| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton connects on the shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Donald Dixon - foul #2 on Donald Dixon, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 19:48 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:48 | Xavier | Edward Delaney grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 19:32 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Chen Xiang | 40-30 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Dixon | 40-30 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the 3 from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro is hacked by Edward Delaney - foul #2 on Edward Delaney, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski clanks a shot from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | Donald Dixon gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:13 | Xavier | Michael Addison is fouled on the floor by Neil Lazaro - foul #1 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Donald Dixon tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 17:50 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski | 42-35 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Neil Lazaro steals the ball from Michael Addison | 42-35 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Michael Addison is called for the reach on Ivan Danowski - foul #2 on Michael Addison, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson (C) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG), Clarence Nichols (SF), Edwin Hayles (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Harold Graves, Paul Armstrong, Edward Delaney, Donald Dixon | |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Chen Xiang drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles is called for traveling | 44-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG) Ivan Danowski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG) Michael Addison | |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Chen Xiang can't connect on a floater from close range | 44-35 |
| 16:19 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits the follow up shot | 46-35 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles knocks in the jump hook from close range | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. PF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Clark (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 46-37 |
| 15:46 | Xavier | The rebound goes to George Flynn | 46-37 |
| 15:42 | Xavier | George Flynn hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Eldon Fox - foul #1 on Eldon Fox, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Eldon Fox, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Edward Delaney (PF) Stephen Evans, Clarence Nichols, Vernon Clark | |
| 15:42 | Xavier | George Flynn makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edwin Hayles - foul #2 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Chen Xiang | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Donald Dixon (C) George Flynn, Edwin Hayles | |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Harold Graves splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro clanks a shot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga hits the follow up shot | 50-40 |
| 14:27 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses the turnaround in the paint | 50-40 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski and he's hacked by Paul Armstrong - foul #3 on Paul Armstrong, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willis Conner (SF) Joseph Crumpton | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the free throw | 52-40 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Michael Addison comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Willis Conner | 52-40 |
| 13:47 | Dayton | Willis Conner is hacked by Donald Dixon - foul #3 on Donald Dixon, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SF), Edwin Hayles (C) Paul Armstrong, Donald Dixon | |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willis Conner | 54-40 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Harold Graves shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Edward Delaney banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Addison | 54-45 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | Mark Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Edward Delaney | 54-45 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols clanks a floater from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| 12:18 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Neil Lazaro | 54-45 |
| 12:01 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Brooks | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neil Lazaro (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Xavier | Edward Delaney knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Addison | 56-47 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Willis Conner is hacked by Edwin Hayles - foul #3 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Donald Dixon (C) Michael Addison, Harold Graves, Clarence Nichols, Edward Delaney | |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Willis Conner misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 11:30 | Xavier | George Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Donald Dixon misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Donald Dixon can't tip it in | 56-47 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson knocks in the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Donald Dixon - foul #4 on Donald Dixon, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF) Willis Conner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Delaney (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Edwin Hayles, Donald Dixon | |
| 10:58 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson makes the free throw | 59-47 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Stephen Evans comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn comes up short on the shot from the left side | 59-47 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Vernon Clark pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-49 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Edward Delaney - foul #3 on Edward Delaney, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Eldon Fox | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (PF) Edward Delaney | |
| 09:42 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Evans | 61-52 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson makes the runner from the baseline | 63-52 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | George Flynn hits the finger roll set up by Stephen Evans and the foul's on Mark Brooks - foul #4 on Mark Brooks, team foul #3 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Neil Lazaro (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Mark Brooks, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Clarence Nichols (SF), Edward Delaney (PF) Stephen Evans, Paul Armstrong, Vernon Clark | |
| 08:33 | Xavier | George Flynn makes the free throw | 63-55 |
| 08:16 | Dayton | George Flynn is called for the reach on Joseph Crumpton - foul #1 on George Flynn, team foul #10 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG) George Flynn | |
| 08:16 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 08:16 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Neil Lazaro is called for the reach on Edwin Hayles - foul #2 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #4 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Chen Xiang | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Dixon (C) Edward Delaney | |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Neil Lazaro denies the turnaround by Michael Addison | 65-55 |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. PF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) PF - Edwin Hayles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Michael Addison grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles buries a floater in the paint and the foul's on Joseph Crumpton - foul #1 on Joseph Crumpton, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willis Conner (SF) Joseph Crumpton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Armstrong (SF) Clarence Nichols | |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles makes the free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Michael Addison takes the ball from Willis Conner | 65-58 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong is whistled for traveling | 65-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vernon Clark (PF) Edwin Hayles | |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Mark Brooks knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 68-58 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Harold Graves is hacked by Ivan Danowski - foul #2 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #6 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Delaney (PF) Vernon Clark | |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Edward Delaney comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-58 |
| 05:34 | Dayton | Willis Conner snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 05:27 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro loses the dribble to Donald Dixon | 68-58 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Donald Dixon clanks a shot from the left side | 68-58 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Willis Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 04:51 | Dayton | Willis Conner misses the easy layup | 68-58 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Edward Delaney snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:23 | Dayton | Edward Delaney takes the ball from Mark Brooks | 68-58 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 68-58 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Willis Conner grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Donald Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Willis Conner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Neil Lazaro (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Delaney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro blows the dunk but he's fouled by Edward Delaney - foul #4 on Edward Delaney, team foul #11 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks, Willis Conner, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Clarence Nichols (SF), Edwin Hayles (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Michael Addison, Harold Graves, Paul Armstrong, Edward Delaney, Donald Dixon | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 03:06 | Xavier | Stephen Evans drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-61 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro comes up short on the floater in the lane | 70-61 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Neil Lazaro | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edward Delaney (PF) Vernon Clark | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton's pass is intercepted by Clarence Nichols | 70-61 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Mark Brooks (SG), Neil Lazaro (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Eldon Fox, Chen Xiang, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF) Stephen Evans, George Flynn, Clarence Nichols | |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Harold Graves is hacked by Mark Brooks - foul #5 on Mark Brooks, team foul #7 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG) Mark Brooks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Dixon (C) Edwin Hayles | |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Harold Graves makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Harold Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Donald Dixon is called for the reach on Chen Xiang - foul #5 on Donald Dixon, team foul #12 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (C) Donald Dixon | |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles's floater is tipped away by Neil Lazaro | 72-63 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Dayton | Chen Xiang loses the ball out of bounds | 72-63 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Harold Graves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Michael Addison is called for the reach on Joseph Crumpton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Addison, team foul #13 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG) Chen Xiang | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Edward Delaney | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Edward Delaney clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-63 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Michael Addison is called for the reach on Dikembe Alvarenga in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Addison, team foul #14 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Clarence Nichols (SF), Vernon Clark (C) Michael Addison, Harold Graves, Paul Armstrong, Edward Delaney | |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols is hacked by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #2 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #8 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG) Eldon Fox | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 75-65 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Vernon Clark snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Vernon Clark drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Nichols | 75-67 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski runs out the clock | 75-67 |