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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| B. Raymond * | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Brown * | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Jackson * | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| C. Anderson * | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| J. Love * | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| K. Frease | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Redford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. McLean | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Holloway | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| S. Duckett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Walsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Stats | |
| Stat | Total |
| Points | 55 |
| Field Goals | 21-64, 32% |
| Free Throws | 8-10, 80% |
| 3-pointers | 5-23, 21% |
| Off. Rebounds | 16 |
| Def. Rebounds | 22 |
| Total Rebounds | 38 |
| Assists | 9 |
| Blocks | 7 |
| Fouls | 17 |
| Steals | 4 |
| Turnovers | 10 |
| Complete Box Score | |
| 0.0 End of game. |
| XAVIER 1.0 Derrick Brown missed 3-pt. Running Jump Shot |
| XAVIER 2.0 Defensive Rebound by Derrick Brown |
| PITT 2.0 Brad Wanamaker missed 2nd of 2 Free Throws |
| PITT 2.0 Brad Wanamaker made 1st of 2 Free Throws |
| XAVIER 2.0 Personal foul on Dante Jackson |
| PITT 5.0 Defensive Rebound by Brad Wanamaker |
| XAVIER 7.0 Derrick Brown missed 3-pt. Jump Shot |
| PITT 13.0 Sam Young made 2nd of 2 Free Throws |
| 2nd Half - :00 |
| A terribly timed foul by Big Blair, but Holloway misses the back end and the lead stays at two with Young heading to the line for some clinchers. No time outs for either team and Pitt closes out for the hard fought victory tonight!! The forever standing slide is finally over and the Panthers are finally Elite!! Final Score: Xavier Musketeers 55 - Pittsburgh Panthers 60. |
| 2nd Half - :24 |
| Fields has taken and made the big shots all year long and comes away with the possible knockout blow, with a swipe and a breakout two point run!! Xavier falling apart before 40,000 eyes, with the Panthers living up to the season long hype at the end. 57-54, Muskies down three with the ball. |
| 2nd Half - :47 |
| Dante Jackson makes it a Musketeers lead, and then Raymond swats the shot but they lose it out of bounds. Levance Fields has happily taken a backseat for most of the evening, but with an icy stare he drops the bomb, with a three from almost 30 feet!! 55-54 Panthers back on top of the world. For now. |
| 2nd Half - 2:10 |
| A clean slate for the final 3 and half minutes, as Raymond hits two to tie at the line. The Panthers don't get the friendly bounce and Xavier has a chance to reclaim their long lost first half lead. 17 rebounds for Blair, with none bigger than the tough save out of bounds. |
| 2nd Half - 3:46 |
| Another too tough look from B.J. Raymond, but he gets bailed out in the end and will get a chance to tie it at the line. Both schools seasons have come down to a final 220 seconds of NCAA March Madness on the way. |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| S. Young * | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Fields * | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| D. Blair * | 10 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Dixon * | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Biggs * | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| G. Brown | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| B. Wanamaker | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| G. McGhee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Frye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Woodall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Tiesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Stats | |
| Stat | Total |
| Points | 60 |
| Field Goals | 22-65, 33% |
| Free Throws | 12-19, 63% |
| 3-pointers | 4-15, 26% |
| Off. Rebounds | 14 |
| Def. Rebounds | 24 |
| Total Rebounds | 38 |
| Assists | 9 |
| Blocks | 3 |
| Fouls | 13 |
| Steals | 9 |
| Turnovers | 9 |
| Complete Box Score | |