:37 | St. Joseph's | David Campbell is called for the reach on Robert Allen - foul #3 on David Campbell, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Conley (PG), Clifton Howard (PF) Mark Collins, Charles Patterson | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Miller (PF) David Campbell | |
| 10:37 | St. Joseph's | Robert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:37 | St. Joseph's | Robert Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:37 | Xavier | Leroy Carey grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 10:23 | Xavier | James Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Allen | 53-53 |
| 10:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Allen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | James Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Wiggins and the foul's on James Bertrand - foul #2 on James Bertrand, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mark Collins (SG), Benjamin Tardiff (SF), Charles Patterson (C) Gary Lemay, James Bertrand, Robert Allen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Charles Barton (SF), David Campbell (C) John Allen, Harold Wiggins, Leroy Carey | |
| 09:37 | Xavier | James Johnson makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:12 | St. Joseph's | Mark Collins is whistled for a carry | 53-56 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ricky Trinidad (SG) James Johnson | |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Ricky Trinidad tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| 08:38 | St. Joseph's | Benjamin Tardiff misses the easy layup | 53-58 |
| 08:36 | Xavier | William Miller gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Michael Conley is called for the reach on Lawrence Smith - foul #3 on Michael Conley, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Lemay (SG), James Bertrand (SF), Robert Allen (PF) Mark Collins, Benjamin Tardiff, Clifton Howard | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Allen (PG) Ricky Trinidad | |
| 08:04 | Xavier | John Allen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-58 |
| 08:03 | St. Joseph's | Charles Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 07:47 | St. Joseph's | Gary Lemay hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-58 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Michael Conley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Lemay (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bertrand (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Barton (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Xavier | John Allen is fouled on the floor by Michael Conley - foul #4 on Michael Conley, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mark Collins (PG), Peter Davis (C) Michael Conley, Charles Patterson | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Johnson (SG), Ahmed Mitchell (PF), Leroy Carey (C) Lawrence Smith, William Miller, David Campbell | |
| 07:00 | Xavier | James Johnson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 06:58 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to James Bertrand | 56-58 |
| 06:37 | St. Joseph's | Gary Lemay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Ahmed Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:19 | Xavier | Charles Barton misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 56-58 |
| 06:18 | St. Joseph's | Peter Davis gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:14 | St. Joseph's | Mark Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Conley (PG), Benjamin Tardiff (SF), Clifton Howard (PF) Mark Collins, James Bertrand, Robert Allen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Wiggins (SF), William Miller (PF) Charles Barton, Ahmed Mitchell | |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Benjamin Tardiff is called for the reach on Harold Wiggins - foul #1 on Benjamin Tardiff, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG) John Allen | |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Wiggins | 56-61 |
| 05:33 | St. Joseph's | Leroy Carey swats the short shot by Clifton Howard | 56-61 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Leroy Carey gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Peter Davis is called for the reach on Harold Wiggins - foul #5 on Peter Davis, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mark Collins (SG), James Bertrand (SF), Robert Allen (C) Gary Lemay, Benjamin Tardiff, Peter Davis | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Allen (PG) Lawrence Smith | |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:11 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Robert Allen | 56-61 |
| 04:51 | St. Joseph's | James Johnson steps in front of the Clifton Howard pass | 56-61 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins blows the layup | 56-61 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | James Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | James Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-61 |
| 04:38 | St. Joseph's | Robert Allen gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:22 | St. Joseph's | Mark Collins misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 04:21 | St. Joseph's | James Bertrand tips it back up and in | 58-61 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | John Allen is fouled on the floor by James Bertrand - foul #3 on James Bertrand, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Lemay (SG) Mark Collins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (SG), Charles Barton (SF), David Campbell (PF), Ahmed Mitchell (C) James Johnson, Harold Wiggins, William Miller, Leroy Carey | |
| 04:05 | Xavier | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:44 | St. Joseph's | Clifton Howard's fadeaway is rejected by David Campbell | 58-63 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | David Campbell grabs the board | 58-63 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Michael Conley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Lemay (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bertrand (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifton Howard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Barton (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ahmed Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Xavier | David Campbell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Smith | 58-65 |
| 03:04 | St. Joseph's | Gary Lemay misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-65 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Charles Barton | 58-65 |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Johnson (SG), William Miller (PF), Leroy Carey (C) Lawrence Smith, David Campbell, Ahmed Mitchell | |
| 02:42 | Xavier | Charles Barton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Allen | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:26 | St. Joseph's | Clifton Howard misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's | James Bertrand tips it home | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:00 | Xavier | John Allen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | William Miller tips it in | 60-70 |
| 01:39 | St. Joseph's | Charles Barton swats the layup by James Bertrand | 60-70 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Charles Barton grabs the board | 60-70 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | James Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Allen | 60-72 |
| 00:58 | St. Joseph's | William Miller steals it from James Bertrand | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Michael Conley is called for the reach on John Allen - foul #5 on Michael Conley, team foul #9 | 60-72 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mark Collins (PG), Leon Dowd (SG), Benjamin Tardiff (SF), Charles Patterson (C) Michael Conley, Gary Lemay, James Bertrand, Clifton Howard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (SG), Harold Wiggins (SF), David Campbell (PF), Ahmed Mitchell (C) James Johnson, Charles Barton, William Miller, Leroy Carey | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | John Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:37 | St. Joseph's | Charles Patterson pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | Charles Patterson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Ahmed Mitchell - foul #2 on Ahmed Mitchell, team foul #10 | 60-73 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ricky Trinidad (SG) John Allen | |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | Charles Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | Charles Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ahmed Mitchell | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Benjamin Tardiff is hacked by Harold Wiggins - foul #3 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #11 | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Benjamin Tardiff misses the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Benjamin Tardiff makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |