| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) SG - Derek Blank (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) PF - Jay Soo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge inbounds the ball | 36-14 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-14 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Jay Soo snags the defensive board | 36-14 |
| 19:32 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly is hacked by Casey Streitenberge - foul #2 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #1 | 36-14 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Casey Streitenberge steals the ball from Jay Soo | 36-14 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-14 |
| 18:53 | Dayton | Jay Soo gets the rebound | 36-14 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren lays it in and he's hacked by Casey Streitenberge - foul #3 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #2 | 36-16 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren misses the free throw | 36-16 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the defensive board | 36-16 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:18 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-16 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher tips it back up and in | 38-16 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Jay Soo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Casey Streitenberge - foul #4 on Casey Streitenberge, team foul #3 | 38-16 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SF) Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Jay Soo makes the 1st free throw | 38-17 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Jay Soo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-18 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Edwin Wilbourn - foul #3 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #1 | 38-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Sammy Larry (C) Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 1st free throw | 38-18 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 39-18 |
| 17:42 | Dayton | Richard Smith takes the ball from Sammy Larry | 39-18 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Warren Ruck scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Richard Smith | 41-18 |
| 17:14 | Dayton | Jay Soo scores on a jump hook near the basket | 41-20 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Tracy Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-20 |
| 16:27 | Dayton | Sammy Larry misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-20 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher pulls down the rebound | 44-20 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the lay-in | 44-20 |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Jay Soo grabs the board | 44-20 |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren misses short on a floater from close range | 44-20 |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Sammy Larry tips it back up and in | 44-22 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tracy Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) SG - Derek Blank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Soo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Sammy Larry (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 46-22 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Jay Soo comes up short on the floater from the right block | 46-22 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski pulls down the rebound | 46-22 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-22 |
| 15:00 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Carlos Kelly | 46-22 |
| 14:56 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren clanks a jump hook near the basket | 46-22 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Warren Ruck snags the defensive board | 46-22 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Jay Soo steals it from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 46-22 |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren is fouled on the floor by Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #4 | 46-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Mark Thomas (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Richard Boettcher, Tracy Williams, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (PG), Gary Berges (SG), Philip Bailey (SF), Nelson Wilkens (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Carlos Kelly, Derek Blank, Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo, Sammy Larry | |
| 14:02 | Dayton | Philip Bailey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-22 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens snags the offensive board | 46-22 |
| 13:47 | Dayton | Andrew Beard is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-22 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Richard Smith blows the dunk but the foul's on Gary Berges - foul #1 on Gary Berges, team foul #2 | 46-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF) Vule Zimmer | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-22 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-22 |
| 13:20 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens pulls down the rebound | 47-22 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens drills a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #5 | 47-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG) Philip Bailey | |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens makes the free throw | 47-25 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-25 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Gary Berges | 47-25 |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Gary Berges's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Thomas | 47-25 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer snags the defensive board | 47-25 |
| 12:12 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 47-25 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens grabs the board | 47-25 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens loses the dribble to Dikembe Banda | 47-25 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Vule Zimmer (fresh) SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) SG - Andrew Beard (fresh) SF - Gary Berges (fresh) PF - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge's layup is rejected by Edwin Wilbourn | 47-25 |
| 11:25 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Nelson Wilkens | 47-25 |
| 11:10 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Thomas | 47-25 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the board | 47-25 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Mark Thomas, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (SG), Timothy Lundgren (SF), Jay Soo (PF), Sammy Larry (C) Andrew Beard, Gary Berges, Nelson Wilkens, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-25 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the rebound | 47-25 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Warren Ruck knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 49-25 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Derek Blank | 49-27 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge lays it in on a nice dish by Warren Ruck | 51-27 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Vyacheslav Buczynski blocks the short jumper by Derek Blank | 51-27 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | Jay Soo grabs the offensive board | 51-27 |
| 08:55 | Dayton | Sammy Larry can't finish the layup | 51-27 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Warren Ruck pulls down the rebound | 51-27 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge is fouled on the floor by Timothy Lundgren - foul #3 on Timothy Lundgren, team foul #3 | 51-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Mark Thomas (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (PG), Gary Berges (SG), Philip Bailey (PF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Carlos Kelly, Derek Blank, Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo | |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Richard Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 53-27 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Andrew Beard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-27 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda gets the rebound | 53-27 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dikembe Banda | 56-27 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Beard (fresh) SG - Gary Berges (fresh) SF - Sammy Larry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Philip Bailey (fresh) C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Dayton | Gary Berges is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Berges, team foul #4 | 56-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Tracy Williams, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tracy Smith (PG) Sammy Larry | |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer is whistled for traveling | 56-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Mark Thomas | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:38 | Dayton | Vyacheslav Buczynski swats the layup by Philip Bailey | 56-27 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Andrew Beard tips it in | 56-29 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 58-29 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-29 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 58-29 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 58-29 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the follow up shot | 60-29 |
| 05:27 | Dayton | Warren Ruck swats the short shot by Nelson Wilkens | 60-29 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Buczynski | 60-29 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Richard Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 60-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Mark Thomas (PF), Dikembe Banda (C) Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Dayton | Sammy Larry (PF) Philip Bailey | |
| 05:14 | Dayton | Gary Berges can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-29 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda snags the defensive board | 60-29 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Richard Smith scores on a jump hook near the basket | 62-29 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-29 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Mark Thomas snags the defensive board | 62-29 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the shot from the right block | 62-29 |
| 04:00 | Dayton | Sammy Larry grabs the defensive rebound | 62-29 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Tracy Smith is fouled on the floor by Richard Boettcher - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #7 | 62-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Smith, Mark Thomas, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Dayton | Philip Bailey (PF) Nelson Wilkens | |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Tracy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-29 |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Sammy Larry gets the offensive rebound | 62-29 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Tracy Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-29 |
| 03:29 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Sammy Larry | 62-29 |
| 03:15 | Dayton | Sammy Larry makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-31 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tracy Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Andrew Beard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Berges (fairly fresh) PF - Philip Bailey (fresh) C - Sammy Larry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 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) | |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is fouled on the floor by Tracy Smith - foul #1 on Tracy Smith, team foul #5 | 62-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens (C) Tracy Smith | |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tracy Williams | 64-31 |
| 02:19 | Dayton | Andrew Beard double dribbles | 64-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF) Casey Streitenberge | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher scores on a shot from close range set up by Vule Zimmer | 66-31 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Sammy Larry drills a 3 from the left wing | 66-34 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Warren Ruck drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Vule Zimmer | 68-34 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Warren Ruck is called for the reach on Philip Bailey - foul #2 on Warren Ruck, team foul #8 | 68-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF) Tracy Williams, Vule Zimmer | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Philip Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 68-35 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Philip Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 68-35 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the rebound | 68-35 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the easy layup but the foul's on Nelson Wilkens - foul #2 on Nelson Wilkens, team foul #6 | 68-35 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 69-35 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 2nd free throw | 69-35 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Gary Berges snags the defensive board | 69-35 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Philip Bailey makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-38 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Nelson Wilkens - foul #3 on Nelson Wilkens, team foul #7 | 69-38 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 1st free throw | 69-38 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 70-38 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Vyacheslav Buczynski picks off the pass by Philip Bailey | 70-38 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher runs out the clock | 70-38 |