| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jay Bryson (fresh) SG - Allen Freeman (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Robert Varela (fresh) C - William Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Young (fresh) SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) C - John Harper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | William Powell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:48 | Dayton | Richard Johnson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Xavier | Robert Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Robert Varela steps in front of the Daniel Cardella pass | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | Richard Johnson is denied on a dunk by John Harper | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Robert Merritt gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Richard Johnson steals it from Robert Merritt | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Dayton | Robert Varela hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Robert Merritt pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | William Powell is called for the reach on Kenneth Young - foul #1 on William Powell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Kenneth Young misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Robert Merritt pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Kenneth Young misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jay Bryson - foul #1 on Jay Bryson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Daniel Ferguson (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF), Mario Moran (C) Jay Bryson, Allen Freeman, Richard Johnson, Robert Varela, William Powell | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Kenneth Young misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Kenneth Young makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Young - foul #1 on Kenneth Young, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 17:12 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Ferguson, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella can't connect on a runner from the left block | 0-1 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Peter Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 16:40 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson is whistled for a carry | 0-1 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jay Bryson (PG) Lawrence Shenberger | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Edmond Roberts (SG), Steven Mangano (SF), Matthew Pate (C) Kenneth Young, Robert Merritt, Vance Hannah, John Harper | |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Matthew Pate is open and buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Gil Carberry | 0-3 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson's pass is intercepted by Gil Carberry | 0-3 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Gil Carberry hits the finger roll | 0-5 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Peter Reed clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jay Bryson (fresh) SG - Peter Reed (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Ferguson (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Mario Moran (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) PF - Daniel Cardella (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Pate (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Ferguson - foul #2 on Daniel Ferguson, team foul #4 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Robert Varela (PF), William Powell (C) Peter Reed, Daniel Ferguson, Raymond Wilson, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Merritt (SG), Loren Huston (PF) Edmond Roberts, Daniel Cardella | |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Loren Huston misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Varela - foul #1 on Robert Varela, team foul #5 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Freeman (SG) Lawrence Shenberger | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Young (PG), Vance Hannah (SF), John Harper (C) Gil Carberry, Steven Mangano, Matthew Pate | |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Loren Huston makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Loren Huston makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Richard Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-7 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | William Powell picks off the pass by John Harper | 0-7 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | William Powell clanks a runner from the right block | 0-7 |
| 14:23 | Dayton | William Powell snags the offensive board | 0-7 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Allen Freeman misses the easy layup | 0-7 |
| 14:17 | Dayton | Robert Varela grabs the offensive board | 0-7 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Vance Hannah - foul #1 on Vance Hannah, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Raymond Wilson (PF) Jay Bryson, Allen Freeman, Robert Varela | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (SG), Daniel Cardella (PF), Matthew Pate (C) Robert Merritt, Loren Huston, John Harper | |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-7 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | Matthew Pate pulls down the rebound | 1-7 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts loses the dribble to William Powell | 1-7 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Richard Johnson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 1-7 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Matthew Pate | 1-7 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Matthew Pate misses the turnaround from close range | 1-7 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 1-7 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | Peter Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 1-7 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger snags the offensive board | 1-7 |
| 13:12 | Dayton | Matthew Pate steps in front of the Peter Reed pass | 1-7 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts double dribbles in the backcourt | 1-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Freeman (SG), Robert Varela (PF), Mario Moran (C) Peter Reed, Raymond Wilson, William Powell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Steven Mangano (SF) Kenneth Young, Vance Hannah | |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 1-7 |
| 12:56 | Dayton | Robert Varela tips it in | 3-7 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gil Carberry | 3-9 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Allen Freeman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Allen Freeman, team foul #6 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jay Bryson (PG) Lawrence Shenberger | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Merritt (SG), Loren Huston (PF), John Harper (C) Edmond Roberts, Daniel Cardella, Matthew Pate | |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Gil Carberry can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 11:49 | Dayton | Robert Varela snags the defensive board | 3-9 |
| 11:43 | Dayton | Allen Freeman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Robert Varela pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Jay Bryson is whistled for a carry | 3-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), William Powell (C) Allen Freeman, Richard Johnson, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Young (PG) Gil Carberry | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jay Bryson (fresh) SG - Peter Reed (fresh) SF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) PF - Robert Varela (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Powell (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Young (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Harper (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Peter Reed picks off the pass by Loren Huston | 3-9 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | William Powell comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Robert Merritt - foul #1 on Robert Merritt, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (PG), Vance Hannah (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF) Kenneth Young, Steven Mangano, Loren Huston | |
| 10:51 | Dayton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | William Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | John Harper is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Harper, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Peter Reed, Robert Varela | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Matthew Pate (C) Edmond Roberts, John Harper | |
| 10:15 | Dayton | Jay Bryson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Raymond Wilson grabs the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | William Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Freeman (SG), Robert Varela (PF) Jay Bryson, Raymond Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (SG) Robert Merritt | |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Vance Hannah connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edmond Roberts | 5-12 |
| 09:24 | Dayton | Robert Varela clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 5-12 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Vance Hannah gets the rebound | 5-12 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Robert Varela is called for the reach on Daniel Cardella in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Varela, team foul #7 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jay Bryson (PG), Mario Moran (PF) Lawrence Shenberger, Robert Varela | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Young (PG), Steven Mangano (SF), John Harper (C) Gil Carberry, Vance Hannah, Matthew Pate | |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Mario Moran scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Jay Bryson | 7-14 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | The short jumper by Daniel Cardella is denied by William Powell | 7-14 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Kenneth Young is fouled on the floor by Jay Bryson - foul #2 on Jay Bryson, team foul #8 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Raymond Wilson (PF) Jay Bryson, Allen Freeman, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Merritt (SG), Vance Hannah (SF), Loren Huston (PF), Matthew Pate (C) Edmond Roberts, Steven Mangano, Daniel Cardella, John Harper | |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Kenneth Young makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | Kenneth Young makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 07:50 | Dayton | Raymond Wilson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Shenberger | 10-16 |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Robert Merritt knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Young | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Reed (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Powell (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Peter Reed is fouled on the floor by Matthew Pate - foul #1 on Matthew Pate, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mario Moran (C) William Powell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Steven Mangano (SF), John Harper (C) Kenneth Young, Vance Hannah, Matthew Pate | |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Peter Reed drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Raymond Wilson | 13-19 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Steven Mangano drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-22 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Mario Moran dunks the ball on a great pass from Richard Johnson and he's fouled by Robert Merritt - foul #2 on Robert Merritt, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Freeman (SG), William Powell (C) Peter Reed, Raymond Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (SG), Daniel Cardella (PF) Robert Merritt, Loren Huston | |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Mario Moran misses the free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | John Harper gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts is hacked by Mario Moran - foul #1 on Mario Moran, team foul #9 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vance Hannah (SF), Matthew Pate (C) Steven Mangano, John Harper | |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 05:58 | Dayton | Mario Moran pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 05:39 | Dayton | Mario Moran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Blass (SG) Gil Carberry | |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Lawrence Shenberger steps in front of the Edmond Roberts pass in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| 05:33 | Dayton | Richard Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Lawrence Shenberger | 17-22 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Vance Hannah misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 17-22 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Cardella | 17-22 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Vance Hannah makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | William Powell can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Pate - foul #2 on Matthew Pate, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Raymond Wilson (PF) Richard Johnson, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Young (PG), Steven Mangano (SF), Loren Huston (PF), John Harper (C) Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah, Daniel Cardella, Matthew Pate | |
| 04:26 | Dayton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | William Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Steven Mangano connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Loren Huston | 19-27 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Loren Huston snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Loren Huston lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Kenneth Young | 19-29 |
| 03:18 | Dayton | John Harper is called for the reach on Peter Reed - foul #2 on John Harper, team foul #8 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jay Bryson (PG), Robert Varela (PF), Daniel Ferguson (C) Lawrence Shenberger, Allen Freeman, William Powell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Merritt (SG) Robert Blass | |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Peter Reed makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:18 | Xavier | John Harper gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jay Bryson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Varela (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Ferguson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Harper (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Loren Huston misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-29 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Daniel Ferguson | 20-29 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Robert Merritt is called for the reach on Daniel Ferguson - foul #3 on Robert Merritt, team foul #9 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (SF) Raymond Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Edmond Roberts (SG), Vance Hannah (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF), Matthew Pate (C) Kenneth Young, Robert Merritt, Steven Mangano, Loren Huston, John Harper | |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Gil Carberry is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Reed - foul #1 on Peter Reed, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Gil Carberry makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Gil Carberry misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:38 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Varela | 21-30 |
| 02:31 | Dayton | Robert Varela can't finish the layup | 21-30 |
| 02:30 | Dayton | Jay Bryson can't tip it in | 21-30 |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Gil Carberry misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-30 |
| 02:09 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella gets the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella drills a floater in the paint set up by Edmond Roberts and he's fouled by Robert Varela - foul #3 on Robert Varela, team foul #11 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Freeman (SG), Mario Moran (C) Peter Reed, Robert Varela | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella misses the free throw | 21-32 |
| 01:49 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Allen Freeman steps out of bounds on the baseline | 21-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Powell (C) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Young (PG) Gil Carberry | |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Matthew Pate comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Mario Moran - foul #2 on Mario Moran, team foul #12 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Blass (SG), Steven Mangano (SF) Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah | |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Matthew Pate makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Matthew Pate misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Mario Moran grabs the board | 21-33 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Jay Bryson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Robert Blass clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-33 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Mario Moran pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Allen Freeman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Allen Freeman, team foul #13 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Raymond Wilson (PF) Allen Freeman, Mario Moran, William Powell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Loren Huston (PF), John Harper (C) Kenneth Young, Daniel Cardella, Matthew Pate | |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Steven Mangano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #14 | 21-33 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Steven Mangano makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Steven Mangano misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Daniel Ferguson | 21-34 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Raymond Wilson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jay Bryson | 24-34 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Robert Blass clanks a halfcourt shot | 24-34 |