| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Homer Stevenson (fresh) 10 pts. C - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Carver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Snider (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Alan Smith inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Xavier | John Caldwell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 19:34 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 19:10 | Dayton | Gregory Carver hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the jumper from the left block | 35-36 |
| 18:33 | Dayton | Filip Jaroski steals it from Richard Montez out of a doubleteam | 35-36 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson scores on a floater from the right block set up by John Saunders | 37-36 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Richard Manuel misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by John Caldwell - foul #1 on John Caldwell, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Richard Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Richard Manuel misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:34 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Johnson (C) Filip Jaroski | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Gregory Carver misses long on a floater from the right side | 37-37 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves tips it but misses | 37-37 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Alan Smith grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | John Caldwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stuart Finn (SG), Darryl Cavin (SF) John Caldwell, Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lockwood (PG), Matthew Felder (PF) Richard Montez, David Snider | |
| 16:40 | Dayton | James Lockwood blows the dunk | 37-37 |
| 16:38 | Xavier | Stuart Finn gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | Gregory Carver is called for the reach on John Saunders - foul #1 on Gregory Carver, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alfredo Carrillo (PF) Homer Stevenson | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Loeffler (PG), Richard Lindstrom (C) Gregory Carver, Anthony Nieves | |
| 16:16 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin makes the 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | James Lockwood is fouled on the floor by Stuart Finn - foul #2 on Stuart Finn, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), John Caldwell (SG), Ben Kacprowski (C) John Saunders, Stuart Finn, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG), David Snider (SF), Lee Terry (PF) John Loeffler, Richard Manuel, Matthew Felder | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Cavin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alfredo Carrillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Kacprowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lockwood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Snider (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Lindstrom (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Dayton | John Caldwell steps in front of the Richard Lindstrom pass | 40-37 |
| 15:16 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski connects on the runner in the paint | 42-37 |
| 15:00 | Dayton | James Lockwood's floater is knocked away by Ben Kacprowski | 42-37 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Alan Smith clanks a jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 14:44 | Dayton | Richard Lindstrom pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Richard Lindstrom blows the wide open layup | 42-37 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | David Snider pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:55 | Dayton | Alan Smith is called for the reach on Lee Terry - foul #2 on Alan Smith, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Saunders (PG), Homer Stevenson (PF) John Caldwell, Alfredo Carrillo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gregory Carver (SG), Richard Manuel (SF), Anthony Nieves (C) James Lockwood, David Snider, Richard Lindstrom | |
| 13:28 | Dayton | Richard Montez works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 42-37 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Alan Smith snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Gregory Carver steals the ball from Ben Kacprowski | 42-37 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Richard Montez banks in the layup set up by Gregory Carver | 42-39 |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Alan Smith is fouled on the floor by Anthony Nieves - foul #2 on Anthony Nieves, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Caldwell (SG), Filip Jaroski (SF) Alan Smith, Darryl Cavin | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Loeffler (PG), David Snider (PF) Richard Montez, Lee Terry | |
| 12:31 | Xavier | David Snider swats the layup by Ben Kacprowski | 42-39 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Richard Manuel gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | John Loeffler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Johnson (C) Ben Kacprowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lockwood (PG), Matthew Felder (PF) John Loeffler, Richard Manuel | |
| 12:14 | Xavier | John Caldwell is fouled on the floor by Anthony Nieves - foul #3 on Anthony Nieves, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Nieves | 42-39 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | John Caldwell grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | John Saunders knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Caldwell | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Saunders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Homer Stevenson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Lockwood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Carver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Snider (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Felder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Darryl Cavin (SF) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Terry (PF) Matthew Felder | |
| 11:27 | Xavier | John Saunders comes up short on the shot from the left side | 44-39 |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Lee Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Filip Jaroski swats the short shot by Lee Terry | 44-39 |
| 11:17 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Saunders | 44-39 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski is fouled on the floor by Lee Terry - foul #4 on Lee Terry, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), Ben Kacprowski (C) John Saunders, Filip Jaroski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG), Richard Manuel (SF) James Lockwood, Lee Terry | |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Nieves - foul #4 on Anthony Nieves, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Filip Jaroski (SF) John Caldwell | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Felder (PF), Richard Lindstrom (C) David Snider, Anthony Nieves | |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Ben Kacprowski blocks the short jumper by Richard Montez | 46-39 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Alan Smith | 49-39 |
| 09:52 | Dayton | Richard Manuel misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-39 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | Richard Lindstrom grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 09:27 | Dayton | Richard Montez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Alan Smith - foul #3 on Alan Smith, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Saunders (PG), John Caldwell (SG), Alfredo Carrillo (PF) Darryl Cavin, Filip Jaroski, Homer Stevenson | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lockwood (SG), David Snider (PF) Gregory Carver, Matthew Felder | |
| 09:27 | Dayton | Richard Montez makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:27 | Dayton | Richard Montez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 09:12 | Dayton | David Snider snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Richard Montez misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-41 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Alfredo Carrillo pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:31 | Xavier | John Saunders makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Caldwell | 51-41 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | James Lockwood knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 51-43 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Saunders | 53-43 |
| 07:54 | Dayton | James Lockwood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Saunders (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alfredo Carrillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Kacprowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lockwood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Manuel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Snider (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Lindstrom (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Xavier | John Caldwell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 07:27 | Dayton | Richard Montez pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 07:05 | Dayton | Richard Manuel drills a jump hook near the basket set up by James Lockwood | 53-45 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | John Caldwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stuart Finn (SG), Darryl Cavin (SF), Homer Stevenson (PF), Filip Jaroski (C) John Caldwell, Alan Smith, Alfredo Carrillo, Ben Kacprowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gregory Carver (SG), Lee Terry (PF), Anthony Nieves (C) Richard Montez, David Snider, Richard Lindstrom | |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Richard Manuel misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Darryl Cavin - foul #2 on Darryl Cavin, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Loeffler (PG) James Lockwood | |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Richard Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Richard Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Homer Stevenson is denied on a dunk by Anthony Nieves | 53-47 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | John Saunders can't tip it in | 53-47 |
| 06:05 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Anthony Nieves | 53-47 |
| 05:58 | Dayton | Gregory Carver misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Filip Jaroski | 53-47 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Stuart Finn misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Gregory Carver - foul #2 on Gregory Carver, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Caldwell (SG) John Saunders | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Snider (SF) Richard Manuel | |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Stuart Finn misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Stuart Finn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves is whistled for a carry | 54-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski (C) Stuart Finn | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lockwood (PG) John Loeffler | |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Anthony Nieves is called for the reach on Ben Kacprowski - foul #5 on Anthony Nieves, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Felder (C) Anthony Nieves | |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Lee Terry is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Lee Terry, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG) Filip Jaroski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Manuel (SF) Lee Terry | |
| 04:21 | Xavier | John Caldwell is called for traveling | 56-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG), Richard Lindstrom (C) James Lockwood, Richard Manuel | |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Gregory Carver is fouled on the floor by John Caldwell - foul #2 on John Caldwell, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Richard Montez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 04:01 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Xavier | John Caldwell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Cavin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Homer Stevenson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Kacprowski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Carver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Snider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Felder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lindstrom (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Dayton | Richard Montez splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from close range | 59-49 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | John Caldwell clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-49 |
| 02:46 | Dayton | The rebound goes to David Snider | 59-49 |
| 02:46 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Saunders (PG) Darryl Cavin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Manuel (SF) Matthew Felder | |
| 02:35 | Dayton | Ben Kacprowski steps in front of the David Snider pass | 59-49 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | John Caldwell connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ben Kacprowski | 62-49 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Richard Montez hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Carver | 62-51 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | John Saunders clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 62-51 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Richard Lindstrom pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 01:29 | Dayton | Richard Montez drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Lindstrom | 62-53 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | John Saunders is hacked by Richard Montez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Montez, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | John Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | John Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:19 | Dayton | Ben Kacprowski denies the turnaround by Richard Montez | 64-53 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | John Saunders is fouled on the floor by Richard Montez - foul #3 on Richard Montez, team foul #10 | 64-53 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | John Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | John Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Gregory Carver loses the dribble to John Saunders | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | John Caldwell double dribbles | 66-53 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Gregory Carver is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Manuel | 66-56 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | John Saunders runs out the clock | 66-56 |