| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Otto Hayek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lukman Alvarenga (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Brown (fresh) PF - James Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. C - William Gravatt (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Christy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Dawson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gregory Duley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Christopher Brown inbounds the ball | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Dayton | James Hoffman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-23 |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Gregory Duley grabs the board | 38-23 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | Richard Dawson buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-25 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | Otto Hayek is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Fisher - foul #1 on Jimmy Fisher, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Steven Thornton (PF), Kenneth Fox (C) Raymond Christy, Richard Richardson, Richard Dawson, Gregory Duley | |
| 18:53 | Dayton | Otto Hayek makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Hoffman | 41-25 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | William Gravatt steps in front of the Jimmy Fisher pass | 41-25 |
| 18:04 | Dayton | James Hoffman is whistled for a carry | 41-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Richard Richardson (SF), Richard Dawson (PF), Gregory Duley (C) Jimmy Fisher, Nicholas Button, Steven Thornton, Kenneth Fox | |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith can't connect on a shot from the left block | 41-25 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Richard Dawson tips it but misses | 41-25 |
| 17:37 | Xavier | Richard Dawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | The jumper by Richard Dawson is denied by William Gravatt | 41-25 |
| 17:22 | Dayton | James Hoffman gets the rebound | 41-25 |
| 16:53 | Dayton | William Gravatt misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-25 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 16:37 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga blows the layup | 41-25 |
| 16:35 | Xavier | Gregory Duley pulls down the rebound | 41-25 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Gregory Duley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-25 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | Gregory Duley tips it home | 41-27 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-27 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | Richard Richardson pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Richard Richardson hits a driving attempt from the left block | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Otto Hayek (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lukman Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) PF - James Hoffman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. C - William Gravatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephan Garland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Duley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-29 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | William Gravatt misses the tip | 41-29 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Gregory Duley grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Gregory Duley connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Richard Richardson | 41-31 |
| 14:48 | Dayton | James Hoffman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lukman Alvarenga | 43-31 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Richard Richardson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Gravatt - foul #1 on William Gravatt, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Leeman (PG), Steven Blair (SG), Andrew Brooks (C) Otto Hayek, Lukman Alvarenga, William Gravatt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Steven Thornton (PF), Kenneth Fox (C) Stephan Garland, Jeffrey Smith, Richard Dawson, Gregory Duley | |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Richard Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Richard Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Steven Blair misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Steven Thornton makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Fox | 43-36 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox hits a runner in the paint | 43-38 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | Raymond Christy is called for the reach on Steven Blair - foul #2 on Raymond Christy, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (SG) Steven Blair | |
| Subs | Xavier | Nicholas Button (SF), Richard Dawson (PF), Gregory Duley (C) Richard Richardson, Steven Thornton, Kenneth Fox | |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Nicholas Button steps in front of the Otto Hayek pass | 43-38 |
| 12:26 | Xavier | Nicholas Button hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 43-38 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | James Hoffman snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | James Hoffman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | James Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:35 | Dayton | James Hoffman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jimmy Fisher - foul #2 on Jimmy Fisher, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga (SF), William Gravatt (C) Christopher Brown, Andrew Brooks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Fox (C) Gregory Duley | |
| 11:35 | Dayton | James Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:35 | Dayton | James Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Otto Hayek (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lukman Alvarenga (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Hoffman (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. C - William Gravatt (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Christy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Button (fresh) PF - Richard Dawson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Christy | 45-41 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Otto Hayek buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-41 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Michael Leeman is called for the reach on Jimmy Fisher - foul #4 on Michael Leeman, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Brooks (C) James Hoffman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Richardson (SF), Gregory Duley (C) Nicholas Button, Kenneth Fox | |
| 10:18 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher is whistled for traveling | 48-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Blair (SG) Otto Hayek | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG) Raymond Christy | |
| 09:51 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga is hacked by Richard Richardson - foul #2 on Richard Richardson, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Brown (SF) Steven Blair | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Christy (SG), Ryan Adams (PF) Jeffrey Smith, Richard Dawson | |
| 09:28 | Dayton | William Gravatt misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jimmy Fisher - foul #3 on Jimmy Fisher, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (SG) Christopher Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Nicholas Button (SF), Richard Dawson (PF), Kenneth Fox (C) Richard Richardson, Ryan Adams, Gregory Duley | |
| 09:28 | Dayton | William Gravatt misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:28 | Dayton | William Gravatt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:05 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox loses the ball out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Richard Richardson (SF), Gregory Duley (C) Raymond Christy, Nicholas Button, Kenneth Fox | |
| 08:46 | Dayton | William Gravatt misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-41 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Richard Dawson gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | Gregory Duley makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-44 |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Richard Richardson grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Otto Hayek buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Leeman | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Otto Hayek (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lukman Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Gravatt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Andrew Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Duley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Duley | 51-49 |
| 06:41 | Dayton | Richard Richardson blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Otto Hayek | 51-49 |
| 06:40 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga can't tip it in | 51-49 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Richard Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Richard Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Blair (SG), Christopher Brown (SF), James Hoffman (PF) Otto Hayek, Lukman Alvarenga, Andrew Brooks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Ryan Adams (PF), Kenneth Fox (C) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith, Richard Richardson, Richard Dawson, Gregory Duley | |
| 05:51 | Dayton | William Gravatt is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Fox - foul #1 on Kenneth Fox, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga (SG) Michael Leeman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Thornton (PF) Ryan Adams | |
| 05:39 | Dayton | James Hoffman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Raymond Christy pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Stephan Garland is hacked by Steven Blair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Blair, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ryan Adams (PF) Steven Thornton | |
| 05:17 | Xavier | James Hoffman steals it from Ryan Adams | 51-49 |
| 04:53 | Dayton | William Gravatt misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fox | 51-49 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 51-49 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Stephan Garland | 51-49 |
| 04:15 | Xavier | Stephan Garland misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Steven Blair is fouled on the floor by Stephan Garland - foul #1 on Stephan Garland, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Otto Hayek (SG), Andrew Brooks (C) Lukman Alvarenga, William Gravatt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Richard Richardson (SF), Richard Dawson (PF), Gregory Duley (C) Stephan Garland, Nicholas Button, Ryan Adams, Kenneth Fox | |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Steven Blair makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Steven Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Richard Richardson is fouled on the floor by Andrew Brooks - foul #2 on Andrew Brooks, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Leeman (PG) Steven Blair | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Richard Richardson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Andrew Brooks connects on the fadeaway from close range | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Leeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Otto Hayek (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Brown (fresh) PF - James Hoffman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. C - Andrew Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Christy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Duley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Andrew Brooks picks off the pass by Jimmy Fisher | 55-49 |
| 02:34 | Dayton | Otto Hayek misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | Gregory Duley gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Gregory Duley comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 02:09 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Hoffman | 55-49 |
| 02:09 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lukman Alvarenga (SG) Michael Leeman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Steven Thornton (PF) Raymond Christy, Richard Dawson | |
| 01:47 | Dayton | Otto Hayek connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lukman Alvarenga | 58-49 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Xavier | Steven Thornton drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Smith | 58-52 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Otto Hayek knocks in the jumper from the right block | 60-52 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Steven Thornton pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-52 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Hoffman | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Jimmy Fisher is called for the reach on James Hoffman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jimmy Fisher, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Leeman (PG), William Gravatt (C) Christopher Brown, Andrew Brooks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Christy (SG), Richard Dawson (PF) Jeffrey Smith, Steven Thornton | |
| 00:54 | Dayton | James Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Gregory Duley pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Xavier | Raymond Christy knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Dayton | James Hoffman is hacked by Jimmy Fisher in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jimmy Fisher, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG) Jimmy Fisher | |
| 00:44 | Dayton | James Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | James Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Gregory Duley grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Stephan Garland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | James Hoffman is fouled in the backcourt by Stephan Garland - foul #2 on Stephan Garland, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | James Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | James Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Gregory Duley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Richard Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Richard Dawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Dayton | William Gravatt is fouled in the backcourt by Stephan Garland - foul #3 on Stephan Garland, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | William Gravatt makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | William Gravatt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | William Gravatt steps in front of the Raymond Christy pass | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Michael Leeman runs out the clock | 65-55 |