| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Philip McQuay (fresh) SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson inbounds the ball | 21-29 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Xavier | John Lor comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 21-29 |
| 19:32 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson tips it back up and in | 23-29 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | David Hedrick is fouled in the backcourt by John Lor - foul #2 on John Lor, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:06 | Dayton | David Hedrick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 23-32 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Calvin Balog snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 18:33 | Dayton | David Hedrick drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Glenn Davidson | 23-34 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | John Lor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | John Lor grabs the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), James Arechiga (PF), Jason Bluford (C) John Lor, Philip McQuay, Dominick Cook, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG) Arthur Miller | |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Calvin Balog pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | The short jumper by James Brown is denied by James Arechiga | 25-34 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Jason Bluford snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Christopher Caley scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Bluford | 28-34 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Davidson | 28-37 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | James Arechiga misses long on a runner from the right block | 28-37 |
| 16:10 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Glenn Davidson steps in front of the Kevin Claar pass | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Claar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tracey Williamson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Arechiga (fairly fresh) C - Jason Bluford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Tracey Williamson is called for the reach on Calvin Balog - foul #3 on Tracey Williamson, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Philip McQuay (SG), Ronald Parker (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) Kevin Claar, Christopher Caley, Tracey Williamson, James Arechiga, Jason Bluford | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), Scott Comacho (C) Glenn Davidson, John Lambert, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog, James Brown | |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Arthur Miller drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Frese | 28-40 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | John Lor misses the easy layup | 28-40 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Scott Comacho | 28-40 |
| 14:06 | Dayton | Arthur Miller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Philip McQuay clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Charles Fralick grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 13:11 | Dayton | Richard Frese clanks a runner from close range | 28-40 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Philip McQuay | 28-40 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Dominick Cook is fouled on the floor by Charles Fralick - foul #1 on Charles Fralick, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Jason Bluford (C) John Lor, Philip McQuay, Ronald Parker, Dominick Cook, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), John Lambert (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Calvin Balog (PF), James Brown (C) Francisco Mendez, Arthur Miller, Richard Frese, Charles Fralick, Scott Comacho | |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Calvin Balog swats the shot by Kevin Claar | 28-40 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Jason Bluford misses the tip | 28-40 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Calvin Balog grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Claar - foul #2 on Kevin Claar, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | James Brown snags the offensive board | 28-40 |
| 11:43 | Dayton | David Hedrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Calvin Balog pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) PF - James Arechiga (fresh) C - Jason Bluford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Dayton | John Lambert is whistled for a carry | 28-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), James Mahoney (SF), Karl Buckingham (C) Kevin Claar, James Arechiga, Jason Bluford | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG) John Lambert | |
| 10:59 | Xavier | John Lor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 10:57 | Dayton | Calvin Balog snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 10:53 | Dayton | Arthur Miller is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracey Williamson (SF), Dominick Cook (PF) James Mahoney, Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (PF) Calvin Balog | |
| 10:31 | Xavier | Christopher Caley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | James Brown snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 10:07 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson is fouled on the floor by John Lor - foul #3 on John Lor, team foul #4 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (SG) Christopher Caley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Charles Fralick (PF), Scott Comacho (C) Glenn Davidson, Richard Frese, James Brown | |
| 09:58 | Dayton | The jump hook by David Hedrick is blocked by Tracey Williamson | 28-40 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Francisco Mendez is called for the reach on John Lor - foul #1 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Ronald Parker (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Jason Bluford (C) John Lor, Tracey Williamson, Dominick Cook, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Calvin Balog (PF) Arthur Miller, David Hedrick, Charles Fralick | |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Kevin Claar misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-40 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Jason Bluford grabs the offensive board | 28-40 |
| 09:05 | Xavier | Kevin Claar knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 08:38 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 08:36 | Xavier | Kevin Claar gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Kevin Claar misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Calvin Balog grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 07:45 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-40 |
| 07:44 | Dayton | Richard Frese tips it in | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Claar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Philip McQuay (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Parker (fairly fresh) PF - James Arechiga (fairly fresh) C - Jason Bluford (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) SG - John Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. C - Scott Comacho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Kevin Claar hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Parker | 33-42 |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Scott Comacho is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Claar - foul #3 on Kevin Claar, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) Kevin Claar, Philip McQuay, Ronald Parker, James Arechiga, Jason Bluford | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), James Brown (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, Richard Frese, Calvin Balog, Scott Comacho | |
| 07:08 | Dayton | David Hedrick is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 33-44 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Glenn Davidson picks off the pass by John Lor in the backcourt | 33-44 |
| 06:46 | Dayton | David Hedrick scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Miller | 33-47 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | John Lor drills a jump hook in the lane | 35-47 |
| 05:55 | Dayton | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 35-47 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | John Lor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Glenn Davidson - foul #2 on Glenn Davidson, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Calvin Balog (PF) Charles Fralick | |
| 05:40 | Xavier | John Lor makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | John Lor misses the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | James Brown gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | John Lor snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | John Lor can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 36-47 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | James Brown snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Arthur Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Philip McQuay (SG), Ronald Parker (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Jason Bluford (C) John Lor, Christopher Caley, Tracey Williamson, Dominick Cook, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG) Glenn Davidson, Arthur Miller | |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Kevin Claar hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Philip McQuay | 39-47 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Calvin Balog can't throw it down but he's hacked by James Arechiga - foul #1 on James Arechiga, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF), Scott Comacho (C) David Hedrick, James Brown | |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Calvin Balog makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Calvin Balog misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Jason Bluford pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Philip McQuay comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Lambert - foul #1 on John Lambert, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Thomas Rogers (PF) Kevin Claar, James Arechiga | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG) Francisco Mendez | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Philip McQuay makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Philip McQuay misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Scott Comacho pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Philip McQuay (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Parker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) C - Jason Bluford (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 5 pts. 12 reb. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 40-48 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | John Lor loses the dribble to Scott Comacho | 40-48 |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracey Williamson (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) Ronald Parker, Thomas Rogers, Jason Bluford | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), David Hedrick (SF), James Brown (C) John Lambert, Richard Frese, Scott Comacho | |
| 02:15 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham grabs the board | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:06 | Xavier | James Brown steals the ball from Dominick Cook | 40-48 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-48 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 01:26 | Xavier | John Lor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Calvin Balog gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | David Hedrick is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Xavier | John Lor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Calvin Balog grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Dayton | David Hedrick is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), Scott Comacho (C) Glenn Davidson, Arthur Miller, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog, James Brown | |
| 00:49 | Xavier | John Lor misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Scott Comacho grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses short on a floater from the right side | 40-51 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | John Lambert hits the follow up shot | 40-53 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | John Lor travels with the ball | 40-53 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez runs out the clock | 40-53 |