| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Winston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Bryant (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Anthony Riebe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Nathan Hawk (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ricky Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Ponder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Shawver (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sprankle (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | John Bryant inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | John Bryant is whistled for a carry | 26-33 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Ricky Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-33 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | John Bryant snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Matthew Winston misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Nathan Hawk - foul #2 on Nathan Hawk, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Matthew Winston makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Matthew Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | John Shawver scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Nathan Hawk and the foul's on Anthony Riebe - foul #1 on Anthony Riebe, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | John Shawver makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:13 | Dayton | Matthew Winston is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Nathan Hawk - foul #3 on Nathan Hawk, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Labarbera (PG) Nathan Hawk | |
| 18:13 | Dayton | Matthew Winston misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:13 | Dayton | Matthew Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Paul Ponder is fouled on the floor by John Bryant - foul #2 on John Bryant, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | John Sprankle clanks a shot from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 17:42 | Dayton | Douglas Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | John Bryant's floater is knocked away by Ricky Jackson | 29-36 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | John Sprankle grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Ricky Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roy Uriarte (PF) John Shawver | |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Matthew Winston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | John Sprankle gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:22 | Xavier | Douglas Robinson swats the short shot by Roy Uriarte | 29-36 |
| 16:21 | Dayton | John Bryant pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Fred Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Justin Labarbera - foul #1 on Justin Labarbera, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Jackson (PG), Hong Mang (SF), Robert Korando (PF), Adolfo Rizzo (C) Matthew Winston, John Bryant, Anthony Riebe, Douglas Robinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Nathan Hawk (PG), Andrew Collins (SG), Adam Cook (SF), Thomas Hunt (C) Justin Labarbera, Ricky Jackson, Paul Ponder, John Sprankle | |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Fred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Fred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hong Mang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Korando (fresh) 1 pts. C - Adolfo Rizzo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Nathan Hawk (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adam Cook (fresh) PF - Roy Uriarte (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Thomas Hunt lays it up and in set up by Nathan Hawk | 31-38 |
| 15:15 | Dayton | Roy Uriarte is called for the reach on Robert Korando - foul #2 on Roy Uriarte, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Gwyn (SG) Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Shawver (PF) Roy Uriarte | |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Adam Cook picks off the pass by Hong Mang | 31-38 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 14:29 | Dayton | Robert Korando pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo makes the floater from the left block and he's fouled by John Shawver - foul #1 on John Shawver, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Winston (PG), John Bryant (SF), Douglas Robinson (C) Gene Gwyn, Hong Mang, Robert Korando | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ricky Jackson (SG), Paul Ponder (SF), John Sprankle (C) Andrew Collins, Adam Cook, Thomas Hunt | |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo misses the free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Shawver | 33-38 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | John Shawver misses long on a floater from the right block | 33-38 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Paul Ponder grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | John Sprankle knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Nathan Hawk | 33-40 |
| 13:18 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo blows the dunk but he's fouled by John Shawver - foul #2 on John Shawver, team foul #6 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Johnson (SG) Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roy Uriarte (PF) John Shawver | |
| 13:18 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:18 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Ricky Jackson pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Ricky Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Nathan Hawk | 33-43 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Douglas Robinson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Ricky Jackson gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Riebe (PF) Adolfo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:16 | Dayton | Anthony Riebe scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Fred Johnson | 35-43 |
| 11:52 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Uriarte | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Winston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Anthony Riebe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Nathan Hawk (fairly fresh) 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Ponder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Uriarte (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Sprankle (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Xavier | John Sprankle lays it in set up by Roy Uriarte | 35-45 |
| 11:10 | Dayton | John Sprankle denies the turnaround by Fred Johnson | 35-45 |
| 11:08 | Dayton | John Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Anthony Riebe is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Winston | 37-45 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | John Sprankle misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 37-45 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Anthony Riebe pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Roy Uriarte steals it from Matthew Winston out of a doubleteam | 37-45 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Ricky Jackson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Fred Johnson | 37-45 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | Douglas Robinson splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Bryant and the foul's on John Sprankle - foul #2 on John Sprankle, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Jackson (PG), Gene Gwyn (SG), Hong Mang (SF) Matthew Winston, Fred Johnson, John Bryant | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Labarbera (PG), Andrew Collins (SG), Adam Cook (SF), John Shawver (PF), Thomas Hunt (C) Nathan Hawk, Ricky Jackson, Paul Ponder, Roy Uriarte, John Sprankle | |
| 09:51 | Dayton | Douglas Robinson makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Thomas Hunt is whistled for a carry | 40-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Korando (C) Douglas Robinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Adam Cook is called for the reach on Hong Mang - foul #2 on Adam Cook, team foul #8 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo (C) Anthony Riebe | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Hong Mang makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Hong Mang makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Thomas Hunt misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Adolfo Rizzo - foul #1 on Adolfo Rizzo, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ricky Jackson (SG) Andrew Collins | |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Thomas Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Thomas Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Robert Korando grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Adam Cook drills a turnaround from the right block | 44-47 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Robert Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Adam Cook grabs the board | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Gwyn (fresh) SF - Hong Mang (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Korando (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Adolfo Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Justin Labarbera (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ricky Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Shawver (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Xavier | Thomas Hunt drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ricky Jackson | 44-49 |
| 07:07 | Dayton | The short jumper by Adolfo Rizzo is denied by Thomas Hunt | 44-49 |
| 07:06 | Dayton | Gene Gwyn grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Hong Mang misses the turnaround in the lane | 44-49 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Adam Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | Ricky Jackson's pass is intercepted by Gene Gwyn | 44-49 |
| 06:16 | Dayton | Gene Gwyn lays it up and in | 46-49 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Robert Jackson is called for the reach on Justin Labarbera - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Winston (PG), Fred Johnson (SG), John Bryant (SF), Anthony Riebe (PF), Douglas Robinson (C) Robert Jackson, Gene Gwyn, Hong Mang, Robert Korando, Adolfo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Nathan Hawk (PG), Andrew Collins (SG), Paul Ponder (SF), Roy Uriarte (PF), John Sprankle (C) Justin Labarbera, Ricky Jackson, Adam Cook, John Shawver, Thomas Hunt | |
| 05:44 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Roy Uriarte is called for the reach on Anthony Riebe - foul #3 on Roy Uriarte, team foul #9 | 46-52 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Anthony Riebe misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | John Sprankle grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | John Sprankle can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 46-52 |
| 05:02 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk grabs the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 04:49 | Xavier | John Sprankle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Douglas Robinson snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Andrew Collins steps in front of the Douglas Robinson pass | 46-52 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Andrew Collins banks in the layup | 46-54 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Matthew Winston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ricky Jackson (SG) Andrew Collins | |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Sprankle | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Winston (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bryant (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Anthony Riebe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Nathan Hawk (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Ponder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Uriarte (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Sprankle (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Ricky Jackson steps in front of the Matthew Winston pass | 46-57 |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Nathan Hawk buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Roy Uriarte takes the ball from Anthony Riebe | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Xavier | John Sprankle's layup is rejected by Douglas Robinson | 46-60 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Douglas Robinson snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Anthony Riebe scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Winston | 48-60 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Ricky Jackson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Nathan Hawk | 48-63 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Paul Ponder is called for the reach on John Bryant - foul #1 on Paul Ponder, team foul #10 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Jackson (PG), Gene Gwyn (SG), Robert Korando (PF), Hong Mang (C) Matthew Winston, Fred Johnson, Anthony Riebe, Douglas Robinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Labarbera (PG), Andrew Collins (SG), Adam Cook (SF), Thomas Hunt (C) Nathan Hawk, Ricky Jackson, Paul Ponder, John Sprankle | |
| 01:33 | Dayton | John Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | John Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Thomas Hunt pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Justin Labarbera knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Collins | 49-65 |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Hong Mang is hacked by Justin Labarbera - foul #2 on Justin Labarbera, team foul #11 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Adolfo Rizzo (C) John Bryant | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Hong Mang makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Hong Mang makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Thomas Hunt is fouled on the floor by Adolfo Rizzo - foul #2 on Adolfo Rizzo, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Xavier | Thomas Hunt misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-65 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Hong Mang grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Hong Mang is hacked by Adam Cook - foul #3 on Adam Cook, team foul #12 | 51-65 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Hong Mang misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Hong Mang makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Justin Labarbera runs out the clock | 52-65 |