| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) SG - Darrell Cunningham (fresh) SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) PF - Jay Soo (fresh) C - Henry Boggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jay Soo 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Jay Soo | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Ronald Brown knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jimmie Lyon and the foul's on Carlos Kelly - foul #1 on Carlos Kelly, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Vyacheslav Buczynski swats the layup by Jay Soo | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Henry Boggs tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses long on a shot from the left side | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to William Smith | 4-3 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Brown and he's fouled by Carlos Kelly - foul #2 on Carlos Kelly, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG) Carlos Kelly | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:16 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Henry Boggs pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:04 | Dayton | Vyacheslav Buczynski steps in front of the Henry Boggs pass | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Darrell Cunningham - foul #1 on Darrell Cunningham, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Henry Boggs misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Henry Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Henry Boggs misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | William Smith is denied on a layup by Henry Boggs | 5-8 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Richard Smith tips it home | 5-10 |
| 16:53 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren misses badly on a floater from close range | 5-10 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Smith | 5-10 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | Richard Smith is called for traveling | 5-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 16:14 | Dayton | Marcus Stout connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Darrell Cunningham | 7-10 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't finish the layup | 7-10 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | William Smith tips it in | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marcus Stout (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darrell Cunningham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Soo (fairly fresh) C - Henry Boggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warren Ruck (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 15:29 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Warren Ruck | 7-12 |
| 15:06 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the easy layup | 7-12 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | Ronald Brown grabs the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Richard Smith can't finish the layup | 7-12 |
| 14:42 | Dayton | Henry Boggs snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Ronald Brown steals it from Jay Soo | 7-12 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Henry Boggs is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #1 on Henry Boggs, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG), Andrew Beard (SG), Sammy Larry (SF), Philip Bailey (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Marcus Stout, Darrell Cunningham, Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo, Henry Boggs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Smith, Ronald Brown, William Smith | |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-12 |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Derek Blank grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Philip Bailey misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-12 |
| 13:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Lawrence Moffett | 7-12 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Philip Bailey gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Derek Blank buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (SF) Philip Bailey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Smith (SG), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Boettcher, Warren Ruck | |
| 12:19 | Dayton | Derek Blank blows the layup | 9-12 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Buczynski | 9-12 |
| 11:52 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett tips it in | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Derek Blank (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Beard (fresh) SF - Marcus Stout (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) C - Sammy Larry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Derek Blank is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie Lyon - foul #1 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham (SG), Timothy Lundgren (SF), Jay Soo (PF), Henry Boggs (C) Derek Blank, Andrew Beard, Edwin Wilbourn, Sammy Larry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Henry Boggs clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 11:24 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 10:54 | Dayton | Marcus Stout gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Jay Soo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits a floater from the baseline | 10-16 |
| 10:06 | Dayton | Marcus Stout misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Smith, Lawrence Moffett, William Smith | |
| 10:06 | Dayton | Marcus Stout makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:06 | Dayton | Marcus Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Warren Ruck hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Jimmie Lyon | 12-18 |
| 09:26 | Dayton | Jay Soo is hacked by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn (C) Henry Boggs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SF) Jimmie Lyon, Ronald Brown | |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Buczynski | 12-18 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 12-21 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Marcus Stout is fouled on the floor by Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #6 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG), Andrew Beard (SG), Sammy Larry (C) Marcus Stout, Darrell Cunningham, Jay Soo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), William Smith (C) Richard Boettcher, Warren Ruck | |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Sammy Larry misses the tip | 12-21 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett grabs the board | 12-21 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 07:57 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Sammy Larry | 12-21 |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn clanks a 3 from straight away | 12-21 |
| 07:31 | Xavier | Richard Smith grabs the board | 12-21 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Derek Blank (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Beard (fresh) SF - Timothy Lundgren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) C - Sammy Larry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Xavier | Tracy Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 12-24 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Derek Blank clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | William Smith gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Tracy Williams hits a 3 from straight away set up by Richard Smith | 12-27 |
| 06:21 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn loses the dribble to Richard Smith | 12-27 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Richard Smith is hacked by Edwin Wilbourn - foul #1 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #5 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG), Darrell Cunningham (SG), Jay Soo (PF), Henry Boggs (C) Derek Blank, Andrew Beard, Timothy Lundgren, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Ronald Brown (SF), Warren Ruck (PF) Tracy Williams, Lawrence Moffett, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-27 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the offensive rebound | 12-27 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Darrell Cunningham - foul #2 on Darrell Cunningham, team foul #6 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (SG), Philip Bailey (SF) Darrell Cunningham, Sammy Larry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 12-28 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 12-29 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 3rd free throw | 12-30 |
| 05:23 | Dayton | Jay Soo knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Henry Boggs and he's hacked by Jimmie Lyon - foul #2 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #7 | 14-30 |
| 05:23 | Dayton | Jay Soo makes the free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the shot from the right side | 15-30 |
| 05:02 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon snags the offensive board | 15-30 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-33 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Andrew Beard can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-33 |
| 04:23 | Dayton | Henry Boggs grabs the offensive rebound | 15-33 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Philip Bailey travels with the ball | 15-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren (SF) Philip Bailey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Lawrence Moffett (C) Richard Boettcher, William Smith | |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Richard Smith buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jimmie Lyon and he's hacked by Timothy Lundgren - foul #1 on Timothy Lundgren, team foul #7 | 15-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG), Darrell Cunningham (SG) Marcus Stout, Andrew Beard | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the free throw | 15-36 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Warren Ruck swats the short shot by Jay Soo | 15-36 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett gets the rebound | 15-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) SG - Darrell Cunningham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay Soo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Boggs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Warren Ruck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses long on a shot from the right wing | 15-36 |
| 03:10 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jay Soo | 15-36 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Jimmie Lyon is called for the reach on Carlos Kelly - foul #3 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #8 | 15-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn (C) Henry Boggs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), William Smith (C) Jimmie Lyon, Ronald Brown, Warren Ruck | |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 16-36 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 16-36 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett snags the defensive board | 16-36 |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski blows the layup | 16-36 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jay Soo | 16-36 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Lawrence Moffett is called for the reach on Timothy Lundgren - foul #2 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #9 | 16-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sammy Larry (C) Jay Soo | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren misses the 1st free throw | 16-36 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 16-36 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Sammy Larry steals it from Lawrence Moffett | 16-36 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Sammy Larry drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Carlos Kelly | 19-36 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Sammy Larry takes the ball from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 19-36 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (SF), Jay Soo (PF), Henry Boggs (C) Timothy Lundgren, Edwin Wilbourn, Sammy Larry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Ronald Brown (SF) Richard Smith, Lawrence Moffett | |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher loses the ball out of bounds | 19-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (C) William Smith | |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Marcus Stout's pass is intercepted by Richard Boettcher | 19-36 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher jams it | 19-38 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Ronald Brown steals the ball from Marcus Stout | 19-38 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the fullcourt shot | 19-38 |