| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) SG - John Lambert (fresh) SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Claar (fresh) SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) PF - Gerry Carley (fresh) C - Karl Buckingham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Christopher Caley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Rogers | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | James Brown misses the shot from close range | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Gerry Carley grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Xavier | Gerry Carley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | Dayton | John Lambert can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Christopher Caley pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Kevin Claar hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 17:55 | Dayton | Charles Fralick knocks in the floater from the left side set up by James Brown | 2-6 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:40 | Dayton | James Brown snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Rogers - foul #1 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), James Mahoney (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Dominick Cook (C) Kevin Claar, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, Gerry Carley, Karl Buckingham | |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson blows the layup | 4-6 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Arechiga | 4-6 |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Dominick Cook connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Charles Fralick - foul #1 on Charles Fralick, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF), Scott Comacho (PF) Matthew Taylor, Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Dominick Cook misses the free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:38 | Dayton | James Brown snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the lay-in | 4-8 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | James Arechiga grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Dominick Cook clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 4-8 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Dominick Cook can't tip it in | 4-8 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson grabs the offensive board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lambert (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Frese (fresh) PF - Scott Comacho (fresh) C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Philip McQuay (fresh) SG - James Mahoney (fresh) SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) PF - James Arechiga (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dominick Cook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson clanks a shot from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Glenn Davidson | 4-8 |
| 15:09 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | James Brown tips it home | 6-8 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Dominick Cook misses the easy layup | 6-8 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Scott Comacho gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:22 | Dayton | John Lambert clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson is called for 3 seconds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), Robert Donovan (C) Glenn Davidson, John Lambert, Richard Frese, Scott Comacho, James Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Gerry Carley (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) Philip McQuay, James Mahoney, Tracey Williamson, James Arechiga, Dominick Cook | |
| 13:43 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham is fouled on the floor by Robert Donovan - foul #1 on Robert Donovan, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Kevin Claar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | Robert Donovan gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:44 | Dayton | Charles Fralick clanks a shot from the left side | 8-8 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Robert Donovan pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Charles Fralick misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerry Carley - foul #1 on Gerry Carley, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Charles Fralick misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Charles Fralick makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham's layup is rejected by Robert Donovan | 9-8 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers tips it but misses | 9-8 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Robert Donovan is by himself and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) PF - Charles Fralick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Donovan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Claar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Rogers (fairly fresh) PF - Gerry Carley (fairly fresh) C - Karl Buckingham (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Donovan - foul #2 on Robert Donovan, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Scott Comacho (PF), James Brown (C) Francisco Mendez, Arthur Miller, Matthew Taylor, Charles Fralick, Robert Donovan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), James Mahoney (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Dominick Cook (C) Kevin Claar, Thomas Rogers, Gerry Carley, Karl Buckingham | |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:11 | Dayton | James Mahoney steps in front of the John Lambert pass in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| 10:50 | Xavier | Dominick Cook is whistled for traveling | 11-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracey Williamson (SF) Christopher Caley | |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses the easy open layup | 11-10 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | James Arechiga gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | James Arechiga misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Glenn Davidson - foul #1 on Glenn Davidson, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | James Arechiga makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | James Arechiga makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | John Lambert's pass is intercepted by Tracey Williamson in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | James Arechiga is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SF) Richard Frese | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jason Bluford (C) James Arechiga | |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Glenn Davidson takes the ball from Philip McQuay | 11-12 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson hits the finger roll | 13-12 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Mahoney | 13-14 |
| 09:25 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by James Mahoney - foul #1 on James Mahoney, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Fralick (PF) Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Parker (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Gerry Carley (PF) Philip McQuay, James Mahoney, Tracey Williamson, Dominick Cook | |
| 09:04 | Dayton | John Lambert is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Lambert, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (SG) John Lambert | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Arechiga (PF) Gerry Carley | |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Ronald Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF) Matthew Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Karl Buckingham (C) Ronald Parker, Jason Bluford | |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Richard Frese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG) Glenn Davidson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses short on a floater from the left side | 13-14 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Richard Frese grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez is fouled on the floor by Kevin Claar - foul #1 on Kevin Claar, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), Scott Comacho (C) Arthur Miller, Richard Frese, James Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), James Mahoney (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Gerry Carley (PF) Kevin Claar, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga | |
| 07:34 | Dayton | John Lambert hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) SG - John Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) PF - Charles Fralick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Philip McQuay (fresh) SG - James Mahoney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerry Carley (fresh) C - Karl Buckingham (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Xavier | James Mahoney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Scott Comacho gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 06:55 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses long on a shot from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Philip McQuay pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | James Mahoney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham tips it home | 16-16 |
| 06:26 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-16 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | James Mahoney snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 16-16 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham can't tip it in | 16-16 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham tips it in | 16-18 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Philip McQuay picks off the pass by John Lambert in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Gerry Carley blows the layup | 16-18 |
| 05:39 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 05:13 | Dayton | Gerry Carley swats the layup by Scott Comacho | 16-18 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | Philip McQuay grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Francisco Mendez is called for the reach on Philip McQuay - foul #1 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Richard Frese (SF), James Brown (C) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, Matthew Taylor, Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Dominick Cook (C) James Mahoney, Tracey Williamson, Gerry Carley, Karl Buckingham | |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Philip McQuay misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | James Brown gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Dominick Cook is called for the reach on Arthur Miller - foul #1 on Dominick Cook, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG) Philip McQuay | |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Caley - foul #1 on Christopher Caley, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Comacho (PF) Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Dominick Cook knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Claar | 18-20 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Scott Comacho misses the easy layup | 18-20 |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Scott Comacho grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Comacho (tiring) 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) PF - James Arechiga (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dominick Cook (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Richard Frese lays it in | 20-20 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Dominick Cook hits a shot in the lane set up by Christopher Caley | 20-22 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Claar - foul #2 on Kevin Claar, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Robert Donovan (PF) Arthur Miller, Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Parker (PG), Gerry Carley (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Kevin Claar, James Arechiga, Dominick Cook | |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Jason Bluford gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers is whistled for a carry | 21-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Danny Kobayashi (SF) Glenn Davidson, Richard Frese | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SG) Christopher Caley | |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Parker - foul #1 on Ronald Parker, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | John Lambert snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 01:19 | Dayton | James Brown misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 23-22 |
| 01:18 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Thomas Rogers | 23-22 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Ronald Parker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 00:52 | Dayton | James Brown hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-22 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-22 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | James Brown drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Francisco Mendez and he's hacked by Jason Bluford - foul #1 on Jason Bluford, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Matthew Taylor (SF), Charles Fralick (PF) John Lambert, Danny Kobayashi, Robert Donovan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Dominick Cook (C) Ronald Parker, James Mahoney, Thomas Rogers, Gerry Carley, Jason Bluford | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | James Brown makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Dominick Cook misses the easy layup | 28-22 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses the halfcourt shot | 28-22 |