| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fresh) SG - Charles Ray (fresh) SF - Josef Zimmer (fresh) PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) C - Danny Riffe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) SG - Frank Emery (fresh) SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) PF - Micheal Leonard (fresh) C - Walter Crews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Danny Riffe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Charles Ray connects on the floater in the paint set up by Bryce Willey | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Walter Crews lays it up and in set up by Paul Reese | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Dayton | Russell Johnson double dribbles | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Bryce Willey | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer connects on the floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Paul Reese buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Micheal Leonard | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Dayton | Bryce Willey is hacked by Donald Massenburg - foul #1 on Donald Massenburg, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Robert Stewart (SG), Joseph Ford (SF), Adam Whitley (PF), Marvin Duda (C) Paul Reese, Frank Emery, Donald Massenburg, Micheal Leonard, Walter Crews | |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Danny Riffe misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robin Belliveau - foul #1 on Robin Belliveau, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Danny Riffe misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Danny Riffe makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Adam Whitley tips it home | 5-7 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Russell Johnson connects on the jumper in the paint | 7-7 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Joseph Ford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | Danny Riffe misses the jump hook near the basket | 7-7 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | Marvin Duda grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-10 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Bryce Willey clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 7-10 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Robert Stewart grabs the board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Ray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Josef Zimmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Riffe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Stewart (fresh) SF - Joseph Ford (fresh) PF - Adam Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Duda (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Adam Whitley misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Danny Riffe - foul #1 on Danny Riffe, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (PG), James Kincaid (SG), William Cho (SF), John Smith (PF), Joseph Rafferty (C) Bryce Willey, Charles Ray, Josef Zimmer, Russell Johnson, Danny Riffe | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, Robert Stewart, Joseph Ford, Marvin Duda | |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Adam Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Adam Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | James Kincaid snags the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | James Kincaid comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Frank Emery - foul #1 on Frank Emery, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Micheal Leonard (PF) Adam Whitley | |
| 15:18 | Dayton | James Kincaid makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | James Kincaid makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:03 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Walter Crews | 9-14 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | John Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Cho | 11-14 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | John Smith gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 14:35 | Dayton | James Kincaid misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Frank Emery - foul #2 on Frank Emery, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Ray (SG), Russell Johnson (PF) William Cho, John Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Adam Whitley (C) Frank Emery, Walter Crews | |
| 14:35 | Dayton | James Kincaid makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 14:35 | Dayton | James Kincaid makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Paul Reese | 13-16 |
| 14:09 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey's pass is intercepted by Robin Belliveau in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg is hacked by Charles Ray - foul #1 on Charles Ray, team foul #2 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Josef Zimmer (SF) Robert Vickrey, James Kincaid | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SF), Walter Crews (C) Donald Massenburg, Adam Whitley | |
| 13:43 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 13-16 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau tips it home | 13-18 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | Charles Ray loses the ball out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Riffe (C) Joseph Rafferty | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (SF) Joseph Ford | |
| 13:14 | Xavier | Paul Reese loses the dribble to Josef Zimmer | 13-18 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Bryce Willey misses long on a jumper from the left side | 13-18 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Walter Crews comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 13-18 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Danny Riffe gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 12:26 | Dayton | Danny Riffe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (PG), James Kincaid (SG), John Smith (PF) Bryce Willey, Charles Ray, Russell Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Whitley (PF), Marvin Duda (C) Micheal Leonard, Walter Crews | |
| 12:08 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Marvin Duda grabs the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:52 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 11:50 | Dayton | John Smith snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Vickrey (fresh) SG - James Kincaid (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Josef Zimmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Riffe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robin Belliveau (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marvin Duda (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer's floater is tipped away by Marvin Duda | 13-18 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Danny Riffe tips it back up and in | 15-18 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 11:38 | Dayton | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:20 | Dayton | James Kincaid misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 11:11 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Reese | 15-21 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey misses short on a shot from the left side | 15-21 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Danny Riffe tips it in | 17-21 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Kincaid - foul #1 on James Kincaid, team foul #3 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Charles Ray (SG), Russell Johnson (PF), Joseph Rafferty (C) Robert Vickrey, Josef Zimmer, John Smith, Danny Riffe | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG), Micheal Leonard (PF), Walter Crews (C) Paul Reese, Adam Whitley, Marvin Duda | |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Joseph Ford is called for the reach on Charles Ray - foul #1 on Joseph Ford, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Cho (SF) James Kincaid | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG) Donald Massenburg | |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Bryce Willey | 19-23 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Joseph Ford clanks a 3 from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Bryce Willey pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Charles Ray loses the ball out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Whitley (SF) Joseph Ford | |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Paul Reese is hacked by Russell Johnson - foul #1 on Russell Johnson, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (SF) Adam Whitley | |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau loses the dribble to Russell Johnson | 19-23 |
| 09:15 | Dayton | William Cho is denied on a layup by Micheal Leonard | 19-23 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Paul Reese can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg snags the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Paul Reese hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Massenburg | 19-26 |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Bryce Willey travels with the ball | 19-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (PG), James Kincaid (SG), Josef Zimmer (SF), John Smith (PF), Danny Riffe (C) Bryce Willey, Charles Ray, William Cho, Russell Johnson, Joseph Rafferty | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (PG), Adam Whitley (SF) Paul Reese, Donald Massenburg | |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Adam Whitley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robin Belliveau | 19-28 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | James Kincaid is hacked by Adam Whitley - foul #1 on Adam Whitley, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robert Stewart (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF) Joseph Ford, Robin Belliveau, Adam Whitley | |
| 07:40 | Dayton | James Kincaid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (SG), Adam Whitley (PF) Robert Stewart, Micheal Leonard | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Vickrey (fresh) SG - James Kincaid (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Josef Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Riffe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robin Belliveau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Massenburg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Adam Whitley misses the dunk attempt | 19-28 |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Danny Riffe grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | James Kincaid comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-28 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Adam Whitley gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robin Belliveau | 19-31 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Danny Riffe connects on the shot from the left side | 21-31 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | John Smith steps in front of the Walter Crews pass | 21-31 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Paul Reese takes the ball from Danny Riffe | 21-31 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Paul Reese lays it in | 21-33 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | James Kincaid's floater is tipped away by Walter Crews | 21-33 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the board | 21-33 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Adam Whitley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Adam Whitley, team foul #7 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Charles Ray (SG), William Cho (SF), Russell Johnson (PF), Joseph Rafferty (C) Robert Vickrey, James Kincaid, Josef Zimmer, John Smith, Danny Riffe | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Joseph Ford (SF), Micheal Leonard (PF), Marvin Duda (C) Robin Belliveau, Donald Massenburg, Adam Whitley, Walter Crews | |
| 05:19 | Dayton | William Cho comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #1 on Robert Stewart, team foul #8 | 21-33 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | William Cho misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | William Cho misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Johnson | 21-33 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | William Cho throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (SF) Robert Stewart | |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Joseph Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Stewart (SG), Robin Belliveau (SF), Walter Crews (C) Joseph Ford, Donald Massenburg, Marvin Duda | |
| 04:31 | Dayton | Russell Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Ray | 23-33 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Paul Reese hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Stewart | 23-35 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Bryce Willey slams it home and he's hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #2 on Robert Stewart, team foul #9 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG), Donald Massenburg (SF) Robert Stewart, Robin Belliveau | |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Bryce Willey makes the free throw | 26-35 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Paul Reese hits a floater from the right wing set up by Donald Massenburg | 26-37 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Charles Ray lays it in set up by Bryce Willey | 28-37 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Paul Reese is hacked by Charles Ray - foul #2 on Charles Ray, team foul #5 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (PG), Josef Zimmer (SF), John Smith (C) Bryce Willey, William Cho, Joseph Rafferty | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Adam Whitley (C) Paul Reese, Joseph Ford, Walter Crews | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Vickrey (fresh) SG - Charles Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josef Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Belliveau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Emery (fresh) SF - Donald Massenburg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Micheal Leonard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Robin Belliveau is hacked by Charles Ray - foul #3 on Charles Ray, team foul #6 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Kincaid (SG), Danny Riffe (C) Charles Ray, Russell Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG) Donald Massenburg | |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Frank Emery knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Danny Riffe is whistled for traveling | 28-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Massenburg (SF) Paul Reese | |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Donald Massenburg hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robin Belliveau | 28-43 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Micheal Leonard swats the short shot by John Smith | 28-43 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Josef Zimmer | 28-43 |
| 02:00 | Dayton | Danny Riffe misses short on a jumper in the lane | 28-43 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard grabs the board | 28-43 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Adam Whitley is called for traveling | 28-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Russell Johnson (PF), Joseph Rafferty (C) Robert Vickrey, John Smith, Danny Riffe | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Walter Crews (C) Robin Belliveau, Donald Massenburg | |
| 01:32 | Dayton | Bryce Willey misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 28-43 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Micheal Leonard snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | James Kincaid grabs the board | 28-43 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Paul Reese is called for the reach on Bryce Willey - foul #1 on Paul Reese, team foul #10 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (SG), William Cho (SF) James Kincaid, Josef Zimmer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG), Donald Massenburg (SF) Paul Reese, Micheal Leonard | |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Bryce Willey misses the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Bryce Willey misses the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Adam Whitley pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Rafferty - foul #1 on Joseph Rafferty, team foul #7 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG) Donald Massenburg | |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Russell Johnson gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | William Cho hits a 3 from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Paul Reese comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Walter Crews hits the follow up shot | 31-45 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | William Cho can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 31-45 |