| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) C - Derek Garrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) SG - Harold Graves (fresh) SF - James Monroe (fresh) PF - Jim Nordin (fresh) C - James Terry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton 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) | |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Derek Garrett knocks in the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on James Terry - foul #1 on James Terry, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Derek Garrett makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Shawn Hermanson - foul #1 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | James Terry gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Harold Graves knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Jim Nordin | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro lays it in set up by Dikembe Alvarenga | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Harold Graves scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Teddy Sluss | 5-8 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 17:34 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Terry | 5-8 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Hermanson - foul #2 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Michael Marcum (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Shawn Hermanson, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:00 | Dayton | Parker Cosby drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 8-8 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss is hacked by Michael Marcum - foul #1 on Michael Marcum, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Parker Cosby picks off the pass by James Terry | 8-8 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | Michael Marcum evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the paint | 8-8 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Jim Nordin pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Jim Nordin misses the jump hook from the right block | 8-8 |
| 16:11 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Derek Garrett (C) Parker Cosby, Michael Marcum, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), Edward Delaney (PF) Harold Graves, Jim Nordin | |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Monroe | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) C - Derek Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) SF - James Monroe (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) C - James Terry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Dayton | James Monroe is called for the reach on Mark Brooks - foul #1 on James Monroe, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF), Bradley Yuhas (C) James Monroe, James Terry | |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Antoine Hartwig steals it from Derek Garrett | 8-10 |
| 14:50 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #1 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (PG), Michael Marcum (SF) Ivan Danowski, Neil Lazaro | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Jim Nordin (PF) Teddy Sluss, Edward Delaney | |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Harrison | 8-12 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Antoine Hartwig - foul #1 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Derek Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Derek Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Parker Cosby - foul #1 on Parker Cosby, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson (C) Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), James Monroe (SF), James Terry (C) Antoine Hartwig, Leonard Harrison, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | Harold Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson is called for traveling | 10-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Mark Brooks | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Harold Graves | 10-15 |
| 13:21 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Harold Graves grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Michael Marcum pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Jim Nordin pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | James Terry misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Edmund Hagedorn - foul #1 on Edmund Hagedorn, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Derek Garrett (C) Parker Cosby, Michael Marcum, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), Edward Delaney (PF) Harold Graves, Jim Nordin | |
| 12:31 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:14 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 10-17 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Derek Garrett hits the follow up shot | 12-17 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | James Terry clanks a jumper from the right side | 12-17 |
| 11:59 | Dayton | Derek Garrett grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 11:53 | Dayton | Derek Garrett buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Brooks | 14-17 |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss's pass is intercepted by Ivan Danowski | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) C - Derek Garrett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Monroe (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) C - James Terry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Dayton | Antoine Hartwig takes the ball from Ivan Danowski | 14-17 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Edward Delaney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Antoine Hartwig | 14-19 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Derek Garrett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 14-19 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Edward Delaney | 14-19 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | The jump hook by Teddy Sluss is blocked by Dikembe Alvarenga | 14-19 |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Derek Garrett snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 09:58 | Dayton | Mark Brooks comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-19 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | James Monroe lays it in on a nice dish by Antoine Hartwig | 14-21 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Derek Garrett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 14-21 |
| 09:37 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski gets the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:23 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Mark Brooks | 16-21 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss is hacked by Derek Garrett - foul #1 on Derek Garrett, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG), Michael Marcum (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Mark Brooks, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF), Jim Nordin (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Antoine Hartwig, James Monroe, Edward Delaney, James Terry | |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 09:02 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Leonard Harrison | 16-21 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Jim Nordin knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Teddy Sluss | 16-23 |
| 08:23 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson slams it home on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Marcum | 18-23 |
| 08:09 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ivan Danowski - foul #1 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| 08:09 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:09 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | Michael Marcum is fouled on the floor by Harold Graves - foul #1 on Harold Graves, team foul #4 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (PG) Teddy Sluss | |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Parker Cosby works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 18-25 |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Michael Marcum tips it home | 20-25 |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Dickerson - foul #1 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF) Ivan Danowski, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG) George Flynn | |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Harold Graves makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:07 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) PF - Jim Nordin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Dayton | Parker Cosby is hacked by Antoine Hartwig in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #5 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (PG) Antoine Hartwig | |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the 3 from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison's floater is tipped away by Michael Marcum | 20-26 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas tips it in | 20-28 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Mark Brooks connects on the 3 from straight away | 23-28 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | George Flynn travels with the ball | 23-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Derek Garrett (C) Michael Marcum, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), James Monroe (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), James Terry (C) Harold Graves, Leonard Harrison, Jim Nordin, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 05:17 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-28 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | George Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Edward Delaney connects on the floater from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Derek Garrett is fouled on the floor by James Monroe - foul #2 on James Monroe, team foul #6 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Mark Brooks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF) George Flynn, James Monroe | |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Parker Cosby shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski grabs the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the shot from the right side | 23-30 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Terry | 23-30 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Edward Delaney is hacked by Ivan Danowski - foul #2 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #10 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG) Ivan Danowski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG), James Monroe (SF) Teddy Sluss, Leonard Harrison | |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Parker Cosby comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Edward Delaney gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Harold Graves can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 23-32 |
| 03:08 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Derek Garrett | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) SG - Parker Cosby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) C - Derek Garrett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Graves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Edward Delaney picks off the pass by Dikembe Alvarenga | 23-32 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Delaney | 23-32 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Edward Delaney is whistled for traveling | 23-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Michael Marcum (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Parker Cosby, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Jim Nordin (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) Harold Graves, Edward Delaney, James Terry | |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Michael Marcum evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Monroe | 25-34 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 01:34 | Xavier | Jim Nordin pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss jams it | 25-36 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses short on an open jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Antoine Hartwig - foul #3 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #7 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG) Antoine Hartwig | |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Mark Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Mark Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Jim Nordin buries a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Jeremy Dickerson - foul #2 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #11 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF) James Monroe | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Jim Nordin makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Michael Marcum double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 27-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Garrett (C) Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Terry (C) Bradley Yuhas | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-39 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Michael Marcum gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Derek Garrett and the foul's on George Flynn - foul #1 on George Flynn, team foul #8 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses the free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jim Nordin | 29-39 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the lay-in | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Michael Marcum pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |