| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tony Derrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Schuler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Romriell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Wesley Boyer (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steven Rothenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Toney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Clarke (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Place (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Rushin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Christopher Hammonds inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 19:39 | Xavier | David Place pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-35 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | Christopher Hammonds grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 18:55 | Dayton | Richard Romriell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Joseph Toney pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Christopher Hammonds is called for the reach on David Place - foul #2 on Christopher Hammonds, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | David Place knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Joseph Toney | 25-37 |
| 18:13 | Dayton | Richard Romriell knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Hammonds | 28-37 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Joseph Toney banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Rushin and the foul's on Joseph Schuler - foul #2 on Joseph Schuler, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Joseph Toney makes the free throw | 28-40 |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Richard Romriell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-40 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Richard Romriell pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Derrick | 31-40 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | David Place misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Wesley Boyer - foul #2 on Wesley Boyer, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Downes (PG), William Almanza (C) Tony Derrick, Wesley Boyer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Langner (C) William Rushin | |
| 17:21 | Xavier | David Place misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | David Place misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | David Place pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 17:08 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Richard Downes | 31-40 |
| 16:58 | Dayton | Richard Romriell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gilbert Clarke - foul #2 on Gilbert Clarke, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Jones (SF) Christopher Hammonds | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Duff (PG), Chad Daves (SF), Matthew Lewis (C) Steven Rothenberg, Gilbert Clarke, David Place | |
| 16:58 | Dayton | Richard Romriell makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:58 | Dayton | Richard Romriell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Eric Langner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Don Rice (C) Richard Romriell | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Eric Langner makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Eric Langner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Eric Langner makes the 3rd free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | William Almanza hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Daniel Duff - foul #1 on Daniel Duff, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG) Joseph Schuler | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Webb (SG) Joseph Toney | |
| 16:23 | Dayton | William Almanza misses the free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | Matthew Lewis pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Don Rice takes the ball from Daniel Duff | 35-43 |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Richard Downes is hacked by Ralph Webb - foul #3 on Ralph Webb, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Hammonds (SF), Wesley Boyer (C) John Jones, Don Rice | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg (PG), Joseph Toney (SG), Gilbert Clarke (SF), David Place (PF), William Rushin (C) Daniel Duff, Ralph Webb, Chad Daves, Eric Langner, Matthew Lewis | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tony Derrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Downes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Almanza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steven Rothenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Toney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilbert Clarke (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Place (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - William Rushin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | Dayton | Christopher Hammonds misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 15:34 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Schuler (SG), Richard Romriell (PF) Richard Downes, William Almanza | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Toney - foul #2 on Joseph Toney, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | William Rushin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 39-43 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | William Rushin grabs the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Joseph Schuler is called for the reach on Joseph Toney - foul #3 on Joseph Schuler, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Downes (PG) Tony Derrick | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:16 | Xavier | Joseph Toney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 14:15 | Dayton | Richard Romriell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Gilbert Clarke is called for the reach on Richard Downes - foul #3 on Gilbert Clarke, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Duff (PG), Chad Daves (SF), Eric Langner (PF) Steven Rothenberg, Gilbert Clarke, David Place | |
| 13:37 | Dayton | Richard Romriell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Daniel Duff grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Daniel Duff can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-43 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Richard Romriell grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 12:59 | Dayton | Richard Downes knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Wesley Boyer | 41-43 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Daniel Duff banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Rushin and he's fouled by Joseph Schuler - foul #4 on Joseph Schuler, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG), John Jones (SF), William Almanza (PF), Don Rice (C) Joseph Schuler, Christopher Hammonds, Richard Romriell, Wesley Boyer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg (PG), Gilbert Clarke (SF), David Place (PF) Joseph Toney, Chad Daves, William Rushin | |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Daniel Duff misses the free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | The rebound goes to William Almanza | 41-45 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | Steven Rothenberg is called for the reach on Tony Derrick - foul #1 on Steven Rothenberg, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Claude Arden (SG) Richard Downes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:12 | Dayton | Don Rice misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-45 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Don Rice gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | William Almanza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Rothenberg | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tony Derrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Arden (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Almanza (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Rice (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steven Rothenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Duff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Clarke (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Place (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Langner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Claude Arden hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Jones | 44-48 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-48 |
| 11:03 | Dayton | William Almanza grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Eric Langner steals the ball from Tony Derrick | 44-48 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | David Place misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 44-48 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Eric Langner gets the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 44-48 |
| 10:20 | Dayton | William Almanza gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:06 | Dayton | Tony Derrick drills a 3 from straight away | 47-48 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Tony Derrick grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | John Jones loses the dribble to Gilbert Clarke | 47-48 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Daniel Duff is hacked by William Almanza - foul #3 on William Almanza, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Downes (PG), Christopher Hammonds (SF), Richard Romriell (PF), Wesley Boyer (C) Tony Derrick, John Jones, William Almanza, Don Rice | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Toney (SG), Chad Daves (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF), William Rushin (C) Steven Rothenberg, Gilbert Clarke, David Place, Eric Langner | |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Daniel Duff makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Daniel Duff makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Matthew Lewis blocks the jumper by Wesley Boyer | 47-50 |
| 09:06 | Dayton | Richard Romriell can't tip it in | 47-50 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | Joseph Toney grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | Joseph Toney clanks a shot from the baseline | 47-50 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Daniel Duff tips it home | 47-52 |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Christopher Hammonds is hacked by Chad Daves - foul #2 on Chad Daves, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Jones (SG) Claude Arden | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Webb (PG) Daniel Duff | |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Christopher Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Christopher Hammonds makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Joseph Toney can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Chad Daves tips it but misses | 49-52 |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 07:45 | Dayton | Richard Romriell makes the floater from the baseline set up by Wesley Boyer | 51-52 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | Richard Romriell steals it from Joseph Toney | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Downes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Romriell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Wesley Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ralph Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Toney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Daves (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Rushin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Richard Downes makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Jones | 53-52 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Chad Daves is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Chad Daves, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG), Joseph Schuler (SG) Richard Downes, John Jones | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg (PG), Gilbert Clarke (SF), David Place (PF) Ralph Webb, Chad Daves, Matthew Lewis | |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Tony Derrick clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Rothenberg - foul #2 on Steven Rothenberg, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Tony Derrick makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Tony Derrick misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Richard Romriell grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Christopher Hammonds comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-52 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | Joseph Toney clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 06:21 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Tony Derrick buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | Joseph Toney buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Clarke | 57-55 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Richard Romriell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | William Rushin misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-55 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Joseph Schuler snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Tony Derrick is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Rothenberg - foul #3 on Steven Rothenberg, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Jones (SF), William Almanza (PF), Don Rice (C) Christopher Hammonds, Richard Romriell, Wesley Boyer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Duff (PG), Ralph Webb (SG), Chad Daves (SF), Eric Langner (C) Steven Rothenberg, Joseph Toney, Gilbert Clarke, William Rushin | |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Tony Derrick misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Tony Derrick makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | David Place buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chad Daves | 58-57 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Joseph Schuler knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Jones | 60-57 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | Ralph Webb misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Don Rice pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Joseph Schuler misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Chad Daves pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Chad Daves buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Webb | 60-59 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Joseph Schuler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Langner - foul #1 on Eric Langner, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Downes (PG), Christopher Hammonds (SF) Tony Derrick, John Jones | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg (PG), Joseph Toney (SG), Gilbert Clarke (SF) Daniel Duff, Ralph Webb, David Place | |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Joseph Schuler misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | Joseph Schuler misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Chad Daves grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Chad Daves tips it home | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Downes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Schuler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Almanza (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Rice (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steven Rothenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Toney (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilbert Clarke (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Langner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Daves (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Dayton | Don Rice misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 02:53 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG), Richard Romriell (PF), Wesley Boyer (C) Richard Downes, William Almanza, Don Rice | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Place (PF), William Rushin (C) Eric Langner, Chad Daves | |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Joseph Toney makes the jump hook from the baseline | 60-63 |
| 02:28 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-63 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Richard Romriell grabs the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 02:15 | Dayton | Steven Rothenberg steps in front of the Richard Romriell pass | 60-63 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | David Place tips it in | 60-65 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer misses badly on a floater in the paint | 60-65 |
| 01:31 | Dayton | Christopher Hammonds snags the offensive board | 60-65 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Tony Derrick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 01:14 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Steven Rothenberg hits a shot from the right side set up by William Rushin | 60-67 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Joseph Schuler | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Gilbert Clarke can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 62-67 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Richard Romriell grabs the board | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Tony Derrick misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-67 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Wesley Boyer snags the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Joseph Schuler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | David Place pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Xavier | David Place is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Derrick - foul #2 on Tony Derrick, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ralph Webb (PG), Daniel Duff (SG), Chad Daves (C) Steven Rothenberg, Joseph Toney, William Rushin | |
| 00:06 | Xavier | David Place makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | David Place misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Richard Romriell pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Tony Derrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Boyer | 62-68 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | The clock runs out | 62-68 |