| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Doles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Robert Doles inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn makes the floater from close range and the foul's on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 19:46 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 29-39 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-39 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it back up and in | 29-41 |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Harold Lacy pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-41 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Gary Berges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-41 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Gary Berges misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Vule Zimmer | 29-41 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | Edwin Wilbourn is called for the reach on Harold Lacy - foul #1 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (SG), Philip Bailey (SF), Scott Pierson (PF) Gary Berges, Robert Doles, Kerry Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 16:52 | Dayton | James Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Derek Blank hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn snags the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 16:11 | Dayton | Philip Bailey misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-41 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | James Nelson snags the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 15:56 | Dayton | Derek Blank misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Blank (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Pierson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Scott Pierson is called for the reach on Richard Boettcher - foul #2 on Scott Pierson, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Berges (SG), Robert Doles (SF), Kerry Wilson (PF), Nelson Wilkens (C) James Nelson, Philip Bailey, Scott Pierson, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Fabian Yazzie (SG), Francesco Rossi (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher, Vule Zimmer, Harold Lacy | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the dunk attempt | 29-41 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | Francisco Santos snags the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski buries a shot in the lane set up by Fabian Yazzie and the foul's on Kerry Wilson - foul #3 on Kerry Wilson, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the free throw | 29-44 |
| 15:00 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson double dribbles | 29-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Francesco Rossi | |
| 14:38 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Buczynski and the foul's on Nelson Wilkens - foul #4 on Nelson Wilkens, team foul #4 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Nelson (PG), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Derek Blank, Nelson Wilkens | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Francisco Santos | |
| 14:38 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the free throw | 29-47 |
| 14:31 | Dayton | Robert Doles is hacked by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #3 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF) Fabian Yazzie | |
| 14:13 | Dayton | The short jumper by Edwin Wilbourn is denied by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 29-47 |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn grabs the offensive board | 29-47 |
| 13:59 | Dayton | James Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 29-47 |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda grabs the board | 29-47 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Banda | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:21 | Dayton | Vule Zimmer steals the ball from Edwin Wilbourn | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-49 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Gary Berges gets the rebound | 29-49 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Dikembe Banda steals the ball from Kerry Wilson | 29-49 |
| 12:40 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is fouled on the floor by James Nelson - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #5 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (SG), Philip Bailey (SF), Scott Pierson (PF) Gary Berges, Robert Doles, Kerry Wilson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Alejandro Torres (PF), Harold Lacy (C) Richard Boettcher, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Dikembe Banda | |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Philip Bailey is called for the reach on Alberto Castro - foul #1 on Philip Bailey, team foul #6 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (SG), Francesco Rossi (SF) Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer | |
| 12:04 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-49 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Harold Lacy snags the offensive board | 29-49 |
| 11:42 | Xavier | James Nelson picks off the pass by Fabian Yazzie | 29-49 |
| 11:39 | Dayton | James Nelson lays it in | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derek Blank (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Pierson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francesco Rossi (fresh) PF - Alejandro Torres (fresh) C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Francisco Santos hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 31-49 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Scott Pierson grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 11:02 | Dayton | Francisco Santos steps in front of the Scott Pierson pass | 31-49 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Francisco Santos banks in the layup | 31-51 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Alejandro Torres blocks the jumper by Edwin Wilbourn | 31-51 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Francisco Santos pulls down the rebound | 31-51 |
| 10:11 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres misses short on a runner from the right block | 31-51 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Philip Bailey grabs the board | 31-51 |
| 10:03 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Lacy - foul #3 on Harold Lacy, team foul #4 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Berges (SG), Robert Doles (SF), Kerry Wilson (PF) James Nelson, Philip Bailey, Scott Pierson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Francisco Santos, Fabian Yazzie, Francesco Rossi, Alejandro Torres | |
| 10:03 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 10:03 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 33-51 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the offensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski is hacked by Kerry Wilson - foul #4 on Kerry Wilson, team foul #7 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wesley Edwards (PG), Scott Pierson (PF), Philip Bailey (C) Derek Blank, Kerry Wilson, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (C) Harold Lacy | |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 08:54 | Dayton | Gary Berges buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-53 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the tip | 36-53 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 36-53 |
| 08:26 | Dayton | Philip Bailey grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Scott Pierson grabs the board | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:54 | Dayton | Vule Zimmer steals the ball from Philip Bailey | 39-53 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-53 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Wesley Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Doles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Pierson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Philip Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda hits the follow up shot | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:54 | Dayton | Alberto Castro is called for the reach on Wesley Edwards - foul #1 on Alberto Castro, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Nelson (PG), Derek Blank (SG), Kerry Wilson (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Wesley Edwards, Gary Berges, Robert Doles, Scott Pierson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Lacy (C) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Philip Bailey and the foul's on Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Williams (SG) Philip Bailey | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson misses the free throw | 41-55 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer can't tip it in | 41-55 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 06:05 | Dayton | William Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Harold Lacy connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Alberto Castro | 43-57 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | James Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-57 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Harold Lacy grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:12 | Xavier | Harold Lacy is whistled for traveling | 43-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Berges (SG), Robert Doles (SF) William Williams, Derek Blank | |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (PG), Fabian Yazzie (SG), Francesco Rossi (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Alberto Castro, Richard Boettcher, Vule Zimmer, Dikembe Banda | |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-57 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Harold Lacy connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Vyacheslav Buczynski | 43-59 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | James Nelson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | Harold Lacy pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski drills a fadeaway from the left block | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Dayton | James Nelson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Harold Lacy snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Francesco Rossi | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Doles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francesco Rossi (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 19 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Fabian Yazzie blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Gary Berges | 43-63 |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 03:10 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn misses short on a shot from the right side | 43-63 |
| 03:09 | Xavier | Francesco Rossi grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Francisco Santos misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-63 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Edwin Wilbourn | 43-63 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 43-63 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Harold Lacy comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 43-63 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Gary Berges pulls down the rebound | 43-63 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Robert Doles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Francesco Rossi - foul #1 on Francesco Rossi, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG), Philip Bailey (SG), Nelson Wilkens (PF), Scott Pierson (C) James Nelson, Gary Berges, Kerry Wilson, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Francisco Santos, Fabian Yazzie, Francesco Rossi, Vyacheslav Buczynski, Harold Lacy | |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Robert Doles makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Robert Doles makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Robert Doles misses the 3rd free throw | 45-63 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres grabs the board | 45-63 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Alberto Castro scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Boettcher | 45-65 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Philip Bailey hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Derek Blank | 47-65 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Alberto Castro scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Vule Zimmer | 47-68 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Derek Blank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wesley Edwards (PG) Robert Doles | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Harold Lacy (C) Dikembe Banda, Alejandro Torres | |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Harold Lacy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-68 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher snags the offensive board | 47-68 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | The short jumper by Vyacheslav Buczynski is denied by Nelson Wilkens | 47-68 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | Philip Bailey grabs the board | 47-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Derek Blank connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski dunks the ball on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 49-70 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-70 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Alberto Castro runs out the clock | 49-70 |