| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Runion (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hugh Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Young - foul #2 on Thomas Young, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Michael Durante (SF), Leroy Pearce (PF), Mensah Accomando (C) Lucio Giordano, Alfredo Valdez, Lawrence Stultz, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Richard Runion - foul #1 on Richard Runion, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Richard Runion pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Eric Draves shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Young | 27-38 |
| 19:10 | Dayton | Hugh Moore steals the ball from Wilfredo Martin in the backcourt | 27-38 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses long on a runner in the lane | 27-38 |
| 19:03 | Dayton | Matthew Shives grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando double dribbles | 27-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Wilfredo Martin, Michael Durante, Leroy Pearce, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:34 | Xavier | Lucio Giordano takes the ball from Eric Draves after a doubleteam | 27-38 |
| 18:31 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez hits the finger roll set up by Lucio Giordano | 29-38 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | Richard Runion misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 29-38 |
| 18:17 | Dayton | Matthew Shives grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF), Mensah Accomando (C) Lawrence Stultz, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion | |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the floater from the free throw line | 29-38 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the lay-in | 29-38 |
| 17:59 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe grabs the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Daniel Lever's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Lawrence Stultz (PF) Lucio Giordano, Alfredo Valdez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), David Bailey (C) Eric Draves, Hugh Moore | |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Glenn Wolfe - foul #2 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Szczesny Zubik (C) Wilfredo Martin, Matthew Shives, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Brad Davis hits a shot from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Wolfe - foul #3 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Mensah Accomando (C) Justin Clarke, Lawrence Stultz, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF) Daniel Lever, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 16:55 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Thomas Young - foul #3 on Thomas Young, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik (C) Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Liang Hong (SF), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, Thomas Young, John Pearson | |
| 16:55 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the layup against the doubleteam | 34-40 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Hugh Moore tips it back up and in | 34-42 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Matthew Shives's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Michael Durante (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF), Mensah Accomando (C) Lucio Giordano, Alfredo Valdez, Leroy Pearce, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF) David Bailey | |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mensah Accomando - foul #3 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Szczesny Zubik (C) Wilfredo Martin, Matthew Shives, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:56 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-43 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Hugh Moore gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Clarke (fresh) SF - Michael Durante (fresh) PF - Lawrence Stultz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Hugh Moore - foul #3 on Hugh Moore, team foul #6 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Leroy Pearce (PF) Lucio Giordano, Justin Clarke, Michael Durante, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:22 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hugh Moore | 34-43 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Hugh Moore comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Szczesny Zubik - foul #2 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mensah Accomando (C) Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Matthew Shives is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Lever - foul #3 on Daniel Lever, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (C) Hugh Moore | |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Daniel Lever gets the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | Daniel Lever hits a turnaround from the baseline | 35-46 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Matthew Shives buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Wilfredo Martin | 38-46 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Daniel Lever hits a jumper from the right block | 38-48 |
| 14:06 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce's pass is intercepted by David Bailey | 38-48 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Daniel Lever's pass is intercepted by Wilfredo Martin | 38-48 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez is denied on a dunk by David Bailey | 38-48 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Matthew Shives gets the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando tips it home | 40-48 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Thomas Young is denied on a dunk by Mensah Accomando | 40-48 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Matthew Shives grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 12:33 | Dayton | Matthew Shives comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-48 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Daniel Lever snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-48 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe tips it back up and in | 40-50 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-50 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin tips it but misses | 40-50 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Thomas Young gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:46 | Dayton | The short jumper by Leroy Pearce is denied by David Bailey | 40-53 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Wilfredo Martin (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Pearce (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mensah Accomando (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Wolfe (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bailey (tiring) 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Brad Davis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Daniel Lever can't tip it in | 40-53 |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce's pass is intercepted by Brad Davis in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Brad Davis drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 11:01 | Dayton | Brad Davis is called for the reach on Wilfredo Martin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brad Davis, team foul #8 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG), Michael Durante (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez, Leroy Pearce, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), John Pearson (SF), Richard Runion (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, Thomas Young, Glenn Wolfe, David Bailey | |
| 11:01 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 11:01 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:45 | Xavier | John Pearson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Wilfredo Martin - foul #1 on Wilfredo Martin, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG) Wilfredo Martin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:45 | Xavier | John Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | John Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz drills a jumper from close range set up by Lucio Giordano | 44-58 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | John Pearson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Draves | 44-60 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano loses the dribble to Richard Runion in the backcourt | 44-60 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | John Pearson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Justin Clarke gets the rebound | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik hits a wide open floater from the left wing set up by Justin Clarke | 46-60 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour is whistled for traveling | 46-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Leroy Pearce (SF) Justin Clarke, Michael Durante | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF) John Pearson | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:20 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz is fouled on the floor by Liang Hong - foul #1 on Liang Hong, team foul #9 | 46-60 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:04 | Xavier | Hugh Moore buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Draves | 48-62 |
| 09:02 | Dayton | Eric Draves is called for the reach on Lucio Giordano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Draves, team foul #10 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG) Matthew Shives | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:02 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 09:02 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Leroy Pearce is called for the reach on Steven Gochenour - foul #1 on Leroy Pearce, team foul #4 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF) Justin Clarke, Leroy Pearce | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Eric Draves | 50-64 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Liang Hong picks off the pass by Alfredo Valdez in the backcourt | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Liang Hong makes the turnaround in the lane | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Liang Hong picks off the pass by Matthew Shives in the backcourt | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Hugh Moore clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Szczesny Zubik - foul #3 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #5 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG), Leroy Pearce (SF) Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Draves - foul #3 on Eric Draves, team foul #11 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG) Justin Clarke | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Eric Draves clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-67 |
| 07:54 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| 07:47 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses long on a floater from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Richard Runion pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Pearce (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Stultz (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Liang Hong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Runion (tiring) 5 reb. C - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Szczesny Zubik - foul #4 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #6 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG), Michael Durante (SF) Matthew Shives, Leroy Pearce | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF), John Pearson (PF) Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 07:27 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz grabs the board | 52-68 |
| 07:13 | Dayton | Justin Clarke is whistled for traveling | 52-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Mensah Accomando (C) Justin Clarke, Michael Durante, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG) Eric Draves | |
| 06:53 | Xavier | John Pearson's pass is intercepted by Matthew Shives | 52-68 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Pearson | 52-68 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | John Pearson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG), Michael Durante (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Richard Runion (PF) Brad Davis, Steven Gochenour, John Pearson | |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik hits a wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Lucio Giordano | 54-68 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | Hugh Moore drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Eric Draves | 54-70 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Richard Runion is called for the reach on Lawrence Stultz - foul #2 on Richard Runion, team foul #12 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF) Justin Clarke, Michael Durante | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), David Bailey (C) Daniel Lever, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, Hugh Moore | |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz misses the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | David Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Eric Draves is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Lucio Giordano - foul #2 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mensah Accomando (C) Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 3rd free throw | 55-73 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Matthew Shives can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-73 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano grabs the offensive rebound | 55-73 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | Liang Hong swats the layup by Lawrence Stultz | 55-73 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez snags the offensive board | 55-73 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | The short jumper by Lawrence Stultz is denied by Glenn Wolfe | 55-73 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Brad Davis pulls down the rebound | 55-73 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | The jump hook by Eric Draves is blocked by Lawrence Stultz | 55-73 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe gets the offensive rebound | 55-73 |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Eric Draves knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brad Davis and he's hacked by Matthew Shives - foul #1 on Matthew Shives, team foul #8 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG), Michael Durante (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF) Brad Davis, Liang Hong | |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the free throw | 55-76 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (tired) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Justin Clarke (fresh) SF - Michael Durante (fresh) PF - Lawrence Stultz (very tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Wolfe (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bailey (tiring) 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-76 |
| 03:28 | Dayton | Michael Durante snags the offensive board | 55-76 |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik clanks a jumper from the right wing | 55-76 |
| 03:22 | Xavier | David Bailey grabs the board | 55-76 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Eric Draves buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Wolfe | 55-79 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 57-79 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:19 | Xavier | John Pearson is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing | 57-81 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Michael Durante scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 59-81 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | John Pearson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-84 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Justin Clarke | 61-84 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | John Pearson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eric Draves | 61-87 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano loses the ball out of bounds | 61-87 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF) Justin Clarke, Michael Durante | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG) Eric Draves | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | John Pearson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Daniel Lever | 61-89 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Lucio Giordano | 63-89 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Brad Davis runs out the clock | 63-89 |