| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Fralick (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Karl Buckingham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Christopher Caley travels with the ball | 37-37 |
| 19:20 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Martin Clark gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | John Lambert steals it from Kevin Claar in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 18:53 | Dayton | Christopher Caley steals it from Francisco Mendez | 37-37 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 18:31 | Dayton | Charles Fralick grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 18:25 | Dayton | Charles Fralick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Comacho (C) Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Kevin Claar, Tracey Williamson, Karl Buckingham, Martin Clark | |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor scores on a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Jason Bluford - foul #2 on Jason Bluford, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Robert Dike (PF) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, James Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Parker (SG) Christopher Caley | |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | James Arechiga connects on the shot in the paint set up by Jason Bluford and he's fouled by Matthew Taylor - foul #1 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi (SF) Matthew Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Martin Clark (C) Jason Bluford | |
| 17:25 | Xavier | James Arechiga makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Robert Dike hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on James Arechiga - foul #3 on James Arechiga, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF) Philip McQuay, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga | |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Robert Dike misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:48 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson is hacked by Danny Kobayashi - foul #1 on Danny Kobayashi, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), Charles Fralick (C) Kevin Joseph, Arthur Miller, Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:34 | Xavier | Kevin Claar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Francisco Mendez - foul #1 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Brown (PF) Robert Dike | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Jason Bluford (C) Ronald Parker, Martin Clark | |
| 16:34 | Xavier | Kevin Claar makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:34 | Xavier | Kevin Claar misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:34 | Dayton | James Brown gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson misses long on a floater from close range | 41-41 |
| 16:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Danny Kobayashi | 41-41 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Tracey Williamson steps in front of the John Lambert pass in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham loses the ball out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Robert Dike (C) John Lambert, Danny Kobayashi, Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF) Kevin Claar, Tracey Williamson, Karl Buckingham | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Dike (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Philip McQuay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Arechiga (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Bluford (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Richard Frese's floater is tipped away by James Arechiga | 41-41 |
| 15:26 | Xavier | James Arechiga pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Jason Bluford misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | James Brown snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:52 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Robert Dike snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | James Brown misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 41-41 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Thomas Rogers | 41-41 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Philip McQuay is hacked by Arthur Miller - foul #2 on Arthur Miller, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG), John Lambert (SG), Scott Comacho (PF), Charles Fralick (C) Francisco Mendez, Arthur Miller, James Brown, Robert Dike | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Parker (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF), Martin Clark (C) Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga, Jason Bluford | |
| 13:50 | Xavier | Philip McQuay is hacked by Scott Comacho - foul #2 on Scott Comacho, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG) Philip McQuay | |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Kevin Joseph takes the ball from Tracey Williamson | 41-41 |
| 13:10 | Dayton | Scott Comacho clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Martin Clark | 41-41 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Frese - foul #4 on Richard Frese, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SF), Robert Donovan (PF) Richard Frese, Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), James Arechiga (PF) Kevin Claar, Karl Buckingham | |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor hits a jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Matthew Taylor steals the ball from Philip McQuay | 43-43 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Robert Donovan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Joseph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Donovan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Comacho (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Philip McQuay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Parker (fairly fresh) SF - Tracey Williamson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Arechiga (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Philip McQuay connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Arechiga | 45-45 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor loses the dribble to Ronald Parker | 45-45 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Ronald Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-45 |
| 10:37 | Xavier | Martin Clark grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Philip McQuay knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Parker | 45-48 |
| 10:15 | Dayton | John Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Danny Kobayashi (SF), James Brown (PF), Charles Fralick (C) Kevin Joseph, John Lambert, Matthew Taylor, Robert Donovan, Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Philip McQuay, Ronald Parker, Tracey Williamson, James Arechiga, Martin Clark | |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Christopher Caley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Fralick - foul #1 on Charles Fralick, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:24 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 09:23 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Christopher Caley is hacked by Danny Kobayashi - foul #2 on Danny Kobayashi, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Christopher Caley buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Karl Buckingham | 45-54 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Kevin Claar picks off the pass by Francisco Mendez in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Kevin Claar misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-54 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers grabs the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Caley | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:50 | Dayton | James Brown is hacked by Thomas Rogers - foul #1 on Thomas Rogers, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (PG), John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Robert Dike (PF) Francisco Mendez, Arthur Miller, Danny Kobayashi, James Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), James Mahoney (SG), Gerry Carley (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Martin Clark (C) Kevin Claar, Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham, Jason Bluford | |
| 07:40 | Dayton | The short jumper by Charles Fralick is denied by James Arechiga | 45-56 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Robert Dike tips it home | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Fralick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Philip McQuay (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Mahoney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerry Carley (fresh) PF - James Arechiga (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Martin Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Xavier | John Lambert is called for the reach on Gerry Carley - foul #1 on John Lambert, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Donovan (C) Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:33 | Xavier | Gerry Carley misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Robert Dike pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses badly on a shot in the lane | 47-56 |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Gerry Carley gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Philip McQuay connects on the jumper from the right wing | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:19 | Dayton | John Lambert makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Frese | 49-58 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Philip McQuay makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Gerry Carley | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:38 | Dayton | John Lambert hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor tips it back up and in | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Xavier | James Arechiga makes the shot from the baseline | 51-63 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), James Brown (PF), Charles Fralick (C) Matthew Taylor, Robert Dike, Robert Donovan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Philip McQuay, James Mahoney, Gerry Carley, James Arechiga, Martin Clark | |
| 05:12 | Dayton | The short jumper by Charles Fralick is denied by Karl Buckingham | 51-63 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Christopher Caley drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Claar | 51-65 |
| 04:42 | Dayton | James Brown is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Christopher Caley snags the defensive board | 51-65 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), Scott Comacho (C) John Lambert, Charles Fralick | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Tracey Williamson picks off the pass by Richard Frese | 51-65 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Caley | 51-67 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | James Brown scores on a shot near the basket set up by Richard Frese | 53-67 |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Richard Frese is called for the reach on Karl Buckingham - foul #5 on Richard Frese, team foul #10 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG), John Lambert (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), Robert Dike (PF) Francisco Mendez, Arthur Miller, Richard Frese, James Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (PG), Ronald Parker (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (C) Kevin Claar, Christopher Caley, Tracey Williamson, Jason Bluford | |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Philip McQuay (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Karl Buckingham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Arechiga (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Robert Dike misses the fadeaway from the left side | 53-69 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Ronald Parker | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-71 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), Robert Donovan (C) John Lambert, Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | Xavier | Martin Clark (C) Karl Buckingham | |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Philip McQuay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-71 |
| 02:21 | Dayton | Robert Donovan pulls down the rebound | 53-71 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Kevin Joseph knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Miller | 56-71 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Philip McQuay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 01:47 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor pulls down the rebound | 56-71 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Arthur Miller travels in the backcourt | 56-71 |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Comacho (C) Robert Donovan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF) Philip McQuay, Ronald Parker, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Christopher Caley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-71 |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Kevin Claar hits the follow up shot | 56-73 |
| 01:19 | Dayton | Arthur Miller loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-73 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Christopher Caley connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Martin Clark | 56-76 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Arthur Miller hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Matthew Taylor | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Kevin Claar buries a jumper from the left wing | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Scott Comacho hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-78 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Martin Clark | 58-78 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Kevin Claar runs out the clock | 58-78 |