| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Pauls (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Myles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Chester Guinan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Chester Guinan inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 24-30 |
| 19:31 | Dayton | Michael Mello is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Baumgart - foul #3 on Danny Baumgart, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Roberto Marino (SG), John Owens (PF), Lee Byerly (C) Michael Mello, David Thomas, Ryan Pauls, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG) Danny Baumgart | |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Angel Herrera is whistled for a carry | 24-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Troy Hsu (PF), Robert Myles (C) John Owens, Lee Byerly | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Powell (SG), John Owens (PF), Lee Byerly (C) Roberto Marino, Troy Hsu, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Oscar Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Roberto Marino (SG), Troy Hsu (SF) Edmund Powell, Oscar Morgan | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Randy Russell misses the easy layup | 24-30 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | Lee Byerly snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 18:25 | Dayton | Lee Byerly clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Johnny Anderson - foul #3 on Johnny Anderson, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Powell (SG), Oscar Morgan (SF) Roberto Marino, Troy Hsu | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield (C) Johnny Anderson | |
| 18:25 | Dayton | Lee Byerly misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:25 | Dayton | Lee Byerly misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield lays it in on a nice dish by Chester Guinan | 24-32 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | Oscar Morgan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Randy Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield blows the layup but he's hacked by Oscar Morgan - foul #2 on Oscar Morgan, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), David Thomas (SG), Troy Hsu (SF), Robert Myles (C) Angel Herrera, Edmund Powell, Oscar Morgan, Lee Byerly | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Ronald Hutchinson steals it from David Thomas | 24-34 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | David Thomas is called for the reach on Bryan Rogers - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Roberto Marino (SG), Oscar Morgan (SF), Ryan Pauls (PF) David Thomas, Troy Hsu, John Owens | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Chester Guinan clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Robert Myles gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 16:11 | Dayton | Oscar Morgan throws it down set up by Roberto Marino | 26-34 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Chester Guinan can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Robert Myles - foul #1 on Robert Myles, team foul #3 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), David Thomas (SG), Joseph Brenowitz (SF), John Owens (PF), Lee Byerly (C) Michael Mello, Roberto Marino, Oscar Morgan, Ryan Pauls, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Philip Warrior (SG), Johnny Anderson (C) Ronald Hutchinson, Bryan Rogers, Randy Russell | |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Chester Guinan makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Chester Guinan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Angel Herrera (fresh) SG - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brenowitz (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Owens (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lee Byerly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Warrior (fresh) SF - Chester Guinan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Mansfield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:27 | Dayton | David Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | David Thomas steals the ball from Chester Guinan | 26-36 |
| 14:54 | Dayton | John Owens banks in the layup set up by David Thomas | 28-36 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Danny Baumgart, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Edmund Powell (SG), Troy Hsu (PF), Robert Myles (C) Angel Herrera, David Thomas, John Owens, Lee Byerly | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (PG), Robert Boyd (PF) Danny Baumgart, Ronald Mansfield | |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Michael Mello can't finish the layup | 28-36 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Chester Guinan pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson clanks a jumper from the left side | 28-36 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Guinan | 28-36 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Robert Boyd is blocked by Robert Myles | 28-36 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Robert Boyd misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-36 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Troy Hsu pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Edmund Powell connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Mello | 30-36 |
| 12:46 | Xavier | Chester Guinan can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 30-36 |
| 12:44 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joseph Brenowitz | 30-36 |
| 12:32 | Dayton | Michael Mello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), David Thomas (SG), John Owens (PF), Lee Byerly (C) Michael Mello, Edmund Powell, Troy Hsu, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Randy Russell (PF) Philip Warrior, Robert Boyd | |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson is hacked by Lee Byerly - foul #1 on Lee Byerly, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield (C) Johnny Anderson | |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the fadeaway from the left block | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Angel Herrera (fresh) SG - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brenowitz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Byerly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Guinan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Mansfield (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Dayton | Joseph Brenowitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Roberto Marino (SG) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-38 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield misses the tip | 30-38 |
| 11:13 | Dayton | Lee Byerly gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Lee Byerly misses long on a floater from the right side | 30-38 |
| 10:50 | Dayton | John Owens tips it back up and in | 32-38 |
| 10:31 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield misses the shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | Randy Russell tips it back up and in | 32-40 |
| 10:15 | Dayton | Lee Byerly connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by John Owens | 34-40 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-40 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield grabs the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 09:23 | Xavier | Randy Russell travels with the ball | 34-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), David Thomas (SG), Ryan Pauls (PF), Robert Myles (C) Angel Herrera, Roberto Marino, John Owens, Lee Byerly | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (SF), Johnny Anderson (C) Chester Guinan, Ronald Mansfield | |
| 09:16 | Dayton | David Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Boyd (PF) Randy Russell | |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-42 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Michael Mello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Owens (PF) Ryan Pauls | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield (PF) Robert Boyd | |
| 08:31 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-42 |
| 08:30 | Dayton | Joseph Brenowitz grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Michael Mello buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Brenowitz | 36-42 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Rogers and the foul's on Robert Myles - foul #2 on Robert Myles, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Powell (SG), Oscar Morgan (SF), Ryan Pauls (PF), Troy Hsu (C) Michael Mello, Joseph Brenowitz, John Owens, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG) Bryan Rogers | |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edmund Powell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Oscar Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ryan Pauls (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Hsu (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Philip Warrior (fresh) PF - Ronald Mansfield (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Oscar Morgan makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edmund Powell | 39-45 |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Danny Baumgart | 39-47 |
| 07:12 | Dayton | Oscar Morgan misses the 3 from straight away | 39-47 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-47 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Oscar Morgan pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Oscar Morgan scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Thomas | 41-47 |
| 05:46 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Roberto Marino (SG), Joseph Brenowitz (SF), John Owens (PF), Robert Myles (C) David Thomas, Edmund Powell, Oscar Morgan, Ryan Pauls, Troy Hsu | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Chester Guinan (SF), Randy Russell (PF) Ronald Hutchinson, Philip Warrior, Ronald Mansfield | |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Brenowitz - foul #4 on Joseph Brenowitz, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Byerly (C) Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart hits a jumpshot from the left side | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:53 | Dayton | Roberto Marino misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Randy Russell snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 04:30 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson clanks a floater from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Chester Guinan hits the follow up shot | 41-51 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Danny Baumgart picks off the pass by Roberto Marino | 41-51 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers is whistled for a carry | 41-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), David Thomas (SG), Robert Myles (C) Michael Mello, Roberto Marino, Lee Byerly | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Angel Herrera (fresh) SG - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Brenowitz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Myles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Guinan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Angel Herrera comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Xavier | Randy Russell misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Robert Myles - foul #3 on Robert Myles, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Edmund Powell (SG) Angel Herrera, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Ronald Mansfield (C) Bryan Rogers, Johnny Anderson | |
| 03:23 | Xavier | Randy Russell makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 03:23 | Xavier | Randy Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | Chester Guinan is called for the reach on Joseph Brenowitz - foul #1 on Chester Guinan, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), David Thomas (SG) Michael Mello, Edmund Powell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Philip Warrior (SF), Robert Boyd (PF) Ronald Hutchinson, Chester Guinan, Randy Russell | |
| 02:31 | Dayton | Robert Myles is hacked by Philip Warrior - foul #1 on Philip Warrior, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG) Angel Herrera | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:03 | Dayton | Joseph Brenowitz is hacked by Ronald Mansfield - foul #1 on Ronald Mansfield, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Edmund Powell (SG), Oscar Morgan (SF), Ryan Pauls (PF), Lee Byerly (C) Michael Mello, David Thomas, Joseph Brenowitz, John Owens, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:41 | Dayton | Danny Baumgart takes the ball from Lee Byerly | 41-53 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Philip Warrior banks in the layup on a nice dish by Danny Baumgart | 41-55 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Lee Byerly misses the easy layup | 41-55 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Oscar Morgan snags the offensive board | 41-55 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Angel Herrera loses the dribble to Bryan Rogers | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Ryan Pauls steps in front of the Philip Warrior pass | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Ryan Pauls can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-55 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Angel Herrera grabs the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Angel Herrera misses short on a shot from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Robert Boyd | 41-55 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart runs out the clock | 41-55 |