| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eric Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Crepeau (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clayton Goolsby (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edward Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rosendo Cortez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Vogler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernard Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | David Becker inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Bernard Simpson is hacked by Clayton Goolsby - foul #1 on Clayton Goolsby, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Bernard Simpson misses the jump hook from the left block | 25-34 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | David Becker pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Bernard Simpson misses the turnaround from the left block | 25-34 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | Mark Stevens is called for the reach on Charles Crepeau - foul #2 on Mark Stevens, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 18:33 | Dayton | Eric Brooks knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Clayton Goolsby | 28-34 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | David Crawford travels with the ball | 28-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez (SF), Rafael Salazar (PF), Billy Benson (C) Clayton Goolsby, Edward Lee, Rosendo Cortez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Calvin Gorrell (PG), Nicholas Shelly (SG), Alfonzo Dahlgren (SF), Raymond Dittmer (PF), Kevin Payne (C) David Crawford, Mark Stevens, David Becker, Michael Vogler, Bernard Simpson | |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 28-34 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Alfonzo Dahlgren pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer clanks a jumper in the paint | 28-34 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Kevin Payne gets the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Kevin Payne misses the easy layup | 28-34 |
| 17:08 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer tips it but misses | 28-34 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Alfonzo Dahlgren tips it back up and in | 28-36 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Eric Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Gorrell - foul #1 on Calvin Gorrell, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charlie Rumph (PG), Akim Zellefrow (SG), Edward Lee (PF) Eric Brooks, Charles Crepeau, Rafael Salazar | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Crawford (PG), Mark Stevens (SG), Michael Vogler (PF), Bernard Simpson (C) Calvin Gorrell, Nicholas Shelly, Raymond Dittmer, Kevin Payne | |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Edward Lee misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Bernard Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Bernard Simpson hits a jump hook in the lane | 28-38 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez double dribbles | 28-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Crepeau (PG), Clayton Goolsby (SF), Rosendo Cortez (C) Charlie Rumph, Rogelio Martinez, Billy Benson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Calvin Gorrell (PG), David Becker (SF), Kevin Payne (C) David Crawford, Alfonzo Dahlgren, Bernard Simpson | |
| 16:00 | Xavier | Michael Vogler throws it down | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Crepeau (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Akim Zellefrow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clayton Goolsby (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edward Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rosendo Cortez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Calvin Gorrell (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mark Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Vogler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Edward Lee can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Vogler - foul #3 on Michael Vogler, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Nicholas Shelly (SG) Mark Stevens | |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Edward Lee makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Edward Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Calvin Gorrell is fouled on the floor by Clayton Goolsby - foul #2 on Clayton Goolsby, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Brooks (PG), Rafael Salazar (PF) Akim Zellefrow, Edward Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer (PF) Michael Vogler | |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Kevin Payne knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Becker | 30-42 |
| 14:52 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 14:50 | Xavier | Nicholas Shelly grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:33 | Xavier | David Becker loses the dribble to Rafael Salazar | 30-42 |
| 14:04 | Dayton | Eric Brooks misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 14:03 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar tips it in | 32-42 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer banks in the layup | 32-44 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 32-44 |
| 13:28 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar misses the tip | 32-44 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | David Becker snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer misses the lay-in | 32-44 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez hits the finger roll set up by Eric Brooks | 34-44 |
| 12:26 | Xavier | Nicholas Shelly misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Rafael Salazar - foul #4 on Rafael Salazar, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charlie Rumph (PG), Akim Zellefrow (SG), Rogelio Martinez (SF), Edward Lee (PF), Billy Benson (C) Eric Brooks, Charles Crepeau, Clayton Goolsby, Rafael Salazar, Rosendo Cortez | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Crawford (PG), Alfonzo Dahlgren (SF), Michael Vogler (PF), Bernard Simpson (C) Calvin Gorrell, David Becker, Raymond Dittmer, Kevin Payne | |
| 12:26 | Xavier | Nicholas Shelly misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 12:26 | Xavier | Nicholas Shelly misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 12:26 | Dayton | Edward Lee grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | David Crawford picks off the pass by Billy Benson in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | David Crawford hits the finger roll | 34-46 |
| 11:56 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez loses the dribble to Bernard Simpson | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charlie Rumph (fresh) SG - Akim Zellefrow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rogelio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Benson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Shelly (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfonzo Dahlgren (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Vogler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Bernard Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Xavier | David Crawford knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nicholas Shelly | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Akim Zellefrow is called for traveling | 34-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Stevens (SG) Nicholas Shelly | |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Alfonzo Dahlgren hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Stevens and he's fouled by Charlie Rumph - foul #2 on Charlie Rumph, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez (C) Billy Benson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Alfonzo Dahlgren makes the free throw | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 10:53 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Alfonzo Dahlgren - foul #2 on Alfonzo Dahlgren, team foul #4 | 34-51 |
| 10:53 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 10:53 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | Michael Vogler clanks a shot in the paint | 35-51 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | Mark Stevens tips it in | 35-53 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Edward Lee misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 35-53 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez snags the offensive board | 35-53 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez is hacked by Bernard Simpson - foul #1 on Bernard Simpson, team foul #5 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Brooks (PG), Charles Crepeau (SG), Clayton Goolsby (SF) Charlie Rumph, Akim Zellefrow, Rogelio Martinez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Hightower (SF), Marvin Chandler (C) Alfonzo Dahlgren, Bernard Simpson | |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 35-53 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Marvin Chandler snags the defensive board | 35-53 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Marvin Chandler banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Mark Stevens | 35-55 |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Edward Lee comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 35-55 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Michael Vogler grabs the defensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Michael Vogler misses long on a jumper from the right side | 35-55 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Edward Lee | 35-55 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Eric Brooks makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Marvin Chandler buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Danny Hightower | 38-57 |
| 08:39 | Dayton | Clayton Goolsby double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Akim Zellefrow (SG), Rogelio Martinez (SF), Rafael Salazar (PF), Billy Benson (C) Eric Brooks, Clayton Goolsby, Edward Lee, Rosendo Cortez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Calvin Gorrell (PG), David Becker (SG), Alfonzo Dahlgren (SF), Bernard Simpson (C) David Crawford, Mark Stevens, Danny Hightower, Marvin Chandler | |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Michael Vogler misses long on a floater from the left side | 38-57 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar snags the defensive board | 38-57 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Alfonzo Dahlgren picks off the pass by Charles Crepeau in the backcourt | 38-57 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Calvin Gorrell misses the lay-in | 38-57 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez misses the tip | 38-57 |
| 08:09 | Dayton | Billy Benson snags the offensive board | 38-57 |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Calvin Gorrell - foul #2 on Calvin Gorrell, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charlie Rumph (SF) Rogelio Martinez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer (PF) Michael Vogler | |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Crepeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Akim Zellefrow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charlie Rumph (fresh) PF - Rafael Salazar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Billy Benson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Calvin Gorrell (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfonzo Dahlgren (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Dittmer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Xavier | Raymond Dittmer scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by David Becker | 40-59 |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Charlie Rumph hits a floater from the right side | 42-59 |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Billy Benson swats the shot by Raymond Dittmer | 42-59 |
| 07:07 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar gets the rebound | 42-59 |
| 06:46 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-59 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar tips it in | 44-59 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Bernard Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Brooks (PG), Rogelio Martinez (SF), Edward Lee (PF), Rosendo Cortez (C) Akim Zellefrow, Charlie Rumph, Rafael Salazar, Billy Benson | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Crawford (PG), Mark Stevens (SG), Danny Hightower (SF), Marvin Chandler (PF), Kevin Payne (C) Calvin Gorrell, David Becker, Alfonzo Dahlgren, Raymond Dittmer, Bernard Simpson | |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Eric Brooks misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Mark Stevens gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Danny Hightower comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Rogelio Martinez - foul #2 on Rogelio Martinez, team foul #5 | 44-59 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Danny Hightower makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Danny Hightower makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau is hacked by Kevin Payne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Payne, team foul #7 | 44-61 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Marvin Chandler misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Crepeau - foul #3 on Charles Crepeau, team foul #6 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Becker (SF) Danny Hightower | |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Marvin Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Marvin Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez banks in the layup | 48-63 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Marvin Chandler scores on a jumper from the right side set up by David Crawford | 48-65 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Rosendo Cortez comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 48-65 |
| 04:34 | Dayton | Charles Crepeau pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 04:29 | Dayton | Edward Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Brooks | 50-65 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Mark Stevens shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Becker | 50-68 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Eric Brooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | Kevin Payne snags the defensive board | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Mark Stevens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-68 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Rosendo Cortez | 50-68 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eric Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Crepeau (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rogelio Martinez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Lee (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Rosendo Cortez (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Crawford (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Stevens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Marvin Chandler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Payne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Eric Brooks knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Crepeau | 53-68 |
| 03:06 | Xavier | Marvin Chandler misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-68 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Marvin Chandler tips it but misses | 53-68 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | David Crawford grabs the offensive board | 53-68 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | David Crawford's pass is intercepted by Rogelio Martinez | 53-68 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Eric Brooks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-68 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Marvin Chandler pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | Mark Stevens misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-68 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Edward Lee misses the easy open layup | 53-68 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | David Crawford snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Kevin Payne is fouled on the floor by Rosendo Cortez - foul #2 on Rosendo Cortez, team foul #7 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charlie Rumph (PG), Akim Zellefrow (SG), Rafael Salazar (PF), Billy Benson (C) Eric Brooks, Charles Crepeau, Edward Lee, Rosendo Cortez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Calvin Gorrell (PG), Nicholas Shelly (SG), Alfonzo Dahlgren (SF), Raymond Dittmer (PF) David Crawford, Mark Stevens, David Becker, Marvin Chandler | |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Kevin Payne misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Rafael Salazar snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Akim Zellefrow comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Calvin Gorrell - foul #3 on Calvin Gorrell, team foul #8 | 53-68 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Akim Zellefrow makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Akim Zellefrow makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Alfonzo Dahlgren is called for traveling | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Rogelio Martinez is called for traveling | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Alfonzo Dahlgren hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 55-68 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Charlie Rumph grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Charlie Rumph is hacked by Alfonzo Dahlgren in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfonzo Dahlgren, team foul #9 | 55-68 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Charlie Rumph makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Charlie Rumph makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Calvin Gorrell runs out the clock | 57-68 |