| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 31-38 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn snags the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 19:21 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 31-38 |
| 19:20 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Crumpton | 31-38 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | Edward Delaney is called for the reach on Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #2 on Edward Delaney, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Chen Xiang and he's fouled by Clarence Nichols - foul #1 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Edward Delaney tips it but misses | 34-38 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is hacked by Clarence Nichols - foul #2 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| 18:04 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Armstrong - foul #3 on Paul Armstrong, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (SF) Paul Armstrong | |
| 18:04 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:04 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gilberto Rizzo | 35-38 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Edward Delaney drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 17:24 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Edward Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:06 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses the shot from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 17:04 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:44 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga is whistled for traveling | 35-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Willis Conner (SF) Ivan Danowski, Joseph Crumpton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), George Flynn (SG), Percy Young (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Michael Addison, Clarence Nichols, Edward Delaney, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Stephen Evans can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 16:34 | Dayton | Willis Conner grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 16:18 | Dayton | Willis Conner loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Percy Young misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Willis Conner grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Eldon Fox drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Chen Xiang | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Percy Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vernon Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Percy Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Jeremy Dickerson (PF), Clark Wood (C) Chen Xiang, Dikembe Alvarenga, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), Paul Armstrong (SF) Stephen Evans, Percy Young | |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson clanks a jumper from close range | 38-40 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | George Flynn grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Clark Wood snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Vernon Clark is called for the reach on Eldon Fox - foul #2 on Vernon Clark, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF) Willis Conner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG), Edward Delaney (PF) George Flynn, Edwin Hayles | |
| 15:01 | Dayton | Clark Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Danowski | 38-40 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-40 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Edward Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Addison | 38-42 |
| 14:02 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Edward Delaney - foul #3 on Edward Delaney, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Eldon Fox, Clark Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Michael Addison, Vernon Clark | |
| 13:44 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Clarence Nichols - foul #3 on Clarence Nichols, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| 13:44 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:44 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Edward Delaney hits a jumper from close range | 40-44 |
| 13:08 | Dayton | Stephen Evans takes the ball from Dikembe Alvarenga | 40-44 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo is called for 3 seconds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Clark Wood (PF) Ivan Danowski, Joseph Crumpton, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), George Flynn (SG), Edwin Hayles (SF), Percy Young (PF) Stephen Evans, Clarence Nichols, Paul Armstrong, Edward Delaney | |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vernon Clark (PF) Percy Young | |
| 12:18 | Xavier | George Flynn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eldon Fox - foul #2 on Eldon Fox, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (C) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Xavier | Percy Young (PF) Gilberto Rizzo | |
| 12:18 | Xavier | George Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | George Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Willis Conner comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Edwin Hayles - foul #3 on Edwin Hayles, team foul #8 | 40-46 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Willis Conner misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Willis Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willis Conner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Wood (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Hayles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Percy Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vernon Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Michael Addison connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Flynn | 41-49 |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Eldon Fox can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-49 |
| 11:25 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Percy Young can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 41-49 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Vernon Clark tips it home | 41-51 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Eldon Fox misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-51 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Edmund Hagedorn | 41-51 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Willis Conner drills a jump hook in the paint | 43-51 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Jeremy Dickerson (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Chen Xiang, Willis Conner, Clark Wood, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) George Flynn, Edwin Hayles, Percy Young, Vernon Clark | |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Paul Armstrong is called for the reach on Joseph Crumpton - foul #4 on Paul Armstrong, team foul #9 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Evans (PG), Edwin Hayles (SF) Michael Addison, Paul Armstrong | |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Stephen Evans is fouled on the floor by Joseph Crumpton - foul #1 on Joseph Crumpton, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Edwin Hayles double dribbles | 45-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG) Eldon Fox | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Chen Xiang connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Alvarenga | 47-51 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-51 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Chen Xiang is hacked by Stephen Evans - foul #1 on Stephen Evans, team foul #10 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Addison (PG), George Flynn (SF), Vernon Clark (C) Stephen Evans, Edwin Hayles, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Vernon Clark loses the dribble to Ivan Danowski | 49-51 |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski can't finish the layup | 49-51 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Chen Xiang tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Flynn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Vernon Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Chen Xiang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Willis Conner (SF), Clark Wood (PF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Chen Xiang, Joseph Crumpton, Jeremy Dickerson, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Armstrong (SF), Percy Young (PF) Clarence Nichols, Edward Delaney | |
| 07:05 | Xavier | George Flynn hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | George Flynn is called for the reach on Eldon Fox - foul #2 on George Flynn, team foul #11 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG) Ivan Danowski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edwin Hayles (C) Vernon Clark | |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Eldon Fox misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong connects on the 3 from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Eldon Fox misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-57 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Michael Addison comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Clark Wood gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edmund Hagedorn | 55-57 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Jeremy Dickerson (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Eldon Fox, Willis Conner, Clark Wood, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG), Edward Delaney (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) George Flynn, Percy Young, Edwin Hayles | |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Edward Delaney hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Michael Addison and the foul's on Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #2 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG) Chen Xiang | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-59 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Edward Delaney pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols double dribbles | 55-59 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski | 57-59 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | The short jumper by Paul Armstrong is denied by Dikembe Alvarenga | 57-59 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Addison (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clarence Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses badly on a floater from the left side | 57-59 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson is hacked by Gilberto Rizzo - foul #3 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #12 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (PG) Eldon Fox | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Paul Armstrong loses the dribble to Dikembe Alvarenga | 58-59 |
| 02:35 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga slams it home | 60-59 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeremy Dickerson - foul #4 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willis Conner (SF), Clark Wood (PF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Joseph Crumpton, Jeremy Dickerson, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG), Edwin Hayles (SF), Percy Young (PF), Vernon Clark (C) Clarence Nichols, Paul Armstrong, Edward Delaney, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Michael Addison misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Percy Young gets the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | George Flynn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Clark Wood grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF), Jeremy Dickerson (PF), Dikembe Alvarenga (C) Willis Conner, Clark Wood, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Nichols (SG), Paul Armstrong (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) George Flynn, Edwin Hayles, Percy Young, Vernon Clark | |
| 01:49 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 60-59 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Edward Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses short on a shot in the lane | 60-59 |
| 01:38 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 60-59 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Edward Delaney snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Addison | 60-62 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson gets the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Xavier | The short jumper by Gilberto Rizzo is denied by Jeremy Dickerson | 62-62 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 62-62 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Clarence Nichols tips it back up and in | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 62-64 |