| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 9 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Easterling (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gary Troche (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Roger Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omar Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Colbert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tibor Modzelewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Gagne (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Charles Easterling inbounds the ball | 44-31 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Dayton | Michael Lee hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Walsh and he's fouled by Charles Gagne - foul #3 on Charles Gagne, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Fiske (C) Charles Gagne | |
| 19:44 | Dayton | Michael Lee makes the free throw | 47-31 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Omar Webb scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Justin Fiske | 47-34 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Charles Easterling misses the lay-in | 47-34 |
| 19:06 | Dayton | Michael Lee misses the tip | 47-34 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Justin Fiske gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | James Colbert is called for traveling | 47-34 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | Justin Fiske steals the ball from Arnold Stone | 47-34 |
| 18:13 | Xavier | Stephen Walsh steals the ball from Tibor Modzelewski | 47-34 |
| 18:09 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh lays it in | 49-34 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Omar Webb is fouled on the floor by Arnold Stone - foul #1 on Arnold Stone, team foul #1 | 49-34 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Omar Webb connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Tibor Modzelewski | 49-37 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Gary Troche lays it in on a nice dish by Arnold Stone and he's fouled by Roger Miller - foul #1 on Roger Miller, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (SG), Ruben Taylor (SF), Jeffery Polster (C) Arnold Stone, Charles Easterling, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie (PG), David Ray (SG) Roger Miller, Omar Webb | |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Gary Troche makes the free throw | 52-37 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Stephen Walsh steps in front of the Gonzalo Yazzie pass in the backcourt | 52-37 |
| 17:00 | Dayton | John Lai connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Ruben Taylor | 54-37 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | James Colbert misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffery Polster - foul #3 on Jeffery Polster, team foul #2 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Carpenter (SG), Kevin Souliere (C) Stephen Walsh, Jeffery Polster | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Taylor (C) Tibor Modzelewski | |
| 16:41 | Xavier | James Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | James Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | Joshua Carpenter is fouled on the floor by David Ray - foul #1 on David Ray, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Lee (C) Gary Troche | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Nelson (SF) James Colbert | |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Paul Nelson steals the ball from Michael Lee | 54-39 |
| 15:58 | Xavier | David Ray buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gonzalo Yazzie | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Lai (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joshua Carpenter (fresh) SF - Ruben Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Souliere (fresh) C - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gonzalo Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Fiske (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - William Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor can't connect on a runner from close range | 54-42 |
| 15:44 | Xavier | William Taylor grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Justin Fiske hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 15:27 | Xavier | William Taylor tips it home | 54-44 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Joshua Carpenter knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 56-44 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Justin Fiske | 56-46 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor lays it in set up by John Lai | 58-46 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | William Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Arnold Stone (SG), Charles Easterling (SF), Gary Troche (PF), Jeffery Polster (C) John Lai, Joshua Carpenter, Ruben Taylor, Kevin Souliere, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roger Miller (PG), Omar Webb (SG), James Colbert (SF), Tibor Modzelewski (PF), Charles Gagne (C) Gonzalo Yazzie, David Ray, Paul Nelson, Justin Fiske, William Taylor | |
| 13:46 | Dayton | Charles Easterling is hacked by Tibor Modzelewski - foul #1 on Tibor Modzelewski, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Gary Troche can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 58-46 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Arnold Stone snags the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Tibor Modzelewski blocks the short jumper by Charles Easterling | 58-46 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Tibor Modzelewski gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Roger Miller buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Colbert | 58-48 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | Gary Troche's layup is rejected by Charles Gagne | 58-48 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster can't tip it in | 58-48 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Roger Miller snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Charles Gagne drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Roger Miller | 58-50 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Gary Troche misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Tibor Modzelewski - foul #2 on Tibor Modzelewski, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Gary Troche makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Gary Troche misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Charles Gagne snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Easterling (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gary Troche (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Polster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Roger Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Omar Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Colbert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tibor Modzelewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Gagne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:50 | Xavier | James Colbert travels with the ball | 59-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Souliere (C) Gary Troche | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:33 | Dayton | Omar Webb picks off the pass by Jeffery Polster | 59-50 |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Charles Gagne misses the lay-in | 59-50 |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 11:09 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh is fouled on the floor by Tibor Modzelewski - foul #3 on Tibor Modzelewski, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (SG), Ruben Taylor (SF), Gary Troche (PF) Arnold Stone, Charles Easterling, Jeffery Polster | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie (PG), David Ray (SG), Justin Fiske (PF), William Taylor (C) Roger Miller, Omar Webb, Tibor Modzelewski, Charles Gagne | |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Colbert - foul #2 on James Colbert, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | William Taylor pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Justin Fiske misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-50 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | William Taylor tips it in | 60-52 |
| 10:15 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor misses the dunk | 60-52 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | James Colbert snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 09:52 | Dayton | John Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 09:47 | Dayton | Gonzalo Yazzie steals it from John Lai | 60-52 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Justin Fiske buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gonzalo Yazzie | 60-55 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | William Taylor steals the ball from Stephen Walsh | 60-55 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-55 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | John Lai snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh clanks a floater from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Colbert | 60-55 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Kevin Souliere takes the ball from James Colbert | 60-55 |
| 07:40 | Dayton | Gary Troche's dunk attempt is rejected by James Colbert | 60-55 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Colbert | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Lai (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Troche (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Souliere (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gonzalo Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Colbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Justin Fiske (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. C - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Stephen Walsh is called for the reach on Gonzalo Yazzie - foul #3 on Stephen Walsh, team foul #3 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Spence (PG), Arnold Stone (SG), Charles Easterling (SF), Jeffery Polster (PF), Michael Lee (C) Stephen Walsh, John Lai, Ruben Taylor, Gary Troche, Kevin Souliere | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roger Miller (PG), Omar Webb (SG), Paul Nelson (SF), Tibor Modzelewski (PF), Charles Gagne (C) Gonzalo Yazzie, David Ray, James Colbert, Justin Fiske, William Taylor | |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Tibor Modzelewski drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Omar Webb | 60-57 |
| 06:52 | Dayton | Ernest Spence drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Lee | 63-57 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | Omar Webb misses the shot from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Arnold Stone | 63-57 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Charles Easterling is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Easterling, team foul #4 | 63-57 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Tibor Modzelewski buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Omar Webb | 63-59 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Charles Easterling hits the finger roll | 65-59 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Tibor Modzelewski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-59 |
| 05:58 | Dayton | Arnold Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:52 | Dayton | Arnold Stone is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Arnold Stone, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (PG) Ernest Spence | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Fiske (SF) Paul Nelson | |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Omar Webb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Michael Lee pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Charles Easterling can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Tibor Modzelewski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Justin Fiske's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Lee | 65-59 |
| 05:14 | Dayton | Michael Lee pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Charles Easterling misses badly on a shot from the left side | 65-59 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Justin Fiske grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Roger Miller misses the jumper from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 04:44 | Dayton | Michael Lee pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Arnold Stone misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Charles Gagne grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Justin Fiske knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Omar Webb | 65-62 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster's pass is intercepted by Charles Gagne | 65-62 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Roger Miller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 65-62 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Arnold Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Arnold Stone misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Tibor Modzelewski | 65-62 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | The jump hook by Charles Gagne is blocked by Jeffery Polster | 65-62 |
| 03:38 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Charles Easterling | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Lai (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Easterling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Polster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Roger Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Omar Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Fiske (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tibor Modzelewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Gagne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Charles Easterling connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Arnold Stone | 67-62 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Justin Fiske clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Easterling - foul #2 on Charles Easterling, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Joshua Carpenter (SG), Ruben Taylor (SF), Gary Troche (PF), Kevin Souliere (C) John Lai, Arnold Stone, Charles Easterling, Jeffery Polster, Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gonzalo Yazzie (PG), David Ray (SG), James Colbert (SF), William Taylor (C) Roger Miller, Omar Webb, Tibor Modzelewski, Charles Gagne | |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Justin Fiske misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Justin Fiske makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor double dribbles | 67-63 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (SG) Joshua Carpenter | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Justin Fiske hits a runner from the left block | 67-65 |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG), Charles Easterling (SF), Jeffery Polster (C) John Lai, Ruben Taylor, Kevin Souliere | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roger Miller (PG), Omar Webb (SG), Tibor Modzelewski (PF), Charles Gagne (C) Gonzalo Yazzie, David Ray, Justin Fiske, William Taylor | |
| 02:21 | Dayton | Charles Easterling misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by James Colbert - foul #3 on James Colbert, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Lee (C) Jeffery Polster | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:21 | Dayton | Charles Easterling makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:21 | Dayton | Charles Easterling makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | James Colbert clanks a 3 from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | Tibor Modzelewski tips it home | 69-67 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Arnold Stone comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-67 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Gary Troche tips it home | 71-67 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Omar Webb misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Michael Lee grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Charles Easterling misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-67 |
| 01:09 | Dayton | Gary Troche grabs the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Charles Gagne denies the turnaround by Stephen Walsh | 71-67 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Michael Lee grabs the offensive board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Michael Lee is hacked by Tibor Modzelewski - foul #4 on Tibor Modzelewski, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Michael Lee misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Charles Gagne pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | James Colbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Charles Gagne can't tip it in | 71-67 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | James Colbert grabs the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Gary Troche denies the turnaround by Tibor Modzelewski | 71-67 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Charles Gagne snags the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | James Colbert hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Roger Miller | 71-70 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh is hacked by Roger Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Miller, team foul #10 | 71-70 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Omar Webb misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Michael Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Michael Lee is hacked by Roger Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Miller, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Michael Lee misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Michael Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Omar Webb misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-70 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Stephen Walsh | 74-70 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Roger Miller is called for the reach on Stephen Walsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Miller, team foul #12 | 74-70 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | James Colbert misses the halfcourt shot | 76-70 |