| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Graves | 37-41 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Michael Addison picks off the pass by Joseph Crumpton | 37-41 |
| 19:32 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong travels with the ball | 37-41 |
| 19:21 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses short on a floater from the left block | 37-41 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Donald Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | The jump hook by Michael Addison is blocked by Dikembe Alvarenga | 37-41 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Dikembe Alvarenga | 37-43 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | Harold Graves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Brooks and the foul's on Harold Graves - foul #2 on Harold Graves, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 17:47 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 17:39 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Dikembe Alvarenga | 40-48 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | Harold Graves is fouled on the floor by Mark Brooks - foul #2 on Mark Brooks, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Clarence Nichols (SF), Vernon Clark (C) Michael Addison, Harold Graves, Paul Armstrong, Donald Dixon | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Vernon Clark connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Stephen Evans steals the ball from Chen Xiang | 43-48 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Edward Delaney is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Delaney, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG) Stephen Evans | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG) Mark Brooks | |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Michael Addison pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Delaney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Clark (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Vernon Clark buries a jump hook from close range set up by Michael Addison and he's hacked by Edmund Hagedorn - foul #3 on Edmund Hagedorn, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Edwin Hayles (C) George Flynn, Clarence Nichols, Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Neil Lazaro (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Eldon Fox, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Vernon Clark misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 15:25 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the tip | 45-48 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits the follow up shot | 45-50 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Harold Graves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Dixon (C) Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is fouled on the floor by Donald Dixon - foul #3 on Donald Dixon, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Chen Xiang | |
| 14:36 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga connects on the runner in the lane set up by Ivan Danowski | 45-52 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro's pass is intercepted by Paul Armstrong | 45-52 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 13:53 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 45-52 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 45-52 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Paul Armstrong steals the ball from Dikembe Alvarenga | 45-52 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles loses the dribble to Mark Brooks | 45-52 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses long on a floater in the paint | 45-52 |
| 12:28 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses long on a floater from the right side | 45-52 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong tips it home | 47-52 |
| 11:58 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton is whistled for traveling | 47-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Clarence Nichols (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Michael Addison, Harold Graves, Paul Armstrong, Edwin Hayles, Donald Dixon | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks, Joseph Crumpton, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 11:44 | Xavier | George Flynn makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Vernon Clark | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Clark (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Chen Xiang comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 11:30 | Xavier | George Flynn snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Jeremy Dickerson swats the short shot by Clarence Nichols | 50-52 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Willis Conner grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Stephen Evans is called for the reach on Eldon Fox - foul #1 on Stephen Evans, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Eldon Fox | |
| 10:29 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn misses the easy layup | 50-52 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | Edward Delaney grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | George Flynn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-52 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Vernon Clark grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 09:57 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols's floater is tipped away by Jeremy Dickerson | 50-52 |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Willis Conner snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 09:45 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson clanks a jumper from the right block | 50-52 |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the tip | 50-52 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn tips it but misses | 50-52 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Willis Conner gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:23 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn travels with the ball | 50-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Edwin Hayles (C) Stephen Evans, George Flynn, Clarence Nichols, Vernon Clark | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Neil Lazaro (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Chen Xiang, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-52 |
| 09:07 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Delaney | 50-52 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Harold Graves hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 08:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Neil Lazaro | 50-52 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Edward Delaney snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ivan Danowski | 50-52 |
| 07:50 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 07:48 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits the follow up shot | 50-54 |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles makes the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Mark Brooks - foul #3 on Mark Brooks, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SF), Donald Dixon (C) Paul Armstrong, Edward Delaney | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF) Mark Brooks, Willis Conner | |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Dixon (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga is whistled for a carry | 52-54 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Addison | 54-54 |
| 06:33 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro blows the dunk | 54-54 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Donald Dixon grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Harold Graves is fouled on the floor by Joseph Crumpton - foul #3 on Joseph Crumpton, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Vernon Clark (PF) Michael Addison, Harold Graves, Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Armstrong (SF) Clarence Nichols | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Chen Xiang buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Eldon Fox and he's hacked by George Flynn - foul #2 on George Flynn, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Eldon Fox | |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong loses the dribble to Chen Xiang | 54-57 |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Mark Brooks can't finish the layup | 54-57 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Donald Dixon grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong drills a 3 from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | George Flynn picks off the pass by Jeremy Dickerson | 57-57 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Mark Brooks - foul #4 on Mark Brooks, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Edward Delaney (PF), Edwin Hayles (C) Stephen Evans, George Flynn, Vernon Clark, Donald Dixon | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Neil Lazaro (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Chen Xiang, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 04:23 | Xavier | Harold Graves works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-57 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Harold Graves is fouled on the floor by Neil Lazaro - foul #2 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SF) Paul Armstrong | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Harold Graves shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ivan Danowski | 57-57 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton is hacked by Clarence Nichols - foul #2 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Dixon (C) Edwin Hayles | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Willis Conner (SF) Mark Brooks, Joseph Crumpton | |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Harold Graves gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Dixon (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols makes the 3 from straight away set up by Harold Graves | 60-57 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Dikembe Alvarenga | 60-59 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols drills a turnaround in the paint | 62-59 |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Armstrong (SF) Clarence Nichols | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF) Chen Xiang, Willis Conner | |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga is hacked by Donald Dixon - foul #4 on Donald Dixon, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Michael Addison is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #1 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Harold Graves grabs the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Michael Addison is open but misses the lay-in | 62-61 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Edward Delaney is hacked by Mark Brooks - foul #5 on Mark Brooks, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG) Mark Brooks | |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Edward Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Chen Xiang | 64-63 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Michael Addison hits a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Chen Xiang - foul #1 on Chen Xiang, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Michael Addison makes the free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Neil Lazaro | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Harold Graves clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Delaney | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Joseph Crumpton is called for the reach on Edward Delaney - foul #4 on Joseph Crumpton, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 67-65 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Danowski - foul #1 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Chen Xiang clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton grabs the offensive board | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-65 |