| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - William Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) SG - Darrell Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Soo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Ronald Brown inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jimmie Lyon | 41-34 |
| 19:26 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | Henry Boggs grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-34 |
| 19:03 | Dayton | Henry Boggs snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 18:45 | Dayton | Richard Smith picks off the pass by Darrell Cunningham | 41-34 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Smith | 43-34 |
| 18:22 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Jay Soo tips it but misses | 43-34 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Ronald Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-34 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon tips it in | 45-34 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 45-34 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-34 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Jay Soo comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF), Warren Ruck (PF) Ronald Brown, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (SG), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Darrell Cunningham, Henry Boggs | |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Jay Soo makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Jay Soo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Warren Ruck knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 47-36 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren's fadeaway is rejected by Warren Ruck | 47-36 |
| 16:35 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn gets the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | Marcus Stout is fouled on the floor by Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Smith, William Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG), Andrew Beard (SG), Sammy Larry (C) Carlos Kelly, Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo | |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Marcus Stout is hacked by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham (SG), Henry Boggs (C) Derek Blank, Andrew Beard | |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Warren Ruck - foul #2 on Warren Ruck, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the board | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marcus Stout (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sammy Larry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Warren Ruck drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Brown | 49-36 |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Ronald Brown swats the short shot by Marcus Stout | 49-36 |
| 15:36 | Dayton | Marcus Stout grabs the offensive board | 49-36 |
| 15:30 | Dayton | Sammy Larry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Sammy Larry, team foul #1 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG) Sammy Larry | |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is whistled for traveling | 49-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Smith (SG), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Boettcher, Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 14:56 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn misses the tip | 49-36 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | William Smith can't connect on a runner from the left block | 49-36 |
| 14:30 | Dayton | Marcus Stout grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Richard Smith takes the ball from Edwin Wilbourn | 49-36 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Richard Smith is called for traveling | 49-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Ronald Brown, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (SG), Timothy Lundgren (SF), Jay Soo (PF), Sammy Larry (C) Darrell Cunningham, Marcus Stout, Edwin Wilbourn, Henry Boggs | |
| 13:37 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-39 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-39 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Sammy Larry gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Jay Soo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG) Carlos Kelly | |
| 12:36 | Xavier | Tracy Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 12:34 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it but misses | 49-39 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | William Smith tips it back up and in | 51-39 |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | William Smith snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Timothy Lundgren is called for the reach on Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Timothy Lundgren, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Vyacheslav Buczynski, William Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham (SG), Henry Boggs (C) Andrew Beard, Sammy Larry | |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the shot from the left side | 51-39 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jay Soo | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marcus Stout (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Soo (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Dayton | Marcus Stout is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Marcus Stout, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG) Marcus Stout | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Tracy Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-39 |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Lawrence Moffett is called for the reach on Carlos Kelly - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn (PF) Jay Soo | |
| 10:58 | Dayton | Henry Boggs can't throw it down | 54-39 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Ronald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Richard Smith comes up short on the floater from close range | 54-39 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the offensive board | 54-39 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Timothy Lundgren picks off the pass by Richard Smith | 54-39 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Lawrence Moffett, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (SF), Jay Soo (PF) Timothy Lundgren, Henry Boggs | |
| 09:52 | Dayton | Jay Soo scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Edwin Wilbourn | 54-41 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:16 | Dayton | Vyacheslav Buczynski blocks the short jumper by Jay Soo | 57-41 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Smith | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon scores on a shot from the left wing | 59-41 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Marcus Stout misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #4 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #7 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF) Richard Smith, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (SG), Sammy Larry (SF), Henry Boggs (C) Carlos Kelly, Darrell Cunningham, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Marcus Stout misses the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Marcus Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 08:18 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jimmie Lyon | 62-42 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Henry Boggs connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Jay Soo | 62-44 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Marcus Stout - foul #4 on Marcus Stout, team foul #4 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren (SF) Jay Soo | |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 07:48 | Dayton | Sammy Larry grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marcus Stout (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Beard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammy Larry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Boggs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Marcus Stout | 62-46 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jimmie Lyon | 64-46 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Jimmie Lyon is called for the reach on Marcus Stout - foul #4 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #8 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Vyacheslav Buczynski, William Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham (SG), Edwin Wilbourn (PF) Andrew Beard, Sammy Larry | |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Marcus Stout makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Marcus Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Lawrence Moffett is blocked by Henry Boggs | 64-48 |
| 06:25 | Dayton | Henry Boggs pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Henry Boggs double dribbles | 64-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG), Jay Soo (PF) Marcus Stout, Henry Boggs | |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Brown and he's hacked by Carlos Kelly - foul #2 on Carlos Kelly, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the free throw | 67-48 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-48 |
| 05:25 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-48 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon grabs the offensive board | 67-48 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | William Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jimmie Lyon | 69-48 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Warren Ruck swats the short shot by Timothy Lundgren | 69-48 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the defensive board | 69-48 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Ronald Brown knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 71-48 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Edwin Wilbourn | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Warren Ruck clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Edwin Wilbourn - foul #2 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #6 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Smith, Ronald Brown, William Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG), Andrew Beard (SG), Marcus Stout (SF), Philip Bailey (PF), Sammy Larry (C) Carlos Kelly, Darrell Cunningham, Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Derek Blank (fresh) SG - Andrew Beard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marcus Stout (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Philip Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sammy Larry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Marcus Stout is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Lyon - foul #5 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #9 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), William Smith (C) Jimmie Lyon, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Marcus Stout misses the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett grabs the defensive rebound | 73-50 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tracy Williams | 76-50 |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Sammy Larry blows the layup but the foul's on William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #10 | 76-50 |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Sammy Larry misses the 1st free throw | 76-50 |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Sammy Larry misses the 2nd free throw | 76-50 |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Philip Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-50 |
| 02:28 | Dayton | Andrew Beard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-50 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 76-50 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Derek Blank steals it from Tracy Williams | 76-50 |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Philip Bailey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-50 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 76-50 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-50 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Marcus Stout pulls down the rebound | 76-50 |
| 01:20 | Dayton | Lawrence Moffett steals the ball from Andrew Beard | 76-50 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-50 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | Sammy Larry gets the rebound | 76-50 |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Andrew Beard loses the dribble to William Smith | 76-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski travels with the ball | 76-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (SF) Richard Boettcher, Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn (PF) Philip Bailey | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Andrew Beard misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 76-50 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski snags the defensive board | 76-50 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Tracy Williams runs out the clock | 76-50 |