| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh inbounds the ball | 19-29 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | William Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-29 |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Ronald Adams snags the defensive board | 19-29 |
| 19:31 | Dayton | John Pierce clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-29 |
| 19:29 | Dayton | Ronald Adams tips it in | 21-29 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | James Caruso knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Davis | 21-31 |
| 18:43 | Dayton | John Pierce is fouled on the floor by James Caruso - foul #1 on James Caruso, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | John Pierce scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-31 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 18:02 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 17:47 | Dayton | The jump hook by Wayne Akin is blocked by Dustin Highsmith | 23-31 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Wayne Akin can't tip it in | 23-31 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner hits the follow up shot | 25-31 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | James Caruso is whistled for traveling | 25-31 |
| 17:04 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner hits a turnaround in the paint | 27-31 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Richard Henley throws it down on a great pass from James Caruso and he's fouled by Ronald Adams - foul #1 on Ronald Adams, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Christopher Glass (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF), Jack Bright (C) John Pierce, Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Neal Walker (SF), John Rice (PF) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:18 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Glass is blocked by John Rice | 27-34 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Richard Henley snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | John Rice can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-34 |
| 15:48 | Dayton | George Santillo pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) SG - Ricky Wiesner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Glass (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Bright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Henley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Christopher Glass knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by George Santillo | 29-34 |
| 15:28 | Xavier | William Davis is hacked by Christopher Glass - foul #1 on Christopher Glass, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) Ricky Wiesner, Ronald Teeters, Jack Bright | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Simon Dashner (C) Lynn Keen, William Davis, Richard Henley | |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Neal Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG) George Santillo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith (PF) Simon Dashner | |
| 14:48 | Dayton | John Pierce drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith hits a jumper in the lane set up by Derrick Tosh and he's fouled by Darryl Larrabee - foul #1 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG) Christopher Glass | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:09 | Dayton | Ronald Adams steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG), Richard Henley (C) Neal Walker, John Rice | |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Ricky Wiesner - foul #3 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Pierce | 35-38 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith hits the finger roll set up by Derrick Tosh | 35-40 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Ronald Adams buries a jump hook in the paint | 37-40 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | James Caruso can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Wayne Akin | 37-40 |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Wayne Akin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Christopher Glass (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF), Jack Bright (C) John Pierce, Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Neal Walker (SF), John Rice (PF) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 12:04 | Xavier | William Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lynn Keen | 37-43 |
| 11:40 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ricky Wiesner | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Glass (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Bright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Henley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the jumper from close range | 40-45 |
| 11:11 | Dayton | George Santillo misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Lynn Keen can't finish the layup | 40-45 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Henley | 40-45 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Neal Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | John Rice hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Christopher Glass loses the ball out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) George Santillo, Ricky Wiesner, Ronald Teeters, Jack Bright | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Simon Dashner (C) Lynn Keen, William Davis, John Rice, Richard Henley | |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Neal Walker hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 09:12 | Dayton | John Pierce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith knocks in the floater from close range set up by James Caruso | 40-52 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | John Pierce is hacked by James Caruso - foul #2 on James Caruso, team foul #2 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (SG) Christopher Glass | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), John Rice (C) Neal Walker, Simon Dashner | |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Ronald Adams misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | John Rice pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | John Rice misses the lay-in | 40-52 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | John Rice tips it home | 40-54 |
| 07:45 | Dayton | George Santillo scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Pierce | 43-54 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | John Rice can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Akin - foul #1 on Wayne Akin, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG) John Pierce | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 07:17 | Xavier | John Rice misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | John Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Davis (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Caruso - foul #3 on James Caruso, team foul #3 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (PG), Jack Bright (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF) George Santillo, Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SF), Simon Dashner (PF) Derrick Tosh, John Rice | |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | James Caruso is fouled on the floor by Wayne Akin - foul #2 on Wayne Akin, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG) Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Simon Dashner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Santillo - foul #1 on George Santillo, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG) George Santillo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG) James Caruso | |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Simon Dashner misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Simon Dashner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:59 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-56 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | John Pierce picks off the pass by Lynn Keen | 48-56 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters knocks in the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Simon Dashner - foul #1 on Simon Dashner, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Adams (SF), Wayne Akin (C) Christopher Glass, Jack Bright | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF) Neal Walker, Simon Dashner | |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:25 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Ronald Adams steps in front of the William Davis pass | 50-56 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Wayne Akin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Lynn Keen | 50-56 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 50-56 |
| 04:38 | Dayton | Ronald Adams grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Wayne Akin can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Henley - foul #2 on Richard Henley, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (PG), Darryl Larrabee (PF) John Pierce, Ronald Teeters | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Neal Walker (SG) Lynn Keen, William Davis | |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith lays it in set up by James Caruso | 52-58 |
| 03:43 | Dayton | Christopher Glass hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ricky Wiesner | 54-58 |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Wayne Akin steals it from Derrick Tosh | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Christopher Glass (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Neal Walker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Henley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 03:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dustin Highsmith | 54-58 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Caruso | 54-60 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Derrick Tosh steals the ball from Ronald Adams | 54-60 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Neal Walker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | Christopher Glass grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Christopher Glass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-60 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Ronald Adams grabs the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-60 |
| 01:20 | Dayton | Ronald Adams tips it but misses | 54-60 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses the tip | 54-60 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee tips it in | 56-60 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Wayne Akin denies the turnaround by Richard Henley | 56-60 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Ronald Adams snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Adams | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Richard Henley is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Glass - foul #2 on Christopher Glass, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG) Christopher Glass | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG) Neal Walker | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Dayton | John Pierce misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | John Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | John Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith is hacked by Ricky Wiesner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee is whistled for a carry | 60-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SF), John Rice (PF) Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 00:16 | Xavier | William Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Wiesner - foul #5 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (SG) Ricky Wiesner | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:16 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | John Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | John Rice grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG) James Caruso | |
| 00:07 | Xavier | William Davis is hacked by John Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Pierce, team foul #11 | 60-66 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Dayton | John Pierce misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | John Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | John Rice runs out the clock | 60-68 |