| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Yates (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Decesare (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Shipe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | John Weekes inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jesse Shipe - foul #3 on Jesse Shipe, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Randall Summer (C) Jesse Shipe | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Randall Summer grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 19:19 | Xavier | Matthew Decesare misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 19:10 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Scott | 41-30 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 41-32 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | John Weekes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Randall Summer - foul #1 on Randall Summer, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | John Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | John Weekes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Randall Summer | 42-32 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | James King buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Peacock | 42-34 |
| 17:56 | Dayton | Jerry Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:41 | Dayton | James King swats the layup by Eric Studebaker | 42-34 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Matthew Decesare | 42-34 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | Randall Summer knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 42-36 |
| 16:56 | Dayton | John Weekes comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Manuel Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | James King misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-36 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 16:22 | Xavier | Manuel Yates buries a turnaround from the right block set up by James King | 45-38 |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Decesare - foul #3 on Matthew Decesare, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Edward Howard (SF), Javier Rodriguez (PF) Jerry Scott, Samuel Alexis, John Weekes, Walter Meserve | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Austin (PG), Eugene Kidd (SG), Ben Begaye (SF), Joe Boyer (PF), Huang Sun (C) James King, Manuel Yates, Stephen Peacock, Matthew Decesare, Randall Summer | |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | The jumper by Huang Sun is denied by Eric Studebaker | 47-38 |
| 15:56 | Xavier | Huang Sun can't tip it in | 47-38 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Douglas Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Javier Rodriguez (fresh) 5 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steve Austin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Eugene Kidd (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ben Begaye (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joe Boyer (fresh) C - Huang Sun (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Gerald Wood comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 15:37 | Xavier | Ben Begaye gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Ben Begaye is fouled on the floor by Edward Howard - foul #1 on Edward Howard, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Fox (C) Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Shipe (C) Eugene Kidd | |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ben Begaye | 47-40 |
| 15:10 | Dayton | Ben Begaye is called for the reach on Gerald Wood - foul #1 on Ben Begaye, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Peacock (SF) Steve Austin | |
| 14:57 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Wood | 50-40 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Douglas Reeves steals the ball from Stephen Peacock | 50-40 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | Edward Howard blows the layup | 50-40 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez grabs the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Howard | 53-40 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Jesse Shipe, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Samuel Alexis (SG), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Douglas Reeves, Edward Howard, Javier Rodriguez, John Fox | |
| Subs | Xavier | James King (PG), Manuel Yates (SG), Randall Summer (C) Ben Begaye, Joe Boyer, Jesse Shipe | |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Randall Summer snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | James King connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Jerry Scott makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Meserve | 56-43 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Samuel Alexis is called for the reach on Manuel Yates - foul #3 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #2 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Weekes (SF) Gerald Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ben Begaye (SF), Matthew Decesare (PF) Stephen Peacock, Huang Sun | |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Samuel Alexis steals the ball from Randall Summer | 56-43 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Jerry Scott can't finish the layup | 56-43 |
| 12:26 | Dayton | Walter Meserve misses the tip | 56-43 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | John Weekes tips it in | 58-43 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | The jump hook by Ben Begaye is blocked by Eric Studebaker | 58-43 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | John Weekes can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 58-43 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Ben Begaye grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Weekes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walter Meserve (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Yates (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ben Begaye (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Matthew Decesare (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Randall Summer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Xavier | John Weekes is called for the reach on Manuel Yates - foul #1 on John Weekes, team foul #3 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez (PF), John Fox (C) Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Austin (PG), Stephen Peacock (SF) James King, Randall Summer | |
| 11:27 | Xavier | Matthew Decesare can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 11:26 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock gets the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 11:18 | Xavier | Manuel Yates can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock misses the tip | 58-43 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Matthew Decesare tips it in | 58-45 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Jerry Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-45 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Steve Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Gerald Wood (SG) Jerry Scott, Samuel Alexis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Boyer (SG), Huang Sun (C) Steve Austin, Manuel Yates | |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Gerald Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-45 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen Peacock | 58-45 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Ben Begaye's pass is intercepted by Gerald Wood | 58-45 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves is fouled on the floor by Ben Begaye - foul #2 on Ben Begaye, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Edward Howard (SF), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Douglas Reeves, John Weekes, Javier Rodriguez, John Fox | |
| Subs | Xavier | James King (PG), Randall Summer (C) Joe Boyer, Matthew Decesare | |
| 09:23 | Dayton | Jerry Scott comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 09:22 | Dayton | Walter Meserve gets the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Gerald Wood scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Jerry Scott | 61-45 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Jerry Scott steals the ball from Ben Begaye | 61-45 |
| 08:55 | Dayton | Jerry Scott hits the finger roll | 63-45 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Ben Begaye comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 63-45 |
| 08:39 | Dayton | Gerald Wood pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Edward Howard misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Huang Sun | 63-45 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock tips it back up and in | 63-47 |
| 08:20 | Dayton | Gerald Wood clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 63-47 |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Jerry Scott snags the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | Gerald Wood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | Jerry Scott hits the follow up shot | 65-47 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-47 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Randall Summer misses the tip | 65-47 |
| 07:44 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the board | 65-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James King (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Begaye (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Peacock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Huang Sun (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Randall Summer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Dayton | Gerald Wood hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Howard | 67-47 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Ben Begaye misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Wood - foul #2 on Gerald Wood, team foul #4 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Samuel Alexis (SG), John Weekes (SF) Jerry Scott, Gerald Wood, Edward Howard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Manuel Yates (SG), Joe Boyer (SF), Matthew Decesare (PF), Jesse Shipe (C) James King, Stephen Peacock, Huang Sun, Randall Summer | |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Ben Begaye makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Ben Begaye makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Meserve | 69-49 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe hits a runner from close range set up by Ben Begaye | 69-51 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker is fouled on the floor by Jesse Shipe - foul #5 on Jesse Shipe, team foul #7 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Javier Rodriguez (PF) Douglas Reeves, Walter Meserve | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Austin (PG), Randall Summer (C) Ben Begaye, Jesse Shipe | |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | Matthew Decesare misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-51 |
| 06:18 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Eric Studebaker | 71-51 |
| 06:04 | Dayton | Jerry Scott buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Weekes | 73-51 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | Javier Rodriguez swats the layup by Manuel Yates | 73-51 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 73-51 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Weekes | 75-51 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Joe Boyer is whistled for traveling | 75-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SF), Walter Meserve (PF) John Weekes, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eugene Kidd (SG), Huang Sun (PF) Manuel Yates, Matthew Decesare | |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses the jumpshot from the right side | 75-51 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Joe Boyer snags the defensive board | 75-51 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Walter Meserve denies the turnaround by Steve Austin | 75-51 |
| 04:42 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Gerald Wood | 75-51 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Walter Meserve hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Huang Sun - foul #1 on Huang Sun, team foul #8 | 75-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Edward Howard (SF), John Fox (C) Jerry Scott, Samuel Alexis, Javier Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ben Begaye (SF) Joe Boyer | |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Walter Meserve makes the 1st free throw | 76-51 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Walter Meserve makes the 2nd free throw | 77-51 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Steve Austin knocks in the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Douglas Reeves - foul #2 on Douglas Reeves, team foul #5 | 77-53 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Steve Austin makes the free throw | 77-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Samuel Alexis (SG), John Weekes (SF), Eric Studebaker (C) Gerald Wood, Edward Howard, Walter Meserve | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Douglas Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Weekes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Fox (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steve Austin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eugene Kidd (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ben Begaye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Huang Sun (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Randall Summer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Huang Sun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG) Douglas Reeves | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Boyer (SF) Steve Austin | |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis is fouled on the floor by Eugene Kidd - foul #1 on Eugene Kidd, team foul #9 | 77-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez (PF) John Fox | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 1st free throw | 78-54 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-54 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Huang Sun misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Javier Rodriguez - foul #2 on Javier Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 79-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Meserve (PF) Javier Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Huang Sun misses the 1st free throw | 79-54 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Huang Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 79-54 |
| 02:30 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker pulls down the rebound | 79-54 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jerry Scott | 82-54 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Huang Sun travels with the ball | 82-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Austin (PG) Eugene Kidd | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 82-54 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Walter Meserve tips it home | 84-54 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Eric Studebaker denies the turnaround by Huang Sun | 84-54 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Walter Meserve pulls down the rebound | 84-54 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Jerry Scott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Alexis | 87-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Joe Boyer misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 87-54 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Joe Boyer tips it but misses | 87-54 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Walter Meserve snags the defensive board | 87-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Steve Austin picks off the pass by Eric Studebaker | 87-54 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Ben Begaye can't finish the layup | 87-54 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Austin | 87-54 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Ben Begaye misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 87-54 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Walter Meserve grabs the defensive rebound | 87-54 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jerry Scott runs out the clock | 87-54 |