| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Dudek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Vincent Cross (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Griffith (fresh) SF - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) PF - Joshua Monnier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ira Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jonathan Johnson inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Dayton | Ira Kulas makes the runner in the paint set up by Vincent Cross | 25-27 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Cortez Leach hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Lubbers | 27-27 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Vincent Cross misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek knocks in the shot in the lane | 29-27 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Vincent Cross misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Lubbers - foul #2 on David Lubbers, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Vincent Cross makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Vincent Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Vincent Cross picks off the pass by Cortez Leach | 29-28 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Chester Zaborowski steals it from Vincent Cross | 29-28 |
| 17:31 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas lays it in set up by Chester Zaborowski | 31-28 |
| 17:25 | Dayton | Jonathan Johnson scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Monnier | 31-30 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 16:52 | Dayton | Vincent Cross misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-30 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cortez Leach | 33-30 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | David Lubbers drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Thomas | 36-30 |
| 16:14 | Dayton | Vincent Cross scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | David Lubbers clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | Vincent Cross connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cortez Leach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Dudek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Vincent Cross (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Griffith (fairly fresh) SF - Jonathan Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Monnier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ira Kulas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson picks off the pass by Ernest Dudek | 38-35 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | Vincent Cross travels with the ball | 38-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Billy Partlow (SG), William Thornton (SF), David Hoff (PF), Justin Casias (C) David Lubbers, Kevin Thomas, Chester Zaborowski, Cortez Leach, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | Dayton | Erik Ford (PG), Allen Washer (SG), Norman Welsch (SF), Randy Rasmussen (PF), Carl Gross (C) Vincent Cross, Dustin Griffith, Jonathan Johnson, Joshua Monnier, Ira Kulas | |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Michael Ellis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Ellis, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 14:42 | Dayton | Allen Washer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-35 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Carl Gross can't tip it in | 38-35 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | William Thornton gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:34 | Xavier | Erik Ford is called for the reach on Billy Partlow - foul #1 on Erik Ford, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | David Hoff misses the lay-in | 38-35 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Norman Welsch snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Norman Welsch can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-35 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | Michael Ellis snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Michael Ellis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Carl Gross grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 13:20 | Dayton | Allen Washer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-35 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Justin Casias gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Billy Partlow is fouled on the floor by Erik Ford - foul #2 on Erik Ford, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Kevin Thomas (SG), Chester Zaborowski (SF), Ernest Dudek (C) Michael Ellis, Billy Partlow, William Thornton, Justin Casias | |
| Subs | Dayton | Vincent Cross (PG), Dustin Griffith (SG), Jonathan Johnson (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Ira Kulas (C) Erik Ford, Allen Washer, Norman Welsch, Randy Rasmussen, Carl Gross | |
| 12:56 | Xavier | David Lubbers scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | Chester Zaborowski takes the ball from Ira Kulas | 41-35 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski double dribbles | 41-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Cortez Leach (PF) David Hoff | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Dustin Griffith is hacked by David Lubbers - foul #3 on David Lubbers, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 12:06 | Dayton | Jonathan Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 11:50 | Dayton | Vincent Cross comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Dudek (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Vincent Cross (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Griffith (fresh) SF - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Monnier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ira Kulas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski is fouled on the floor by Ira Kulas - foul #3 on Ira Kulas, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Cortez Leach buries a floater from close range | 43-35 |
| 11:03 | Dayton | Vincent Cross hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Griffith | 43-38 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Cortez Leach clanks a shot from the right side | 43-38 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:20 | Dayton | David Lubbers steps in front of the Dustin Griffith pass | 43-38 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | David Lubbers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 10:05 | Dayton | Ira Kulas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 09:45 | Dayton | Vincent Cross misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 09:43 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | David Lubbers makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Thomas and the foul's on Dustin Griffith - foul #1 on Dustin Griffith, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hoff (PF), Justin Casias (C) Cortez Leach, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | Dayton | Erik Ford (PG), Allen Washer (SG), Norman Welsch (SF), Randy Rasmussen (PF), Carl Gross (C) Vincent Cross, Dustin Griffith, Jonathan Johnson, Joshua Monnier, Ira Kulas | |
| 09:39 | Xavier | David Lubbers makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:18 | Dayton | Norman Welsch makes the floater from the right wing set up by Erik Ford | 46-40 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | David Lubbers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | David Lubbers grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | David Lubbers is fouled on the floor by Erik Ford - foul #3 on Erik Ford, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Billy Partlow (SG), William Thornton (SF) David Lubbers, Kevin Thomas, Chester Zaborowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Vincent Cross (PG) Erik Ford | |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Billy Partlow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Justin Casias pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 08:09 | Xavier | Billy Partlow hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 07:43 | Dayton | Norman Welsch is hacked by Michael Ellis - foul #2 on Michael Ellis, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Thomas (SG), Cortez Leach (PF) Billy Partlow, David Hoff | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dustin Griffith (SG), Joshua Monnier (PF), Ira Kulas (C) Allen Washer, Randy Rasmussen, Carl Gross | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - William Thornton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Casias (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Vincent Cross (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Griffith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Welsch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Monnier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ira Kulas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Dayton | Norman Welsch can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cortez Leach - foul #2 on Cortez Leach, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski (SF), Ernest Dudek (C) William Thornton, Justin Casias | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:21 | Dayton | Norman Welsch makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:21 | Dayton | Norman Welsch misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Thomas | 51-41 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Vincent Cross misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 06:34 | Dayton | Vincent Cross misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-41 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Cortez Leach knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Thomas | 53-41 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Vincent Cross clanks a shot from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kevin Thomas | 53-41 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Cortez Leach | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Cortez Leach - foul #3 on Cortez Leach, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Billy Partlow (SG) Michael Ellis, Kevin Thomas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Erik Ford (PG), Jonathan Johnson (SF), Carl Gross (C) Vincent Cross, Norman Welsch, Ira Kulas | |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Cortez Leach pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Cortez Leach can't connect on a floater from the right side | 56-41 |
| 05:13 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 05:04 | Dayton | Jonathan Johnson misses the dunk | 56-41 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Gross | 56-41 |
| 04:46 | Dayton | Erik Ford drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joshua Monnier | 56-43 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | David Lubbers is whistled for traveling | 56-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Thomas (SG), William Thornton (SF), David Hoff (PF), Justin Casias (C) Billy Partlow, Chester Zaborowski, Cortez Leach, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | Dayton | Vincent Cross (PG), Allen Washer (SG) Erik Ford, Dustin Griffith | |
| 04:15 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier misses the turnaround from the right block | 56-43 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Justin Casias | 56-43 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Justin Casias hits the follow up shot | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Dayton | David Hoff is called for the reach on Vincent Cross - foul #2 on David Hoff, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Billy Partlow (SG) David Lubbers, Kevin Thomas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (SF), Randy Rasmussen (PF) Jonathan Johnson, Joshua Monnier | |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Vincent Cross makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Vincent Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) SG - Billy Partlow (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Thornton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Hoff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Casias (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Vincent Cross (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Allen Washer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Welsch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Randy Rasmussen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Xavier | Billy Partlow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-45 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Carl Gross pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Allen Washer scores on a 3 from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Allen Washer steals it from David Hoff | 58-48 |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Vincent Cross can't finish the layup | 58-48 |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Carl Gross can't tip it in | 58-48 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Allen Washer grabs the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Kevin Thomas (SG), Chester Zaborowski (SF), Cortez Leach (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) Michael Ellis, Billy Partlow, William Thornton, David Hoff, Justin Casias | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dustin Griffith (SG), Jonathan Johnson (SF), Joshua Monnier (PF), Ira Kulas (C) Allen Washer, Norman Welsch, Randy Rasmussen, Carl Gross | |
| 02:36 | Dayton | Joshua Monnier buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Vincent Cross | 58-50 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | David Lubbers clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-50 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek hits the follow up shot | 60-50 |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Vincent Cross misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Chester Zaborowski | 60-50 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | David Lubbers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Chester Zaborowski | 63-50 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Vincent Cross clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Joshua Monnier steps in front of the David Lubbers pass | 63-50 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | The short jumper by Joshua Monnier is denied by Ernest Dudek | 63-50 |
| 01:20 | Dayton | Ira Kulas hits the follow up shot | 63-52 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | David Lubbers hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kevin Thomas | 66-52 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Ira Kulas hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Thomas - foul #1 on Kevin Thomas, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Billy Partlow (SG), William Thornton (SF), David Hoff (PF), Justin Casias (C) David Lubbers, Kevin Thomas, Chester Zaborowski, Cortez Leach, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | Dayton | Erik Ford (PG), Allen Washer (SG), Norman Welsch (SF), Randy Rasmussen (PF) Vincent Cross, Dustin Griffith, Jonathan Johnson, Joshua Monnier | |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Ira Kulas makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Ira Kulas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Xavier | William Thornton comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-54 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Randy Rasmussen | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Erik Ford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Justin Casias | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Michael Ellis runs out the clock | 66-54 |