| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Doles (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kerry Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Robert Doles inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Dayton | Gary Berges misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-28 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-28 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Harold Lacy can't tip it in | 37-28 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Gary Berges grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:28 | Dayton | Gary Berges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski throws it down | 39-28 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | James Nelson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gary Berges | 39-30 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 18:26 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer tips it in | 41-30 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | James Nelson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-33 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Alberto Castro can't finish the layup | 41-33 |
| 17:59 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Edwin Wilbourn - foul #1 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:25 | Dayton | Gary Berges misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Harold Lacy | 43-33 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | Harold Lacy can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 43-33 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer tips it but misses | 43-33 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Robert Doles snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Gary Berges knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Nelson | 43-36 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski banks in the layup | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Harold Lacy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Berges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Doles (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kerry Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Gary Berges loses the ball out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Fabian Yazzie (SG), Francesco Rossi (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher, Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wesley Edwards (PG), Derek Blank (SG), Philip Bailey (SF), Nelson Wilkens (PF), Scott Pierson (C) James Nelson, Gary Berges, Robert Doles, Kerry Wilson, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 15:19 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the dunk | 45-36 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | Philip Bailey grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Philip Bailey misses the easy layup | 45-36 |
| 15:13 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 45-36 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the tip | 45-36 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Scott Pierson gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:53 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Francisco Santos hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Francesco Rossi | 48-36 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Scott Pierson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Nelson Wilkens | 48-38 |
| 13:54 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda knocks in the floater from close range set up by Fabian Yazzie | 50-38 |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Scott Pierson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-38 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses long on a runner from the right block | 50-38 |
| 13:11 | Dayton | Philip Bailey snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Alejandro Torres takes the ball from Scott Pierson | 50-38 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Francisco Santos drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fabian Yazzie | 52-38 |
| 12:29 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #1 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Harold Lacy (C) Francisco Santos, Fabian Yazzie, Francesco Rossi, Dikembe Banda, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Nelson (PG), Gary Berges (SG), Robert Doles (SF), Kerry Wilson (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Wesley Edwards, Derek Blank, Philip Bailey, Nelson Wilkens, Scott Pierson | |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Alberto Castro can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Nelson - foul #3 on James Nelson, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 10 pts. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Doles (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kerry Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:53 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-40 |
| 11:43 | Xavier | Alberto Castro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-40 |
| 11:21 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson travels with the ball | 54-40 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer is fouled on the floor by Robert Doles - foul #2 on Robert Doles, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Boettcher | 56-40 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-40 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn tips it in | 56-42 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Nelson - foul #4 on James Nelson, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG), Nelson Wilkens (PF) James Nelson, Kerry Wilson | |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 09:47 | Dayton | Gary Berges can't connect on a shot from the left block | 57-42 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Alberto Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Harold Lacy scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Richard Boettcher and the foul's on Nelson Wilkens - foul #1 on Nelson Wilkens, team foul #5 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wesley Edwards (PG), Philip Bailey (SF) Gary Berges, Robert Doles | |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses the free throw | 59-42 |
| 09:33 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Edwin Wilbourn | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Derek Blank makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Wesley Edwards | 59-45 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Alberto Castro | 62-45 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Alberto Castro steals it from Derek Blank | 62-45 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Alberto Castro lays it in | 64-45 |
| 08:30 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn connects on the jump hook in the lane | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Vule Zimmer | 64-47 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Fabian Yazzie (SG), Francesco Rossi (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher, Vule Zimmer, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Nelson (PG), Gary Berges (SG), Robert Doles (SF), Kerry Wilson (PF) Wesley Edwards, Derek Blank, Philip Bailey, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Francesco Rossi (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 12 pts. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Doles (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kerry Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson is hacked by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #3 | 64-47 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #4 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Pierson (C) Nelson Wilkens | |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the board | 64-47 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Scott Pierson - foul #2 on Scott Pierson, team foul #6 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Francesco Rossi | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-47 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 65-47 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Scott Pierson - foul #3 on Scott Pierson, team foul #7 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Vule Zimmer (SF) Francisco Santos, Fabian Yazzie | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn (C) Scott Pierson | |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Gary Berges is hacked by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #5 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alejandro Torres (C) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Gary Berges misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-47 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Alberto Castro blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Berges - foul #1 on Gary Berges, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Lacy (C) Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 05:30 | Dayton | Robert Doles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-47 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Robert Doles pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 05:16 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson is denied on a layup by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 67-47 |
| 05:14 | Dayton | Robert Doles grabs the offensive board | 67-47 |
| 04:54 | Dayton | James Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-47 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 67-47 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-47 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson snags the defensive board | 67-47 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-47 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Alberto Castro grabs the board | 67-47 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is fouled on the floor by Edwin Wilbourn - foul #2 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #9 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Fabian Yazzie (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wesley Edwards (PG), Derek Blank (SG), Philip Bailey (SF), Nelson Wilkens (PF), Scott Pierson (C) James Nelson, Gary Berges, Robert Doles, Kerry Wilson, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Scott Pierson snags the defensive board | 67-47 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards is whistled for a carry | 67-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francesco Rossi (SF) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Francesco Rossi (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Wesley Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Blank (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Pierson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres loses the ball out of bounds | 67-47 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards is whistled for a carry | 67-47 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 67-47 |
| 03:13 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens pulls down the rebound | 67-47 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Dikembe Banda is called for the reach on Nelson Wilkens - foul #3 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #6 | 67-47 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-47 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Francesco Rossi hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alejandro Torres | 69-47 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Derek Blank is fouled on the floor by Fabian Yazzie - foul #1 on Fabian Yazzie, team foul #7 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Harold Lacy (C) Francisco Santos, Fabian Yazzie, Francesco Rossi, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Derek Blank misses the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Alberto Castro | 69-47 |
| 02:15 | Xavier | Harold Lacy dunks the ball | 71-47 |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-47 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Boettcher | 71-47 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 71-47 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens pulls down the rebound | 71-47 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Scott Pierson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Banda - foul #4 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #8 | 71-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Scott Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Scott Pierson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Wesley Edwards is called for the reach on Alberto Castro - foul #3 on Wesley Edwards, team foul #10 | 71-49 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 1st free throw | 72-49 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Alberto Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 73-49 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Philip Bailey's pass is intercepted by Harold Lacy | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Boettcher | 75-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-52 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Alberto Castro runs out the clock | 75-52 |