| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) SG - John Lambert (fresh) SF - David Hedrick (fresh) PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) C - Rosario Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) PF - Karl Buckingham (fresh) C - John Shively (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Rosario Russo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Dayton | John Shively blocks the jumper by Rosario Russo | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Lor | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | John Lor misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rosario Russo | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | John Lambert is fouled on the floor by Karl Buckingham - foul #1 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | John Lambert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Rosario Russo | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Rosario Russo buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Lambert | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Rosario Russo is called for the reach on Thomas Rogers - foul #1 on Rosario Russo, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | John Shively can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | John Shively gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | John Lor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:31 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Rosario Russo grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez loses the dribble to Christopher Caley in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Christopher Caley dunks the ball | 2-2 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Rosario Russo drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Lambert and he's fouled by John Shively - foul #1 on John Shively, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Rosario Russo makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | John Lor drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Karl Buckingham and he's fouled by Richard Frese - foul #1 on Richard Frese, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Estep (C) Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:43 | Xavier | John Lor makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | James Estep comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Lor - foul #1 on John Lor, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Dennis Prue (C) John Lor, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham, John Shively | |
| 16:23 | Dayton | James Estep makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | James Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Clayton Mason hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Claar | 7-7 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson is hacked by Dominick Cook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dominick Cook, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | James Estep makes the floater from the right wing | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) SF - Richard Frese (fresh) PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) C - James Estep (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Mahoney (fresh) PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) C - Dennis Prue (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Kevin Claar misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Richard Frese grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | James Estep hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Glenn Davidson and the foul's on Kevin Claar - foul #1 on Kevin Claar, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Rosario Russo (PF) Glenn Davidson, Robert Fisher, Richard Frese, Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), John Shively (C) Clayton Mason, Kevin Claar, James Mahoney, Dominick Cook | |
| 14:59 | Dayton | James Estep makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | David Hedrick takes the ball from John Lor | 12-7 |
| 14:11 | Dayton | Thomas Rogers steps in front of the Rosario Russo pass | 12-7 |
| 13:50 | Xavier | John Lor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 13:46 | Dayton | John Lambert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | John Shively grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Francisco Mendez takes the ball from Dennis Prue | 12-10 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez travels in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Calvin Balog (PF), Charles Fralick (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, David Hedrick, Rosario Russo, James Estep | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF), Dominick Cook (C) John Lor, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, Dennis Prue, John Shively | |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Robert Fisher steals the ball from Kevin Claar | 12-10 |
| 12:45 | Dayton | Robert Fisher is hacked by Dominick Cook in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dominick Cook, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Rosario Russo (C) Glenn Davidson, Robert Fisher, Richard Frese, Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Shively (C) Dominick Cook | |
| 12:21 | Dayton | Rosario Russo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | John Shively grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Clayton Mason comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Francisco Mendez - foul #1 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Richard Frese (SF), James Estep (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, David Hedrick, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (SG), Dennis Prue (C) Kevin Claar, John Shively | |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) SF - Richard Frese (fresh) PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) C - James Estep (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Lor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Mahoney (fresh) PF - Karl Buckingham (fresh) C - Dennis Prue (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Calvin Balog throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), Rosario Russo (C) Glenn Davidson, Robert Fisher, Richard Frese, Calvin Balog, James Estep | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF) Clayton Mason, James Mahoney, Karl Buckingham | |
| 11:07 | Xavier | John Lor is fouled on the floor by John Lambert - foul #1 on John Lambert, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Calvin Balog (PF) Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:42 | Xavier | John Lor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 10:41 | Dayton | David Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | James Arechiga is called for the reach on John Lambert - foul #1 on James Arechiga, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), James Estep (C) Francisco Mendez, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (PG), John Shively (C) John Lor, Dennis Prue | |
| 10:21 | Dayton | John Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | James Arechiga grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Christopher Caley is whistled for a carry | 12-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Calvin Balog (PF), Rosario Russo (C) Glenn Davidson, John Lambert, Richard Frese, Charles Fralick, James Estep | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), Karl Buckingham (PF) Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga | |
| 09:48 | Dayton | Kevin Claar steps in front of the Francisco Mendez pass in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses the easy layup | 12-12 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rosario Russo | 12-12 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Karl Buckingham swats the layup by Rosario Russo | 12-12 |
| 09:06 | Dayton | Calvin Balog hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Clayton Mason drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Shively | 14-14 |
| 08:15 | Dayton | Karl Buckingham swats the layup by Rosario Russo | 14-14 |
| 08:14 | Dayton | David Hedrick snags the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Rosario Russo can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Shively - foul #2 on John Shively, team foul #8 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF) Francisco Mendez, Robert Fisher, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Dennis Prue (C) Clayton Mason, Kevin Claar, James Mahoney, Karl Buckingham, John Shively | |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Rosario Russo makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Rosario Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:36 | Xavier | John Lor misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 07:35 | Dayton | John Lambert snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) C - Rosario Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) PF - James Arechiga (fresh) C - Dennis Prue (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Thomas Rogers takes the ball from Glenn Davidson in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 07:12 | Dayton | Rosario Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 07:07 | Dayton | John Lambert misses the tip | 16-14 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | Christopher Caley grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Dennis Prue gets the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Dennis Prue is whistled for traveling | 16-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), David Hedrick (SF), Calvin Balog (PF), James Estep (C) Glenn Davidson, Richard Frese, Charles Fralick, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Karl Buckingham (PF) Christopher Caley, James Arechiga | |
| 05:59 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez is fouled on the floor by Karl Buckingham - foul #2 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #9 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Fralick (PF) Calvin Balog | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), James Arechiga (PF) John Lor, Karl Buckingham | |
| 05:59 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 05:59 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Charles Fralick - foul #1 on Charles Fralick, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Calvin Balog (PF) Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (SG) Christopher Caley | |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 05:31 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 05:31 | Dayton | James Estep snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Thomas Rogers steals the ball from John Lambert | 18-14 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | James Arechiga misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Calvin Balog | 18-14 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 18-14 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Kevin Claar grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Francisco Mendez - foul #2 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), Rosario Russo (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog, James Estep | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), James Mahoney (SF) Kevin Claar, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga | |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 03:37 | Dayton | Richard Frese connects on the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Christopher Caley - foul #1 on Christopher Caley, team foul #10 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG) Glenn Davidson, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Xavier | Karl Buckingham (PF), John Shively (C) Clayton Mason, Dennis Prue | |
| 03:37 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the free throw | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (tiring) 2 pts. SG - John Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) C - Rosario Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Mahoney (fresh) PF - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 2 blk. C - John Shively (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Xavier | John Lor buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Caley | 21-19 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | John Shively blocks the short jumper by Rosario Russo | 21-19 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Rosario Russo grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | Charles Fralick connects on the jump hook from the left block | 23-19 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | John Lor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 23-19 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | John Shively tips it home | 23-21 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Richard Frese is called for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Calvin Balog (PF), James Estep (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, Richard Frese, Charles Fralick, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Dennis Prue (C) Christopher Caley, James Mahoney, Karl Buckingham, John Shively | |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Claar and he's fouled by David Hedrick - foul #1 on David Hedrick, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG) John Lor | |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the free throw | 23-23 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Calvin Balog gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Dominick Cook swats the short shot by Calvin Balog | 23-23 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Kevin Claar snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Kevin Claar misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-23 |