| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) PF - Karl Buckingham (fresh) C - John Shively (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) SG - John Lambert (fresh) SF - David Hedrick (fresh) PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) C - Rosario Russo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Xavier | John Lor's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by David Hedrick | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Xavier | John Shively grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Xavier | Christopher Caley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Xavier | John Shively grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Calvin Balog is called for the reach on John Shively - foul #1 on Calvin Balog, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Christopher Caley is fouled on the floor by John Lambert - foul #1 on John Lambert, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | John Shively hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | John Shively gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | John Lor misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | Rosario Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | David Hedrick knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Lambert | 0-3 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | John Lor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | David Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | John Lor steals the ball from David Hedrick | 0-3 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | John Lor evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Caley | 3-3 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Thomas Rogers steps in front of the Francisco Mendez pass in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 16:32 | Xavier | Christopher Caley double dribbles | 3-3 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), James Estep (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog, Rosario Russo | |
| 16:04 | Dayton | James Estep misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | James Mahoney snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fresh) SG - Kevin Claar (fresh) SF - James Mahoney (fresh) PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) C - Dennis Prue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) SF - Richard Frese (fresh) PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) C - James Estep (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Dennis Prue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | James Estep can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 15:29 | Dayton | James Estep hits the follow up shot | 3-5 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Richard Frese is called for the reach on Clayton Mason - foul #1 on Richard Frese, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG) Clayton Mason | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses long on a jumper in the lane | 3-5 |
| 14:51 | Dayton | James Estep gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson is hacked by John Lor in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Lor, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), John Shively (C) Kevin Claar, James Mahoney, Dominick Cook | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Rosario Russo (C) Glenn Davidson, Robert Fisher, Richard Frese, Charles Fralick | |
| 14:25 | Dayton | David Hedrick scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-8 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | John Shively is fouled on the floor by John Lambert - foul #2 on John Lambert, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Karl Buckingham (PF) John Lor, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, David Hedrick, Rosario Russo | |
| 13:55 | Xavier | John Shively lays it in on a nice dish by Clayton Mason and the foul's on James Estep - foul #1 on James Estep, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rosario Russo (C) Charles Fralick | |
| 13:55 | Xavier | John Shively makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | James Estep misses the easy open layup | 6-8 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Karl Buckingham | 6-8 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Clayton Mason clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-8 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | Rosario Russo snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | James Estep hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Karl Buckingham - foul #1 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Dennis Prue (C) Clayton Mason, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, John Shively | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), David Hedrick (SF), Calvin Balog (PF) Glenn Davidson, Richard Frese, Rosario Russo | |
| 13:00 | Dayton | James Estep misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | James Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | John Lor hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Prue | 8-9 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Robert Fisher is hacked by Kevin Claar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Claar, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dominick Cook (PF) Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:23 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Dominick Cook gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Kevin Claar is whistled for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rosario Russo (C) Calvin Balog | |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Robert Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | John Lor is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 12:00 | Dayton | Rosario Russo gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Claar (fairly fresh) SF - James Mahoney (fresh) PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) C - Dennis Prue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Estep (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rosario Russo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Rosario Russo makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Robert Fisher and he's hacked by Dominick Cook - foul #1 on Dominick Cook, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Thomas Rogers (SF) John Lor, Kevin Claar | |
| Subs | Dayton | Calvin Balog (PF) James Estep | |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Rosario Russo misses the free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Dennis Prue grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | David Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 11:19 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits a wide open jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Fisher | 8-13 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Clayton Mason travels with the ball | 8-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Karl Buckingham (PF), John Shively (C) James Mahoney, Dominick Cook, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Richard Frese (SF), James Estep (C) Francisco Mendez, David Hedrick, Rosario Russo | |
| 10:47 | Dayton | Thomas Rogers picks off the pass by Robert Fisher | 8-13 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | James Estep denies the turnaround by Clayton Mason | 8-13 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | James Estep snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Robert Fisher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Calvin Balog grabs the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 09:47 | Dayton | Calvin Balog's pass is intercepted by Karl Buckingham | 8-13 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Clayton Mason hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Caley | 10-13 |
| 09:26 | Dayton | James Estep is fouled in the backcourt by Karl Buckingham - foul #2 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Dennis Prue (C) Clayton Mason, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham, John Shively | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), David Hedrick (SF), Rosario Russo (C) Glenn Davidson, Richard Frese, Calvin Balog | |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Robert Fisher scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | John Lor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on James Estep - foul #2 on James Estep, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Fralick (PF) James Estep | |
| 08:52 | Xavier | John Lor makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Rosario Russo grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Rosario Russo hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Francisco Mendez | 11-18 |
| 08:11 | Xavier | David Hedrick steals the ball from Dennis Prue | 11-18 |
| 07:49 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Claar (fairly fresh) SF - James Mahoney (fairly fresh) PF - Dominick Cook (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Prue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) C - Rosario Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Xavier | John Lor shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-21 |
| 07:30 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 07:25 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits a 3 from the right wing | 11-24 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | James Mahoney misses badly on a floater from the right side | 11-24 |
| 07:04 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez gets the rebound | 11-24 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Rosario Russo scores on a runner in the paint | 11-26 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | John Lor shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-26 |
| 06:29 | Dayton | Rosario Russo snags the defensive board | 11-26 |
| 06:25 | Dayton | Robert Fisher is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Claar - foul #2 on Kevin Claar, team foul #6 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF), John Shively (C) John Lor, Kevin Claar, James Mahoney, Dominick Cook, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Calvin Balog (PF) Robert Fisher, David Hedrick, Charles Fralick | |
| 06:04 | Dayton | Rosario Russo comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 11-26 |
| 06:02 | Xavier | James Arechiga grabs the board | 11-26 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | Clayton Mason banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Caley | 13-26 |
| 05:32 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Francisco Mendez and the foul's on Christopher Caley - foul #1 on Christopher Caley, team foul #7 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Fisher (SG), David Hedrick (SF) Francisco Mendez, Richard Frese | |
| 05:32 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the free throw | 13-29 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | David Hedrick takes the ball from John Shively | 13-29 |
| 05:13 | Dayton | David Hedrick dunks the ball | 13-31 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Clayton Mason blows the dunk but he's hacked by Calvin Balog - foul #2 on Calvin Balog, team foul #7 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Prue (PF) James Arechiga | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Charles Fralick (PF) Glenn Davidson, Calvin Balog | |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 14-31 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rosario Russo | 14-31 |
| 04:56 | Dayton | David Hedrick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG) Clayton Mason | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG) Francisco Mendez | |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Christopher Caley can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #8 | 14-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Richard Frese (PF) Robert Fisher, Rosario Russo | |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 1st free throw | 15-31 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | David Hedrick is hacked by Christopher Caley - foul #2 on Christopher Caley, team foul #8 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG) Christopher Caley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Fisher (SG), Rosario Russo (C) Glenn Davidson, Richard Frese | |
| 04:18 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | John Shively snags the defensive board | 16-32 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Clayton Mason | 18-32 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | David Hedrick knocks in the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by John Shively - foul #1 on John Shively, team foul #9 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Karl Buckingham (PF) Clayton Mason, Dennis Prue | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), John Lambert (SG), Calvin Balog (PF), James Estep (C) Francisco Mendez, Robert Fisher, Charles Fralick, Rosario Russo | |
| 03:31 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the free throw | 18-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Karl Buckingham (fresh) C - John Shively (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) C - James Estep (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Xavier | John Shively lays it up and in set up by Thomas Rogers | 20-35 |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson is hacked by John Lor in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Lor, team foul #10 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SF) Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF) David Hedrick | |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 03:07 | Dayton | James Estep gets the offensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | James Estep hits a wide open jumper in the paint on a great pass from Glenn Davidson | 20-38 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | John Lor is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Lor, team foul #11 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Arechiga (SF), Dominick Cook (C) John Lor, John Shively | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), David Hedrick (SF) Glenn Davidson, Richard Frese | |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Karl Buckingham is called for the reach on Calvin Balog - foul #3 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #12 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Dennis Prue (C) James Mahoney, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF) David Hedrick | |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Calvin Balog misses the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Calvin Balog makes the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 02:02 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Caley is blocked by Calvin Balog | 20-39 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | James Arechiga misses the tip | 20-39 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Prue | 20-39 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Dennis Prue is hacked by James Estep - foul #3 on James Estep, team foul #9 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (SG) Christopher Caley | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Hedrick (SF), Rosario Russo (C) Richard Frese, James Estep | |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Dennis Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Rosario Russo comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 22-39 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | James Arechiga gets the rebound | 22-39 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Clayton Mason hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Hedrick - foul #1 on David Hedrick, team foul #10 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SF), John Shively (C) James Arechiga, Dominick Cook | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rosario Russo | 23-39 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Calvin Balog is whistled for a carry | 23-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG) Kevin Claar | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG) Francisco Mendez | |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Clayton Mason knocks in the shot from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Rosario Russo is hacked by James Mahoney - foul #1 on James Mahoney, team foul #13 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Rogers (SF) James Mahoney | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF) Glenn Davidson, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog | |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Rosario Russo makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Rosario Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Dennis Prue loses the dribble to John Lambert | 25-41 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | John Lambert misses long on a fullcourt shot | 25-41 |