| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Chestnut (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marc Richmond (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Heiman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Dayton | Mark Heiman is called for the reach on Andrew Oliver - foul #2 on Mark Heiman, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:26 | Dayton | Marc Richmond scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Chestnut | 32-26 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston is whistled for traveling | 32-26 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | Jeffery Houston picks off the pass by Marc Richmond | 32-26 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-28 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt grabs the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | Lucas Brown travels with the ball | 32-28 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Mark Heiman misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 32-28 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari loses the ball out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 16:56 | Dayton | Jack Chestnut hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 16:31 | Dayton | Lucas Brown gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Chestnut (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Richmond (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Andrew Oliver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Pruitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Heiman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Mark Heiman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeffery Houston | 37-30 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | Lucas Brown is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Mark Heiman misses the floater from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Mark Heiman grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jack Chestnut - foul #2 on Jack Chestnut, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG), Horace Copeland (C) Jack Chestnut, Edward Pruitt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG), Daniel Bickham (SG), Daniel Bolden (SF), Robert Harris (PF) Jeffery Houston, Andres Ferrari, Heriberto Giordano, Mark Heiman | |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Oliver | 40-32 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Robert Harris tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | Marc Richmond is fouled on the floor by Robert Harris - foul #2 on Robert Harris, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Floyd Arden (C) Wambua Yusuf | |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Daniel Bickham picks off the pass by Marc Richmond | 40-34 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:39 | Dayton | Lucas Brown buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Marc Richmond | 43-34 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Robert Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Lucas Brown - foul #3 on Lucas Brown, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Chestnut (PG) Curtis Drexler | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG), Andres Ferrari (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF) Timothy Cooper, Daniel Bickham, Daniel Bolden | |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | Horace Copeland clanks a shot from the baseline | 43-36 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano grabs the board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Chestnut (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Richmond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Oliver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lucas Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Horace Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Arden (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 11:36 | Dayton | Marc Richmond grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Lucas Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Floyd Arden grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Andrew Oliver swats the layup by Jeffery Houston | 43-36 |
| 11:07 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Marc Richmond is hacked by Heriberto Giordano - foul #1 on Heriberto Giordano, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Raby (PF), Edward Pruitt (C) Lucas Brown, Horace Copeland | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Heiman (PF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Robert Harris, Floyd Arden | |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-36 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt can't tip it in | 43-36 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Mark Heiman hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffery Houston | 43-38 |
| 09:52 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffery Houston - foul #3 on Jeffery Houston, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG) Jack Chestnut | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:52 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:52 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Heriberto Giordano | 44-40 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Marc Richmond hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Raby | 46-40 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Mark Heiman misses long on a turnaround from close range | 46-40 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf tips it home | 46-42 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 08:04 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Heriberto Giordano - foul #2 on Heriberto Giordano, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Chestnut (PG), Donald Heckart (SG), Lucas Brown (PF) Curtis Drexler, Marc Richmond, Nicholas Raby | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG), Daniel Bickham (SG), Daniel Bolden (SF) Jeffery Houston, Andres Ferrari, Heriberto Giordano | |
| 08:04 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:04 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:50 | Xavier | Mark Heiman jams it on a nice dish by Timothy Cooper | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Chestnut (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Heckart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Oliver (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lucas Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Pruitt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bickham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Bolden (fresh) PF - Mark Heiman (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Donald Heckart is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bickham - foul #1 on Daniel Bickham, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Horace Copeland (C) Edward Pruitt | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:10 | Dayton | Lucas Brown blows the layup | 50-47 |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Heckart - foul #1 on Donald Heckart, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Floyd Arden (C) Timothy Cooper, Daniel Bolden, Mark Heiman, Wambua Yusuf | |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | Lucas Brown misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-49 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Floyd Arden pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Floyd Arden | 50-52 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 52-52 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Robert Harris is blocked by Lucas Brown | 52-52 |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Horace Copeland gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:32 | Dayton | Donald Heckart misses the shot from the left side | 52-52 |
| 05:31 | Dayton | Lucas Brown hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston banks in the layup set up by Floyd Arden | 54-54 |
| 05:13 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marc Richmond (SG), Edward Pruitt (C) Donald Heckart, Horace Copeland | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andres Ferrari (SG), Mark Heiman (PF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Daniel Bickham, Robert Harris, Floyd Arden | |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Jack Chestnut connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lucas Brown | 57-54 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Mark Heiman hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt double dribbles | 57-56 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Jack Chestnut is called for the reach on Jeffery Houston - foul #3 on Jack Chestnut, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 03:34 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jack Chestnut | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Chestnut (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marc Richmond (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Oliver (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lucas Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Pruitt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Heiman (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Wambua Yusuf - foul #2 on Wambua Yusuf, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG) Jack Chestnut | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Mark Heiman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf clanks a shot from the left side | 58-56 |
| 02:46 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Andrew Oliver evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Mark Heiman pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Mark Heiman can't throw it down but he's hacked by Edward Pruitt - foul #1 on Edward Pruitt, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Horace Copeland (C) Edward Pruitt | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:02 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Chestnut (PG) Curtis Drexler | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:41 | Dayton | Jack Chestnut clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Horace Copeland snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Lucas Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | The short jumper by Mark Heiman is denied by Lucas Brown | 58-58 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Lucas Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Marc Richmond connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Jack Chestnut | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf is whistled for a carry | 61-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Pruitt (C) Horace Copeland | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Andres Ferrari is called for the reach on Edward Pruitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andres Ferrari, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt is hacked by Jeffery Houston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffery Houston, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-58 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Mark Heiman grabs the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt is hacked by Jeffery Houston in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffery Houston, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG) Jeffery Houston | |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Edward Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano misses long on a fullcourt shot | 65-58 |