| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Marino (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Vance Hannah inbounds the ball | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Xavier | John Harper clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-43 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Loren Huston | 31-43 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Vance Hannah misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 19:29 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the floater from the free throw line | 31-43 |
| 19:27 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch tips it but misses | 31-43 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Loren Huston grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Vance Hannah is fouled on the floor by Roberto Marino - foul #2 on Roberto Marino, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Robert Meikle (PF) Michael Mello, Peter Reed, Roberto Marino, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts is hacked by Robert Meikle - foul #2 on Robert Meikle, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Robert Myles (C) Angel Herrera, Lawrence Shenberger, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Vance Hannah | 31-46 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Robert Meikle buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Wilson and the foul's on Loren Huston - foul #1 on Loren Huston, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Kenneth Fitch (C) Richard Johnson, Peter Reed, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Robert Meikle misses the free throw | 33-46 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | John Harper gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Vance Hannah's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Robert Myles (C) Angel Herrera, Lawrence Shenberger, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Richard Johnson scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Peter Reed | 35-46 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Vance Hannah is fouled on the floor by Robert Meikle - foul #3 on Robert Meikle, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Roberto Marino (SF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Peter Reed, Raymond Wilson, Robert Meikle, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane set up by Gil Carberry | 35-48 |
| 17:01 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-48 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Loren Huston snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | John Harper blows the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Fitch - foul #1 on Kenneth Fitch, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Robert Myles (C) Angel Herrera, Lawrence Shenberger, Roberto Marino, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Steven Mangano (SF), Ronald Mansfield (PF) Gil Carberry, Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah, Loren Huston | |
| 16:37 | Xavier | John Harper makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | John Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the easy layup | 35-50 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Steven Mangano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Peter Reed pulls down the rebound | 35-50 |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Richard Johnson is hacked by Steven Mangano - foul #1 on Steven Mangano, team foul #2 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), David Thomas (SF), Robert Meikle (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Michael Mello, Peter Reed, Raymond Wilson, Richard Johnson, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (SG), Vance Hannah (SF), Matthew Pate (C) Ronald Hutchinson, Steven Mangano, John Harper | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Angel Herrera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Meikle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Mansfield (fresh) C - Matthew Pate (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-50 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-50 |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Robert Meikle pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Robert Meikle is hacked by Ronald Mansfield - foul #1 on Ronald Mansfield, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Richard Johnson (PF), Robert Myles (C) Angel Herrera, Lawrence Shenberger, Robert Meikle, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Loren Huston (PF) Danny Baumgart, Ronald Mansfield | |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Edmond Roberts - foul #3 on Edmond Roberts, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Meikle (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Michael Mello, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Gil Carberry scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Pate | 39-53 |
| 13:59 | Dayton | Robert Meikle comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Matthew Pate gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Vance Hannah is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | David Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | David Thomas buries a fadeaway in the lane | 41-53 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Gil Carberry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Vance Hannah | 41-53 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Loren Huston | 41-55 |
| 12:16 | Dayton | Peter Reed is hacked by Matthew Pate - foul #1 on Matthew Pate, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Robert Myles (C) Richard Johnson, Peter Reed, Robert Meikle, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Steven Mangano (SF), John Harper (C) Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah, Matthew Pate | |
| 12:00 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Harper - foul #1 on John Harper, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG) Gil Carberry | |
| 12:00 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 12:00 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 11:40 | Xavier | Steven Mangano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | Loren Huston snags the offensive board | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Myles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Xavier | Steven Mangano misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Wilson - foul #1 on Raymond Wilson, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG) Michael Mello | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield (PF) Loren Huston | |
| 11:23 | Xavier | Steven Mangano misses the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 11:23 | Xavier | Steven Mangano misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 11:01 | Dayton | David Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PF) Raymond Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG) Danny Baumgart | |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Gil Carberry's pass is intercepted by Angel Herrera in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| 10:44 | Dayton | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-55 |
| 10:43 | Xavier | John Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Steven Mangano hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Mansfield | 43-57 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Thomas | 45-57 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Steven Mangano connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Mansfield | 45-60 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Richard Johnson scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Shenberger | 47-60 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by David Thomas - foul #4 on David Thomas, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Robert Meikle (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Angel Herrera, Lawrence Shenberger, David Thomas, Richard Johnson, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Edmond Roberts (SG), Vance Hannah (SF) Gil Carberry, Ronald Hutchinson, Steven Mangano | |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 09:02 | Dayton | The jump hook by Robert Meikle is blocked by Ronald Mansfield | 47-62 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronald Mansfield | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:37 | Dayton | Peter Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-65 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | John Harper snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Roberto Marino (SF) Raymond Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Loren Huston (PF), Matthew Pate (C) Danny Baumgart, Ronald Mansfield, John Harper | |
| 08:15 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch misses the lay-in | 47-65 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | Robert Meikle snags the offensive board | 47-65 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Robert Meikle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Vance Hannah grabs the board | 47-65 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Loren Huston lays it up and in set up by Vance Hannah and he's hacked by Robert Meikle - foul #4 on Robert Meikle, team foul #7 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), David Thomas (PF) Michael Mello, Peter Reed, Roberto Marino, Robert Meikle | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Loren Huston makes the free throw | 47-68 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Pate (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Raymond Wilson | 50-68 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-68 |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 50-68 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | David Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | David Thomas double dribbles | 50-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Robert Meikle (PF), Robert Myles (C) Richard Johnson, Lawrence Shenberger, Raymond Wilson, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), John Harper (C) Gil Carberry, Matthew Pate | |
| 06:25 | Xavier | Loren Huston shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 06:02 | Xavier | Loren Huston drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Danny Baumgart | 50-70 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | David Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-70 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Robert Myles grabs the offensive rebound | 50-70 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | David Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-70 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Robert Myles can't tip it in | 50-70 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Loren Huston grabs the defensive rebound | 50-70 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Loren Huston is fouled on the floor by Robert Meikle - foul #5 on Robert Meikle, team foul #8 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Angel Herrera, Peter Reed, David Thomas, Robert Meikle, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Steven Mangano (SF) Danny Baumgart, Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah | |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Loren Huston makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Loren Huston misses the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | John Harper snags the offensive board | 50-71 |
| 05:02 | Xavier | Gil Carberry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 50-71 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Richard Johnson loses the dribble to Loren Huston | 50-71 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Gil Carberry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-71 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Gil Carberry snags the offensive board | 50-71 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Gil Carberry misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-71 |
| 04:04 | Dayton | Raymond Wilson pulls down the rebound | 50-71 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Gil Carberry takes the ball from Raymond Wilson | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Lawrence Shenberger steps in front of the Ronald Hutchinson pass | 50-71 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Loren Huston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Harper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Raymond Wilson is called for a backcourt violation | 50-71 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Roberto Marino (SF), David Thomas (PF), Robert Myles (C) Michael Mello, Lawrence Shenberger, Raymond Wilson, Richard Johnson, Kenneth Fitch | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Ronald Mansfield (PF), Matthew Pate (C) Gil Carberry, Loren Huston, John Harper | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Steven Mangano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-71 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Peter Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 50-71 |
| 02:15 | Dayton | David Thomas buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-71 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Richard Johnson (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Angel Herrera, David Thomas, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:32 | Dayton | Richard Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-71 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 52-71 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Peter Reed makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Roberto Marino | 55-71 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Matthew Pate clanks a fadeaway from close range | 55-71 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart tips it home | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Roberto Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson misses the jumper from the left wing | 55-73 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch grabs the board | 55-73 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Peter Reed buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Mello | 57-73 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart runs out the clock | 57-73 |