| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) SG - Harold Graves (fresh) SF - James Monroe (fresh) PF - Jim Nordin (fresh) C - James Terry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) C - Derek Garrett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Parker Cosby | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Harold Graves is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Derek Garrett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Jim Nordin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Terry | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Jim Nordin connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Teddy Sluss | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Alvarenga and he's hacked by James Monroe - foul #1 on James Monroe, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss blows the layup | 2-5 |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga can't connect on a floater from the right side | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | James Terry pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 2-5 |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Derek Garrett snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Monroe - foul #2 on James Monroe, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) James Monroe | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Michael Marcum (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Shawn Hermanson, Dikembe Alvarenga, Derek Garrett | |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:34 | Xavier | Jim Nordin knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Teddy Sluss | 4-7 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro tips it but misses | 4-7 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | James Terry is whistled for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), Edward Delaney (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Harold Graves, Jim Nordin, James Terry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Mark Brooks (SG), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Derek Garrett (C) Ivan Danowski, Parker Cosby, Neil Lazaro, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) SF - Michael Marcum (fresh) PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) C - Derek Garrett (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Derek Garrett dunks the ball | 4-9 |
| 15:19 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 15:03 | Dayton | Derek Garrett steps out of bounds on the sideline | 6-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG) Teddy Sluss | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas blows the layup | 6-9 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Michael Marcum gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Terry (C) Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Mark Brooks, Michael Marcum, Derek Garrett | |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig loses the dribble to Shawn Hermanson in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 14:15 | Dayton | Parker Cosby can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-9 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | James Terry gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | Jeremy Dickerson is called for the reach on Antoine Hartwig - foul #1 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Jim Nordin (SF) Antoine Hartwig, George Flynn, Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ivan Danowski - foul #1 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro tips it home | 8-11 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | James Terry pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | James Terry misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Jeremy Dickerson - foul #2 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG) Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Marcum (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Derek Garrett (C) Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 13:08 | Xavier | James Terry misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | James Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | James Terry pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Ivan Danowski is called for the reach on Teddy Sluss - foul #2 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas (C) James Terry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Mark Brooks (SG) Ivan Danowski, Parker Cosby | |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Harold Graves is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 8-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Delaney (PF) Antoine Hartwig | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Michael Marcum comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 11:59 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 11:58 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn snags the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 8-11 |
| 11:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Bradley Yuhas | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fairly fresh) SF - Jim Nordin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) SF - Michael Marcum (fresh) PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Derek Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Harold Graves | 10-11 |
| 11:12 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn hits the finger roll | 10-13 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Jim Nordin misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Michael Marcum - foul #1 on Michael Marcum, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG), George Flynn (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF), James Terry (C) Teddy Sluss, Harold Graves, Edward Delaney, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (PG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Shawn Hermanson, Michael Marcum, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Jim Nordin makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Jim Nordin misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:44 | Dayton | Derek Garrett's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by George Flynn | 11-13 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Jim Nordin tips it in | 13-13 |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Dikembe Alvarenga | 13-15 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | James Terry can't finish the layup | 13-15 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Jim Nordin gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:04 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Derek Garrett pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses the 3 from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 09:44 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Garrett | 13-15 |
| 09:33 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | James Terry gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | James Terry misses badly on a runner from close range | 13-15 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:56 | Dayton | Parker Cosby misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Antoine Hartwig - foul #1 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Edward Delaney (PF) George Flynn, Jim Nordin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Michael Marcum (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Mark Brooks, Neil Lazaro, Derek Garrett | |
| 08:56 | Dayton | Parker Cosby makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:56 | Dayton | Parker Cosby misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Antoine Hartwig | 15-16 |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Marcum | 15-18 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Leonard Harrison | 18-18 |
| 07:49 | Dayton | Antoine Hartwig picks off the pass by Parker Cosby | 18-18 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 07:42 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Parker Cosby | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) C - James Terry (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Parker Cosby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Marcum (fresh) PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Dayton | The jumper by Edmund Hagedorn is denied by James Terry | 18-18 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the shot from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edmund Hagedorn | 20-20 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | James Terry lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leonard Harrison | 22-20 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga is hacked by Antoine Hartwig - foul #2 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Jim Nordin (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Antoine Hartwig, Edward Delaney, James Terry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Derek Garrett (C) Parker Cosby, Michael Marcum, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Mark Brooks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Jim Nordin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 05:50 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Jim Nordin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (PG) Teddy Sluss | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Leonard Harrison - foul #1 on Leonard Harrison, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Jim Nordin blows the layup | 22-22 |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Derek Garrett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Harold Graves - foul #1 on Harold Graves, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Edward Delaney (PF), James Terry (C) Leonard Harrison, Jim Nordin, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG), Michael Marcum (SF) Mark Brooks, Neil Lazaro | |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Derek Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Derek Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | James Terry scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 24-24 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Derek Garrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), James Monroe (SF) George Flynn, Harold Graves | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Shawn Hermanson, Derek Garrett | |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Jeremy Dickerson is called for the reach on James Terry - foul #3 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Lazaro (SF), Derek Garrett (C) Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 03:39 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Monroe (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) C - James Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Marcum (fresh) C - Derek Garrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Dayton | Derek Garrett's layup is rejected by James Monroe | 26-24 |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Derek Garrett can't tip it in | 26-24 |
| 03:23 | Xavier | James Terry snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 03:09 | Xavier | James Terry tips it but misses | 26-24 |
| 03:08 | Dayton | Derek Garrett gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Antoine Hartwig steals it from Neil Lazaro | 26-24 |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig dunks the ball | 28-24 |
| 02:48 | Dayton | Parker Cosby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | James Terry gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Neil Lazaro steals the ball from Antoine Hartwig | 28-24 |
| 02:00 | Dayton | Derek Garrett buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Neil Lazaro and the foul's on James Monroe - foul #3 on James Monroe, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF), Jim Nordin (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Antoine Hartwig, James Monroe, Edward Delaney, James Terry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Michael Marcum | |
| 02:00 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses the free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Jim Nordin gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | Parker Cosby is called for the reach on Teddy Sluss - foul #1 on Parker Cosby, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Derek Garrett | |
| 01:46 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:31 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Parker Cosby | 30-28 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Jim Nordin is whistled for a carry | 30-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Mark Brooks (SG) Ivan Danowski, Parker Cosby | |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Harold Graves - foul #2 on Harold Graves, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (PG) Teddy Sluss | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:46 | Xavier | George Flynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Jim Nordin steals it from Edmund Hagedorn | 30-29 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 30-29 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn is hacked by Bradley Yuhas - foul #1 on Bradley Yuhas, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Antoine Hartwig (SG), Edward Delaney (PF), James Terry (C) George Flynn, Leonard Harrison, Jim Nordin, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (PG), Michael Marcum (SF) Shawn Hermanson, Neil Lazaro | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |