| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Damian Madalinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bible (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Matthew Carr inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Clarence Loyd steals the ball from Eldon Horodyski | 36-40 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Jay Borror lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clarence Loyd | 36-42 |
| 19:27 | Dayton | David Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 19:26 | Dayton | Robin Haubert tips it home | 38-42 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Jay Borror steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-42 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Matthew Carr's pass is intercepted by John Bible | 38-42 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Jay Borror comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Eldon Horodyski - foul #1 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Jay Borror makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | Jay Borror makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jay Borror - foul #1 on Jay Borror, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Matthew Carr makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Matthew Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | The jump hook by John Bible is blocked by Eldon Horodyski | 40-44 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robin Haubert | 40-44 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | David Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Matthew Carr grabs the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 17:26 | Dayton | David Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | George Reid snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | George Reid misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Eldon Horodyski | 40-44 |
| 16:58 | Dayton | Matthew Carr scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Johnson | 42-44 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski is hacked by Robin Haubert - foul #2 on Robin Haubert, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Smith (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Harry White (PF) James Stanley, David Johnson, Matthew Carr, Robin Haubert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Benny Mooney (SG), Greg Harris (SF), Anthony Williamson (PF), Donald Shumate (C) George Reid, Jay Borror, Damian Madalinski, John Bible | |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Benny Mooney misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Jed Lucky grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | Jed Lucky misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-44 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Donald Shumate | 42-44 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Harry White blocks the short jumper by Donald Shumate | 42-44 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson tips it in | 42-46 |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Harry White knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Smith | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) PF - Harry White (fresh) 8 pts. C - Eldon Horodyski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benny Mooney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Shumate (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Benny Mooney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gregory Lawson (C) Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG), George Reid (SG), Jay Borror (SF) Clarence Loyd, Benny Mooney, Greg Harris | |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 15:27 | Xavier | Donald Shumate gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Jay Borror is fouled on the floor by Jed Lucky - foul #1 on Jed Lucky, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Matthew Carr (SF) Jonathan Smith, Jed Lucky | |
| Subs | Xavier | Damian Madalinski (PF), John Bible (C) Anthony Williamson, Donald Shumate | |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Delbert Briceno | 44-48 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Harry White misses the lay-in | 44-48 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | John Bible gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | George Reid scores on a floater from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Matthew Carr comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 13:58 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | John Bible is fouled on the floor by Gregory Lawson - foul #4 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (SG), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, Harry White, Gregory Lawson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG), Benny Mooney (SG), Greg Harris (SF), Anthony Williamson (PF) Delbert Briceno, George Reid, Jay Borror, Damian Madalinski | |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Benny Mooney misses the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Eldon Horodyski - foul #2 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Benny Mooney misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Benny Mooney misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Benny Mooney makes the 3rd free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | David Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-51 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Greg Harris grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-51 |
| 12:48 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | James Stanley is hacked by Clarence Loyd - foul #1 on Clarence Loyd, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Smith (PG), Jed Lucky (SF) James Stanley, Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Reid (SG), Jay Borror (SF), Damian Madalinski (PF), Donald Shumate (C) Benny Mooney, Greg Harris, Anthony Williamson, John Bible | |
| 12:11 | Dayton | Jed Lucky hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Jed Lucky grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 11:53 | Dayton | David Johnson scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Eldon Horodyski | 49-51 |
| 11:32 | Xavier | Jay Borror clanks a shot in the lane | 49-51 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Shumate | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Damian Madalinski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Shumate (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Xavier | Jay Borror connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Donald Shumate | 49-53 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | Jay Borror grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Jay Borror makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Damian Madalinski | 49-55 |
| 10:07 | Dayton | Robin Haubert can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-55 |
| 10:05 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski can't tip it in | 49-55 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Jay Borror grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | Donald Shumate drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by George Reid and the foul's on Eldon Horodyski - foul #3 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Harry White (PF) Jonathan Smith, David Johnson, Jed Lucky, Robin Haubert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG), Benny Mooney (SG), Greg Harris (SF), Anthony Williamson (PF) Clarence Loyd, George Reid, Jay Borror, Damian Madalinski | |
| 09:40 | Xavier | Donald Shumate misses the free throw | 49-57 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Harris | 49-57 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno hits a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by James Stanley - foul #3 on James Stanley, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Bible (C) Donald Shumate | |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno makes the free throw | 49-60 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Harry White misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on John Bible - foul #3 on John Bible, team foul #3 | 49-60 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Harry White makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Harry White makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Benny Mooney clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Eldon Horodyski | 51-60 |
| 08:38 | Dayton | Matthew Carr is whistled for traveling | 51-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG), Jay Borror (SF) Delbert Briceno, Greg Harris | |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Jay Borror misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Benny Mooney pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | John Bible misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 07:43 | Dayton | Matthew Carr can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-60 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | John Bible snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 07:22 | Xavier | John Bible drills a turnaround near the basket | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harry White (fresh) 10 pts. C - Eldon Horodyski (tiring) 2 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benny Mooney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bible (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Matthew Carr loses the dribble to Benny Mooney | 51-62 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Eldon Horodyski is called for the reach on Clarence Loyd - foul #4 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Smith (PG), David Johnson (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Gregory Lawson (C) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye, Matthew Carr, Harry White, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Reid (SG), Damian Madalinski (PF) Benny Mooney, Anthony Williamson | |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 06:38 | Dayton | David Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 51-64 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Clarence Loyd | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Jed Lucky buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Smith | 54-66 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left block | 54-66 |
| 05:58 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson grabs the board | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 05:41 | Dayton | David Johnson snags the offensive board | 54-66 |
| 05:29 | Dayton | George Reid picks off the pass by Jed Lucky | 54-66 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson gets the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Matthew Carr (SF) Jonathan Smith, Jed Lucky | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:52 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses long on a floater from the right wing | 54-68 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Jay Borror pulls down the rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:34 | Xavier | John Bible is whistled for traveling | 54-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Shumate (C) John Bible | |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Damian Madalinski denies the turnaround by Robin Haubert | 54-68 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson tips it but misses | 54-68 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | David Johnson tips it but misses | 54-68 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Donald Shumate is called for traveling | 54-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Greg Harris (SF) Jay Borror | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye is hacked by Donald Shumate - foul #2 on Donald Shumate, team foul #4 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Harry White (PF) Robin Haubert | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Bible (C) Donald Shumate | |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Harry White is denied on a layup by John Bible | 54-68 |
| 03:22 | Xavier | George Reid grabs the board | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harry White (fresh) 10 pts. C - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Greg Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damian Madalinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bible (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:09 | Xavier | John Bible connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Harry White misses the runner from the right block | 54-71 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | George Reid pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd snags the offensive board | 54-71 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-71 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd gets the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | John Bible is whistled for traveling | 54-71 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Smith (PG), Jed Lucky (SF) James Stanley, Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG), Benny Mooney (SG), Anthony Williamson (PF), Donald Shumate (C) Clarence Loyd, George Reid, Damian Madalinski, John Bible | |
| 01:41 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Smith | 56-71 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Smith - foul #2 on Jonathan Smith, team foul #9 | 56-71 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith is hacked by Delbert Briceno - foul #1 on Delbert Briceno, team foul #5 | 56-73 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Harry White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-73 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Jonathan Smith takes the ball from Greg Harris | 56-73 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Jed Lucky banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathan Smith | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 58-73 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Donald Shumate grabs the offensive rebound | 58-73 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno runs out the clock | 58-73 |