| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Dorris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) C - Christopher Gransky (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Zimmerer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hoke (fresh) PF - Bryan McBroom (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Disney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Michael Williams inbounds the ball | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Dayton | John Pack is hacked by Edward Disney - foul #1 on Edward Disney, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Boyd Harrison (SF), James Huggins (PF) Michael Williams, Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (SG), Adam Bourque (PF), Ronald Hale (C) Gary Zimmerer, Bryan McBroom, Edward Disney | |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky is open but misses the lay-in | 42-42 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Clifford Richins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Ronald Hale misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Gransky - foul #3 on Christopher Gransky, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Williams (SF), Robert Lax (C) John Pack, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (SG) Clifford Richins | |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Ronald Hale makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Ronald Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 19:07 | Dayton | James Huggins snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | Edward Dorris is hacked by William Waits in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Waits, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Phillips (C) Ronald Hale | |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Edward Dorris is fouled on the floor by William Waits - foul #2 on William Waits, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bentley (SF), Ronald Hale (C) Scott Hoke, Robert Phillips | |
| 18:31 | Dayton | Edward Dorris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | William Waits gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | Ronald Hale hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 42-43 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | John Pack gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:02 | Dayton | John Pack is fouled on the floor by Adam Bourque - foul #3 on Adam Bourque, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Williams (SF), Efrain Anderson (PF) John Pack, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Robert Phillips (C) William Waits, Gary Zimmerer, William Bentley, Adam Bourque, Ronald Hale | |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Scott Hoke steals the ball from Michael Williams | 42-43 |
| 17:34 | Xavier | Robert Phillips is fouled on the floor by James Huggins - foul #2 on James Huggins, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Lax (C) James Huggins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (SG), Ronald Hale (C) Gustavo Santana, Robert Phillips | |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG) Edward Dorris | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Edward Disney (C) Gary Zimmerer, Ronald Hale | |
| 17:06 | Dayton | Edward Disney takes the ball from Robert Lax | 42-43 |
| 16:44 | Xavier | Scott Hoke double dribbles | 42-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (PG), James Huggins (C) John Pack, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), William Bentley (SF), Billy Andrews (PF), Robert Phillips (C) William Waits, Clifford Richins, Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom, Edward Disney | |
| 16:24 | Dayton | Edward Dorris hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Efrain Anderson blocks the short jumper by Robert Phillips | 45-43 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Billy Andrews grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | William Bentley loses the dribble to Efrain Anderson | 45-43 |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Edward Dorris hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Huggins and the foul's on Gustavo Santana - foul #3 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Christopher Gransky (PF), Robert Lax (C) Michael Williams, Efrain Anderson, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Edward Disney (C) Gary Zimmerer, Gustavo Santana, William Bentley, Billy Andrews, Robert Phillips | |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Edward Dorris makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edward Dorris (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boyd Harrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Gransky (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Lax (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clifford Richins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Hoke (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Bourque (fresh) 3 pf. C - Edward Disney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Clifford Richins hits a 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Waits - foul #3 on William Waits, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG), Michael Williams (SF), James Huggins (PF) Edward Dorris, Boyd Harrison, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) Adam Bourque, Edward Disney | |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Clifford Richins is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Lax (C) James Huggins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (SG), Adam Bourque (PF) Clifford Richins, Bryan McBroom | |
| 14:47 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (SG), James Huggins (PF) Andre Towery, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (PG), Bryan McBroom (PF), Edward Disney (C) William Waits, Scott Hoke, Adam Bourque | |
| 14:45 | Dayton | James Huggins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Christopher Gransky blocks the short jumper by Bryan McBroom | 50-46 |
| 14:29 | Dayton | James Huggins snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 14:23 | Dayton | James Huggins loses the dribble to Gary Zimmerer | 50-46 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer lays it in | 50-48 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Edward Dorris makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Dill | 53-48 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | Edward Dorris is called for the reach on Gary Zimmerer - foul #1 on Edward Dorris, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Boyd Harrison (SF), Robert Lax (C) Donald Dill, Edward Dorris, Michael Williams, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Clifford Richins, Gary Zimmerer, Ronald Hale, Bryan McBroom, Edward Disney | |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Gustavo Santana travels with the ball | 53-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Efrain Anderson (PF) Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bentley (SF) Scott Hoke | |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison is fouled in the backcourt by William Bentley - foul #1 on William Bentley, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Lax (C) Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | Adam Bourque pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | William Waits is fouled on the floor by Boyd Harrison - foul #3 on Boyd Harrison, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF) Andre Towery, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Hoke (SF) William Bentley | |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Robert Phillips clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Boyd Harrison - foul #4 on Boyd Harrison, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Robert Lax (C) Edward Dorris, Boyd Harrison, Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (SG), William Bentley (SF) Gustavo Santana, Scott Hoke | |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Robert Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Andre Towery clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 54-49 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Andre Towery grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Robert Lax throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Edward Dorris (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF) John Pack, Andre Towery, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Edward Disney (C) Gary Zimmerer, William Bentley, Robert Phillips | |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Clifford Richins evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 11:59 | Dayton | Edward Dorris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), James Huggins (PF) Donald Dill, Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Santana (SG), Bryan McBroom (PF), Ronald Hale (C) William Waits, Adam Bourque, Edward Disney | |
| 11:44 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Hoke | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Dorris (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Williams (tiring) 7 pts. PF - James Huggins (fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Gransky (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clifford Richins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Santana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Hoke (fairly fresh) PF - Bryan McBroom (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Hale (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Michael Williams is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Efrain Anderson (PF) James Huggins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (SG), Adam Bourque (PF), Edward Disney (C) Gustavo Santana, Bryan McBroom, Ronald Hale | |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Scott Hoke steals it from Edward Dorris in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Clifford Richins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-56 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | John Pack hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Dorris | 56-56 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | Edward Disney knocks in the shot in the paint | 56-58 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Michael Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Zimmerer - foul #2 on Gary Zimmerer, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Robert Lax (C) John Pack, Edward Dorris, Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), William Bentley (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Clifford Richins, Gary Zimmerer, Scott Hoke, Adam Bourque, Edward Disney | |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Robert Phillips pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Gransky - foul #4 on Christopher Gransky, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (SG), James Huggins (PF) Andre Towery, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | Edward Dorris makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Dill | 58-60 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Robert Phillips comes up short on the runner from close range | 58-60 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | William Waits snags the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Robert Phillips hits a runner near the basket set up by Gustavo Santana | 58-62 |
| 09:12 | Dayton | Michael Williams misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Robert Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Robert Phillips can't finish the layup | 58-62 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Huggins | 58-62 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Edward Dorris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom travels with the ball | 58-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Andre Towery (SG) Donald Dill, Edward Dorris | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (PG), Clifford Richins (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Edward Disney (C) William Waits, Gustavo Santana, William Bentley, Bryan McBroom, Robert Phillips | |
| 08:12 | Dayton | A charge is called on Michael Williams - foul #4 on Michael Williams, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (SF), Efrain Anderson (PF) Michael Williams, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Ronald Hale (C) Clifford Richins, Edward Disney | |
| 07:56 | Xavier | William Waits connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gary Zimmerer | 58-65 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Gary Zimmerer steals the ball from Robert Lax | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Towery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Dorris (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. PF - Efrain Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Robert Lax (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Zimmerer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Hoke (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Adam Bourque (tiring) 3 pf. C - Ronald Hale (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer loses the ball out of bounds | 58-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (SG), Boyd Harrison (SF), James Huggins (PF), Christopher Gransky (C) Andre Towery, Edward Dorris, Efrain Anderson, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), Edward Disney (C) William Waits, Gary Zimmerer, Ronald Hale | |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Scott Hoke is called for the reach on Boyd Harrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Hoke, team foul #9 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Bryan McBroom (PF) Gustavo Santana, Adam Bourque | |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | James Huggins blocks the short jumper by Bryan McBroom | 60-65 |
| 07:04 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Donald Dill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Clifford Richins gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Clifford Richins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-65 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom snags the offensive board | 60-65 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Edward Disney drills a fadeaway from the left side | 60-67 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | John Pack misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 05:52 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Donald Dill snags the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 05:30 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Boyd Harrison | 62-67 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Boyd Harrison takes the ball from Edward Disney | 62-67 |
| 05:16 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Richins - foul #1 on Clifford Richins, team foul #10 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF) John Pack, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Robert Phillips (C) William Waits, Clifford Richins, Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom, Edward Disney | |
| 05:16 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:16 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Robert Phillips hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-67 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Edward Dorris gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 04:52 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | Boyd Harrison swats the short shot by Robert Phillips | 64-67 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Adam Bourque gets the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Efrain Anderson takes the ball from Robert Phillips | 64-67 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Dill | 67-67 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-67 |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Edward Dorris jams it set up by Donald Dill and he's fouled by Gustavo Santana - foul #4 on Gustavo Santana, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Michael Williams (SF), Robert Lax (C) Donald Dill, Boyd Harrison, Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (PG), Scott Hoke (SF), Ronald Hale (C) Gustavo Santana, William Bentley, Robert Phillips | |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Edward Dorris makes the free throw | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Dorris (tiring) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Gransky (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Robert Lax (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clifford Richins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Zimmerer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Hoke (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Adam Bourque (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Hale (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky is denied on a layup by Ronald Hale | 70-70 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Robert Lax pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky misses long on a runner from close range | 70-70 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky hits the follow up shot | 72-70 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Clifford Richins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-70 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Ronald Hale grabs the offensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Scott Hoke double dribbles | 72-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | Boyd Harrison (SG), James Huggins (PF) Edward Dorris, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), William Bentley (SF), Bryan McBroom (PF), Robert Phillips (C) Gary Zimmerer, Scott Hoke, Adam Bourque, Ronald Hale | |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky hits a wide open floater from the baseline | 74-70 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Clifford Richins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | James Huggins pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-70 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | William Bentley snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Clifford Richins's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF) Boyd Harrison, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (SG), Scott Hoke (SF), Edward Disney (C) Clifford Richins, William Bentley, Robert Phillips | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses long on a jumper in the paint | 74-70 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Scott Hoke pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Michael Williams is hacked by Gary Zimmerer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Zimmerer, team foul #12 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | Boyd Harrison (SG) Edward Dorris | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Michael Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | William Waits is hacked by John Pack - foul #1 on John Pack, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (SG) Boyd Harrison | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:19 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Edward Dorris is hacked by William Waits in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Waits, team foul #13 | 74-72 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Edward Disney grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 74-72 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Edward Disney can't tip it in | 74-72 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer hits the follow up shot | 74-74 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Dayton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Edward Disney blocks the short jumper by Michael Williams | 74-74 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Bryan McBroom misses short on a fullcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Dorris (tiring) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Gransky (tired) 21 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Zimmerer (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Hoke (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bryan McBroom (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Disney (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-74 |
| 04:38 | Xavier | Scott Hoke gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-74 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky grabs the board | 74-74 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses the jumper from the free throw line | 74-74 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Edward Disney pulls down the rebound | 74-74 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-74 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Scott Hoke tips it but misses | 74-74 |
| 04:02 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky blows the layup but he's hacked by Bryan McBroom - foul #1 on Bryan McBroom, team foul #14 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Boyd Harrison (SG), Robert Lax (C) John Pack, Edward Dorris, Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Richins (PG), Gustavo Santana (SG), William Bentley (SF), Adam Bourque (PF), Robert Phillips (C) William Waits, Gary Zimmerer, Scott Hoke, Bryan McBroom, Edward Disney | |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky misses the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Robert Phillips gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Robert Phillips scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from William Bentley | 74-76 |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-76 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lax | 74-76 |
| 03:08 | Dayton | Robert Phillips swats the layup by Christopher Gransky | 74-76 |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Michael Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 74-76 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-76 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | William Bentley snags the defensive board | 74-76 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Clifford Richins is fouled on the floor by Michael Williams - foul #5 on Michael Williams, team foul #11 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (PG), Andre Towery (SG) Donald Dill, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Ronald Hale (C) Gustavo Santana, Robert Phillips | |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Clifford Richins makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Clifford Richins makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 02:33 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Andre Towery | 77-78 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Adam Bourque's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-78 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), James Huggins (PF) Andre Towery, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer (PG), Scott Hoke (SF), Edward Disney (C) William Waits, William Bentley, Ronald Hale | |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Edward Dorris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-78 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Clifford Richins | 77-78 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Clifford Richins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-78 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Edward Disney snags the offensive board | 77-78 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Richins | 77-81 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | Edward Dorris is whistled for traveling | 77-81 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Efrain Anderson (PF) Donald Dill, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Waits (PG), Bryan McBroom (PF) Clifford Richins, Adam Bourque | |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Gary Zimmerer misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 77-81 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson grabs the board | 77-81 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Dorris (tiring) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boyd Harrison (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Gransky (very tired) 21 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Waits (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Zimmerer (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Hoke (tired) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bryan McBroom (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Disney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-81 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Edward Disney | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Edward Disney is hacked by John Pack in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Pack, team foul #12 | 77-81 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Edward Disney makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Edward Disney misses the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson pulls down the rebound | 77-82 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Edward Dorris comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 77-82 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Edward Disney pulls down the rebound | 77-82 |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Edward Disney is fouled in the backcourt by John Pack - foul #3 on John Pack, team foul #13 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hale (SF) Scott Hoke | |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Edward Disney misses the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Edward Disney misses the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson snags the defensive board | 77-82 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Efrain Anderson | 80-82 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | John Pack is called for the reach on William Waits in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Pack, team foul #14 | 80-82 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Hoke (SF) Ronald Hale | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Scott Hoke is called for the reach on Boyd Harrison - foul #3 on Scott Hoke, team foul #15 | 80-84 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 82-84 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | John Pack is called for the reach on William Waits in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Pack, team foul #15 | 82-84 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG) John Pack | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:11 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 1st free throw | 82-85 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 82-86 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | William Waits picks off the pass by Efrain Anderson | 82-86 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Donald Dill is called for the reach on William Waits in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Dill, team foul #16 | 82-86 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hale (SF) Scott Hoke | |
| 00:03 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 1st free throw | 82-87 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | William Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 82-88 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses long on a halfcourt shot | 82-88 |