| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 8 pts. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Ronald Adams inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Wayne Akin misses long on a floater from the left block | 36-36 |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Richard Henley snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from William Davis | 38-36 |
| 19:06 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Pierce | 38-38 |
| 18:44 | Xavier | William Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | John Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Richard Henley hits the finger roll set up by William Davis | 40-38 |
| 18:01 | Dayton | Wayne Akin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 17:59 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dustin Highsmith | 40-38 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | William Davis misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Richard Henley tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Derrick Tosh is called for the reach on Ronald Adams - foul #3 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (PG) John Pierce | |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Derrick Tosh | 42-38 |
| 16:32 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Caruso | 44-38 |
| 16:18 | Dayton | Dustin Highsmith is called for the reach on Ricky Wiesner - foul #2 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Neal Walker (SF), John Rice (PF), Simon Dashner (C) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (SG), Jack Bright (SF), George Stancil (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Ricky Wiesner, Ronald Adams, Ronald Teeters, Wayne Akin | |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz's layup is rejected by John Rice | 44-38 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Lynn Keen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Neal Walker is whistled for traveling | 44-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG) George Stancil | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) 3 pts. C - Simon Dashner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Santillo (fresh) SF - Christopher Glass (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jack Bright (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Dayton | John Pierce misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Jack Bright gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:37 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the runner from the left block | 44-40 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Simon Dashner clanks a shot from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:01 | Dayton | George Santillo loses the dribble to John Rice | 44-40 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | John Rice misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 14:33 | Dayton | Jack Bright snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 14:29 | Dayton | George Santillo misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 14:27 | Xavier | John Rice snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | William Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Lotz - foul #1 on Kenneth Lotz, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, Neal Walker, John Rice, Simon Dashner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) John Pierce, Christopher Glass, Jack Bright, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 14:04 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | William Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:04 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee hits a fadeaway near the basket | 45-42 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Ronald Adams steals it from Richard Henley | 45-42 |
| 13:14 | Dayton | Ronald Adams misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 13:12 | Dayton | Ronald Adams snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 12:55 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | George Santillo scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | James Caruso misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-44 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | William Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Caruso | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Dayton | George Santillo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Henley - foul #3 on Richard Henley, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SG), John Rice (PF) William Davis, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 11:36 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:36 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Neal Walker misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-46 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Neal Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Richard Henley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Derrick Tosh | 50-46 |
| 10:45 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner loses the ball out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG) Derrick Tosh | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), Christopher Glass (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF), Jack Bright (C) George Santillo, Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Richard Henley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jack Bright - foul #1 on Jack Bright, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG), Dustin Highsmith (PF) James Caruso, John Rice | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz (C) Ricky Wiesner | |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:57 | Dayton | John Pierce can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Jack Bright grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | William Davis is called for traveling | 52-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF), John Rice (C) William Davis, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) Ronald Teeters, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 09:22 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Lynn Keen gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Neal Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG) Lynn Keen | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Ronald Adams (SF) Christopher Glass, Jack Bright | |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | John Rice pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 52-46 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Darryl Larrabee | 52-46 |
| 08:04 | Dayton | John Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Richard Henley (C) Neal Walker, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (PF), Jack Bright (C) Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| 07:40 | Xavier | John Rice clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Jack Bright snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Derrick Tosh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Bright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ronald Teeters, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (PG) John Pierce | |
| 07:14 | Xavier | James Caruso can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 07:13 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Tosh | 52-46 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Glass - foul #1 on Christopher Glass, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG), Neal Walker (SF), Simon Dashner (PF) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, John Rice | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) Ronald Teeters, Jack Bright | |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Lynn Keen - foul #2 on Lynn Keen, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith (PF) Simon Dashner | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Lynn Keen, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG) Lynn Keen | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Bright (SF) Ronald Adams | |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Christopher Glass is hacked by William Davis - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG) Jack Bright | |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by John Pierce | 54-50 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith is whistled for traveling | 54-50 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Christopher Glass is fouled on the floor by Richard Henley - foul #4 on Richard Henley, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Bright (SF) Ricky Wiesner | |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | William Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Wayne Akin pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Jack Bright misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee hits the follow up shot | 54-54 |
| 04:30 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith clanks a floater from the left block | 54-54 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Wayne Akin's pass is intercepted by Dustin Highsmith | 54-54 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Neal Walker is fouled on the floor by Wayne Akin - foul #3 on Wayne Akin, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), John Rice (PF), Simon Dashner (C) James Caruso, Neal Walker, Dustin Highsmith, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Ricky Wiesner (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF) John Pierce, Christopher Glass, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Ronald Adams picks off the pass by John Rice | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Simon Dashner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Bright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Ronald Adams knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Jack Bright | 54-56 |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, John Rice, Simon Dashner | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) George Santillo, Ronald Teeters, Jack Bright | |
| 02:34 | Xavier | William Davis is called for a charge - foul #4 on William Davis, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| 02:22 | Dayton | William Davis takes the ball from Ronald Adams | 54-56 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | William Davis hits the finger roll | 56-56 |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Wayne Akin lays it up and in set up by John Pierce | 56-58 |
| 01:32 | Xavier | Darryl Larrabee is called for the reach on Derrick Tosh - foul #4 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | William Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Caruso | 59-58 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Ronald Adams misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-58 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Richard Henley is called for the reach on John Pierce - foul #5 on Richard Henley, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (C) Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | John Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | John Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:10 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the jump hook from the right block set up by William Davis and he's hacked by Darryl Larrabee - foul #5 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (PF) Darryl Larrabee | |
| 00:10 | Xavier | James Caruso misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Dayton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner hits a jumper from the right side set up by John Pierce | 61-62 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:01 | Xavier | William Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The clock runs out | 61-62 |