| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Heflin (fresh) PF - Richard Henley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Heflin inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Richard Henley lays it in set up by Derrick Tosh and he's fouled by Darryl Larrabee - foul #1 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 19:32 | Dayton | George Santillo misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Dustin Highsmith - foul #1 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:32 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:32 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Walker - foul #1 on Jerry Walker, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Wayne Akin | 39-40 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by George Santillo - foul #3 on George Santillo, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG) George Santillo | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the fadeaway from the left side | 41-40 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | James Caruso knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Heflin | 41-43 |
| 17:26 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by John Pierce | 43-43 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Richard Henley comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 43-43 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | John Heflin grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | John Heflin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-43 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | James Caruso snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | James Caruso comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 16:53 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Wayne Akin | 43-43 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Ronald Adams's pass is intercepted by Derrick Tosh | 43-43 |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Richard Henley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Derrick Tosh | 43-45 |
| 16:18 | Dayton | Wayne Akin buries a turnaround from the right block | 45-45 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Ronald Adams steals the ball from Dustin Highsmith | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Heflin (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Henley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Dustin Highsmith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Dayton | John Heflin steals it from John Pierce | 45-45 |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Wayne Akin takes the ball from Richard Henley | 45-45 |
| 15:35 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Henley - foul #3 on Richard Henley, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), Ronald Teeters (C) John Pierce, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Frank Rounds (SG), Simon Dashner (SF), John Rice (PF), Francis Tuttle (C) Derrick Tosh, James Caruso, John Heflin, Richard Henley, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 15:35 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:35 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:35 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is called for a charge - foul #2 on Lynn Keen, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz (C) Darryl Larrabee | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz misses the easy layup | 46-45 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | John Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | George Santillo grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Simon Dashner is called for the reach on Thomas Dietz - foul #1 on Simon Dashner, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (SG) Morris Laureano | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG), Richard Henley (PF) Frank Rounds, Francis Tuttle | |
| 14:04 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz hits the finger roll | 48-45 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | James Caruso hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Lynn Keen | 48-47 |
| 13:37 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 48-47 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | George Santillo tips it but misses | 48-47 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | John Rice pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lotz - foul #1 on Kenneth Lotz, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) John Pierce, Thomas Dietz, Ronald Teeters, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), John Heflin (SF) Lynn Keen, John Rice | |
| 12:50 | Xavier | James Caruso hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the tip | 48-47 |
| 12:48 | Dayton | Wayne Akin gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:43 | Dayton | Jerry Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Wayne Akin snags the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | Ronald Adams is fouled on the floor by Richard Henley - foul #4 on Richard Henley, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG) George Santillo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (SG), Francis Tuttle (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) James Caruso, Richard Henley, Simon Dashner | |
| 12:20 | Dayton | John Pierce is hacked by Dustin Highsmith - foul #2 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Dustin Highsmith takes the ball from John Pierce | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Heflin (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Francis Tuttle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Jerry Walker is called for the reach on Dustin Highsmith - foul #2 on Jerry Walker, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Morris Laureano (SG) Jerry Walker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (SG), John Rice (PF) Frank Rounds, Francis Tuttle | |
| 11:28 | Xavier | John Heflin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Darryl Larrabee - foul #2 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Dietz (SF) Ronald Adams | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG) Lynn Keen | |
| 11:28 | Xavier | John Heflin makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:28 | Xavier | John Heflin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:12 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz's fadeaway is rejected by John Rice | 48-49 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | James Caruso gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | James Caruso is whistled for a carry | 48-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG) Morris Laureano | |
| Subs | Xavier | Simon Dashner (SF) John Heflin | |
| 10:40 | Dayton | James Caruso steps in front of the Darryl Larrabee pass | 48-49 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Simon Dashner can't finish the layup | 48-49 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 10:16 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee scores on a jumper in the paint | 50-49 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | John Rice is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dietz - foul #1 on Thomas Dietz, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) John Pierce, Thomas Dietz, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Francis Tuttle (C) Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 09:57 | Xavier | John Rice makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | John Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Jerry Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 09:34 | Dayton | Ronald Adams tips it back up and in | 52-51 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Simon Dashner's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Lotz | 52-51 |
| 09:16 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Francis Tuttle swats the short shot by George Santillo | 52-51 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | James Caruso gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | George Santillo steps in front of the John Rice pass | 52-51 |
| 08:26 | Dayton | Ronald Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) George Santillo, Ronald Teeters, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), John Heflin (SF), Dustin Highsmith (C) James Caruso, John Rice, Francis Tuttle | |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 08:16 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jerry Walker | 52-51 |
| 07:54 | Dayton | Wayne Akin drills a driving attempt from close range | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Heflin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Simon Dashner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Lynn Keen hits a 3 from straight away | 54-54 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Ronald Adams is hacked by John Heflin - foul #3 on John Heflin, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Morris Laureano (SG) Jerry Walker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (SG), Richard Henley (PF) Lynn Keen, Simon Dashner | |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Frank Rounds is hacked by John Pierce - foul #1 on John Pierce, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Thomas Dietz (SF) John Pierce, Ronald Adams | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG) Derrick Tosh | |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Frank Rounds misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Wayne Akin gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Wayne Akin can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on John Heflin - foul #4 on John Heflin, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francis Tuttle (C) Dustin Highsmith | |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Wayne Akin misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Caruso | 57-57 |
| 05:55 | Dayton | George Santillo double dribbles | 57-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Teeters (PF) Morris Laureano, Darryl Larrabee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), Simon Dashner (C) Frank Rounds, Francis Tuttle | |
| 05:41 | Xavier | John Heflin scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Derrick Tosh | 57-59 |
| 05:21 | Dayton | Wayne Akin connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-59 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | James Caruso connects on the shot from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 04:53 | Dayton | George Santillo knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Wayne Akin | 62-61 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-61 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | James Caruso grabs the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Wayne Akin pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:05 | Dayton | Jerry Walker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Simon Dashner is whistled for traveling | 65-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF) George Santillo, Jerry Walker, Thomas Dietz, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Frank Rounds (SG), John Rice (SF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Derrick Tosh, James Caruso, John Heflin, Simon Dashner | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Teeters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Henley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Dayton | John Pierce can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-61 |
| 03:26 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Teeters | 65-61 |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Morris Laureano comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Dustin Highsmith - foul #3 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Zeledon (SF) Richard Henley | |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Morris Laureano misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Morris Laureano misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dustin Highsmith | 65-61 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Lynn Keen drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Frank Rounds | 65-64 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Jerry Walker (SG), Wayne Akin (C) John Pierce, Morris Laureano, Ronald Teeters | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), James Caruso (SG), Simon Dashner (SF), Richard Henley (PF) Lynn Keen, Frank Rounds, Paul Zeledon, John Rice | |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Jerry Walker can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 65-64 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Wayne Akin tips it in | 67-64 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Simon Dashner clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Adams - foul #1 on Ronald Adams, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Simon Dashner makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Simon Dashner misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 01:47 | Dayton | Jerry Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee tips it but misses | 67-65 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Simon Dashner's pass is intercepted by Ronald Adams | 67-65 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee's layup is rejected by Simon Dashner | 67-65 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Henley | 67-65 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Simon Dashner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Derrick Tosh | 67-68 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Derrick Tosh steals the ball from George Santillo | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Richard Henley is hacked by George Santillo in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Santillo, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Heflin (SF) Simon Dashner | |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Jerry Walker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | George Santillo grabs the offensive board | 67-70 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Ronald Adams is whistled for traveling | 67-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Simon Dashner (SF) Derrick Tosh, John Heflin | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Lynn Keen runs out the clock | 67-70 |