| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marc Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Javier Acosta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathaniel Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Capetillo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Kinsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Church (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Javier Acosta inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-30 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Ronald Brown scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Kinsey | 39-32 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Donald Capetillo drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lazaro Marino | 39-35 |
| 18:23 | Dayton | Darren Smalling misses the lay-in | 39-35 |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:01 | Dayton | Marc Brooks makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Thomas Church makes the shot in the paint | 42-37 |
| 17:25 | Dayton | Marc Brooks buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Darren Smalling | 45-37 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Lazaro Marino | 45-40 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Javier Acosta can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG), Paul Guyton (SG), Mike Munkberg (C) Marc Brooks, Darrell Cunningham, Nathaniel Savage | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (PG), Dikembe Amoroso (SG), Stephen Stern (SF), Stephen McAlexander (PF), William Smith (C) Lazaro Marino, Donald Capetillo, Ronald Brown, Russell Kinsey, Thomas Church | |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Javier Acosta misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Javier Acosta makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Stephen Stern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frederick Wright (SF), Joseph Nettleton (C) Javier Acosta, Darren Smalling | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:18 | Dayton | Marcus Stout clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 16:16 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:56 | Xavier | Mike Munkberg denies the turnaround by William Smith | 46-40 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Frederick Wright pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marcus Stout (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Guyton (fresh) SF - Frederick Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Munkberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Nettleton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) SG - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Frederick Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:29 | Xavier | William Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Marcus Stout can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | William Smith banks in the layup | 46-42 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Paul Guyton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marc Brooks (PG), Darrell Cunningham (SG), Javier Acosta (SF), Darren Smalling (PF), Nathaniel Savage (C) Marcus Stout, Paul Guyton, Frederick Wright, Mike Munkberg, Joseph Nettleton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), Donald Capetillo (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Russell Kinsey (PF), Thomas Church (C) Lawrence Moffett, Dikembe Amoroso, Stephen Stern, Stephen McAlexander, William Smith | |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Ronald Brown is fouled on the floor by Darren Smalling - foul #2 on Darren Smalling, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | Ronald Brown clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Thomas Church tips it in | 46-44 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 13:20 | Dayton | Darren Smalling grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Thomas Church blocks the jumper by Darren Smalling | 46-44 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage tips it in | 48-44 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Darrell Cunningham - foul #2 on Darrell Cunningham, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:45 | Dayton | Javier Acosta misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Russell Kinsey | 48-47 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 12:38 | Dayton | Darren Smalling gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:33 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage is hacked by Thomas Church - foul #3 on Thomas Church, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| 12:19 | Dayton | Donald Capetillo is called for the reach on Marc Brooks - foul #2 on Donald Capetillo, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | Thomas Church steals the ball from Javier Acosta | 48-47 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Thomas Church buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Russell Kinsey | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marc Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Javier Acosta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathaniel Savage (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Capetillo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Kinsey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Church (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Darren Smalling | 50-49 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Capetillo | 50-51 |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marc Brooks | 52-51 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Javier Acosta scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Darren Smalling | 54-51 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | The jump hook by Ronald Brown is blocked by Darren Smalling | 54-51 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:58 | Dayton | Marc Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG), Paul Guyton (SG), Frederick Wright (SF), Mike Munkberg (PF), Joseph Nettleton (C) Marc Brooks, Darrell Cunningham, Javier Acosta, Darren Smalling, Nathaniel Savage | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (PG), Dikembe Amoroso (SG), Stephen Stern (SF), Stephen McAlexander (PF), William Smith (C) Lazaro Marino, Donald Capetillo, Ronald Brown, Russell Kinsey, Thomas Church | |
| 09:39 | Xavier | William Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-51 |
| 09:37 | Dayton | Frederick Wright snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 09:33 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 54-51 |
| 09:32 | Dayton | Frederick Wright grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Stephen Stern comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Frederick Wright - foul #1 on Frederick Wright, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Stephen Stern makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Stephen Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Guyton and he's hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Darren Smalling (PF) Frederick Wright | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | William Smith misses the shot from the right side | 57-53 |
| 08:23 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 08:16 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg's floater is tipped away by William Smith | 57-53 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Paul Guyton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Stephen Stern denies the turnaround by Joseph Nettleton | 57-53 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen McAlexander | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marcus Stout (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Guyton (fresh) SF - Mike Munkberg (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Nettleton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) SG - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Joseph Nettleton steps in front of the Lawrence Moffett pass | 57-53 |
| 07:12 | Dayton | William Smith picks off the pass by Paul Guyton | 57-53 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett can't connect on a floater from the left side | 57-53 |
| 06:44 | Dayton | Paul Guyton grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Mike Munkberg - foul #3 on Mike Munkberg, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marc Brooks (PG), Darrell Cunningham (SG), Javier Acosta (SF), Frederick Wright (PF), Nathaniel Savage (C) Marcus Stout, Paul Guyton, Mike Munkberg, Darren Smalling, Joseph Nettleton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Capetillo (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Russell Kinsey (PF), Thomas Church (C) Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern, Stephen McAlexander, William Smith | |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Javier Acosta misses the fadeaway from the left side | 57-55 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Ronald Brown comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Nathaniel Savage - foul #1 on Nathaniel Savage, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG) Dikembe Amoroso | |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | Marc Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 04:52 | Dayton | Marc Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Darren Smalling (PF) Frederick Wright | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:29 | Xavier | Donald Capetillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Javier Acosta pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Darrell Cunningham and he's hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Brown | 60-60 |
| 03:26 | Dayton | Javier Acosta's floater is tipped away by Russell Kinsey | 60-60 |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Javier Acosta grabs the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marc Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrell Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Javier Acosta (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Nathaniel Savage (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Capetillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Kinsey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Church (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Marc Brooks can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Donald Capetillo comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Thomas Church misses the tip | 60-60 |
| 02:36 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Savage | 60-60 |
| 02:19 | Dayton | Marc Brooks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Thomas Church grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 02:02 | Xavier | Nathaniel Savage is called for the reach on Lazaro Marino - foul #2 on Nathaniel Savage, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG), Paul Guyton (SG), Frederick Wright (SF), Mike Munkberg (PF), Joseph Nettleton (C) Marc Brooks, Darrell Cunningham, Javier Acosta, Darren Smalling, Nathaniel Savage | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (PG), Dikembe Amoroso (SG), Stephen Stern (SF), Stephen McAlexander (PF), William Smith (C) Lazaro Marino, Donald Capetillo, Ronald Brown, Russell Kinsey, Thomas Church | |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Paul Guyton steps in front of the Lawrence Moffett pass | 60-60 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marc Brooks (PG), Darrell Cunningham (SG), Javier Acosta (SF), Darren Smalling (PF), Nathaniel Savage (C) Marcus Stout, Paul Guyton, Frederick Wright, Mike Munkberg, Joseph Nettleton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), Donald Capetillo (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Russell Kinsey (PF), Thomas Church (C) Lawrence Moffett, Dikembe Amoroso, Stephen Stern, Stephen McAlexander, William Smith | |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Marc Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Thomas Church can't finish the layup but the foul's on Javier Acosta - foul #3 on Javier Acosta, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Thomas Church makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Thomas Church makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage makes the jumper from the right block | 62-62 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Ronald Brown drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Lazaro Marino | 62-64 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Darren Smalling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-64 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Javier Acosta misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Brown - foul #3 on Ronald Brown, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Javier Acosta misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Javier Acosta makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Marc Brooks is called for the reach on Lazaro Marino in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marc Brooks, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Marc Brooks tips it in | 65-66 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Marc Brooks is called for the reach on Lazaro Marino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marc Brooks, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Dayton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-67 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage snags the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | The short jumper by Marc Brooks is denied by Thomas Church | 65-67 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Donald Capetillo grabs the board | 65-67 |