| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hans Zartman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - George Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Humes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Severns (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Winfred Delreal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Hank Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal inbounds the ball | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Dayton | Hank Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-26 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Michael Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 19:04 | Dayton | Ray Melton loses the dribble to Kenneth Severns | 41-26 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Hans Zartman's fadeaway is rejected by Hank Thompson | 41-26 |
| 18:40 | Dayton | Hank Thompson grabs the board | 41-26 |
| 18:18 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-26 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | James Humes pulls down the rebound | 41-26 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Clarence Allen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Richardson | 43-26 |
| 17:41 | Dayton | Michael Cooper misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-26 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kenneth Severns | 43-26 |
| 17:16 | Xavier | Clarence Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-26 |
| 17:14 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard grabs the board | 43-26 |
| 17:06 | Dayton | Hank Thompson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Cooper and he's fouled by Kenneth Severns - foul #3 on Kenneth Severns, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Sevin (SG), Hedeon Swierczynski (PF), Ivan Majewski (C) Hans Zartman, James Humes, Kenneth Severns | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:06 | Dayton | Hank Thompson misses the free throw | 43-28 |
| 17:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ivan Majewski | 43-28 |
| 16:48 | Xavier | Hank Thompson blocks the short jumper by Hedeon Swierczynski | 43-28 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Clarence Allen tips it back up and in | 45-28 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | Clarence Allen steals the ball from Ray Melton | 45-28 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | Clarence Allen lays it up and in | 47-28 |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Ivan Majewski is called for the reach on Michael Cooper - foul #1 on Ivan Majewski, team foul #2 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (PG), Robert Coots (SG), Richard Walsh (SF), John Hanson (PF), Jeffery Cox (C) Michael Cooper, Lyle Woodard, Winfred Delreal, Ray Melton, Hank Thompson | |
| 15:58 | Dayton | Jeffery Cox blows the layup but the foul's on Hedeon Swierczynski - foul #2 on Hedeon Swierczynski, team foul #3 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | He-ping Zhou (SG), James Humes (PF), Kenneth Severns (C) Clarence Allen, George Richardson, Ivan Majewski | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:58 | Dayton | Jeffery Cox makes the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 15:58 | Dayton | Jeffery Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 15:58 | Dayton | John Hanson gets the offensive rebound | 47-29 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Samuel Sevin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - He-ping Zhou (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Hedeon Swierczynski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Humes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Severns (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Pigford (fresh) SG - Robert Coots (fresh) SF - Richard Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Cox (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Kenneth Severns steps in front of the John Hanson pass | 47-29 |
| 15:32 | Xavier | James Humes misses short on a shot in the paint | 47-29 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Hanson | 47-29 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Michael Pigford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-29 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns snags the defensive board | 47-29 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Robert Coots - foul #1 on Robert Coots, team foul #1 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Allen (PG), George Richardson (SF) Samuel Sevin, Hedeon Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:09 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou misses the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou misses the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou misses the 3rd free throw | 47-29 |
| 15:09 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Hanson | 47-29 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Michael Pigford scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Coots | 47-32 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Clarence Allen hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from He-ping Zhou | 49-32 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Michael Pigford drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-35 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | Clarence Allen misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Coots - foul #2 on Robert Coots, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Sevin (PF), Hedeon Swierczynski (C) James Humes, Kenneth Severns | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG), Lyle Woodard (SG), Winfred Delreal (SF), Ray Melton (PF), Hank Thompson (C) Michael Pigford, Robert Coots, Richard Walsh, John Hanson, Jeffery Cox | |
| 13:58 | Xavier | Clarence Allen misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | Clarence Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Hank Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 13:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ray Melton | 50-35 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Hank Thompson and he's hacked by Clarence Allen - foul #2 on Clarence Allen, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:40 | Xavier | Hedeon Swierczynski hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 50-38 |
| 12:38 | Xavier | Clarence Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | 3 seconds is called on Hedeon Swierczynski | 50-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Zartman (SG), James Humes (PF), Kenneth Severns (C) Clarence Allen, He-ping Zhou, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:15 | Dayton | Hank Thompson misses the driving attempt in the paint | 50-38 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 11:52 | Xavier | Hedeon Swierczynski drills a fadeaway from the left block | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Samuel Sevin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Hans Zartman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Hedeon Swierczynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Humes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Severns (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Winfred Delreal (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Melton (fresh) 5 reb. C - Hank Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Hans Zartman - foul #1 on Hans Zartman, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Goran Stolinski (PG) Hedeon Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Hanson (C) Hank Thompson | |
| 11:39 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 11:39 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Samuel Sevin grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | James Humes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Goran Stolinski | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Winfred Delreal, team foul #3 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Allen (PG), He-ping Zhou (SG), George Richardson (SF) Goran Stolinski, Hans Zartman, Samuel Sevin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (PG), Richard Walsh (SF), Jeffery Cox (C) Michael Cooper, Winfred Delreal, Ray Melton | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:34 | Xavier | Michael Pigford steps in front of the Clarence Allen pass | 55-38 |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Jeffery Cox grabs the offensive board | 55-38 |
| 10:16 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard double dribbles | 55-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Lamon (PF), Ivan Majewski (C) James Humes, Kenneth Severns | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Coots (SG), Hank Thompson (C) Lyle Woodard, Jeffery Cox | |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Clarence Allen is fouled on the floor by Michael Pigford - foul #3 on Michael Pigford, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Sevin (PF), Hedeon Swierczynski (C) Christopher Lamon, Ivan Majewski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG), Winfred Delreal (SF), Ray Melton (PF) Robert Coots, Richard Walsh, John Hanson | |
| 09:36 | Xavier | George Richardson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-38 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Hank Thompson pulls down the rebound | 55-38 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Ray Melton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-38 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou gets the rebound | 55-38 |
| 09:03 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou's pass is intercepted by Winfred Delreal | 55-38 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal lays it in | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:51 | Xavier | George Richardson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Hank Thompson snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:45 | Dayton | Winfred Delreal can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-40 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Clarence Allen grabs the board | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:20 | Xavier | Clarence Allen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Hank Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Michael Cooper dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Pigford and he's hacked by Clarence Allen - foul #3 on Clarence Allen, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Zartman (SG), James Humes (PF), Kenneth Severns (C) He-ping Zhou, Samuel Sevin, Hedeon Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lyle Woodard (SG), Richard Walsh (SF), John Hanson (PF), Jeffery Cox (C) Michael Pigford, Winfred Delreal, Ray Melton, Hank Thompson | |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Michael Cooper makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:01 | Xavier | George Richardson hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Humes | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:50 | Dayton | Jeffery Cox makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Cooper | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Allen (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Hans Zartman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - George Richardson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Humes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Severns (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lyle Woodard (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffery Cox (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Clarence Allen lays it up and in on a great pass from George Richardson and the foul's on Michael Cooper - foul #1 on Michael Cooper, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (PG) Michael Cooper | |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Clarence Allen makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 07:13 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard misses the dunk | 60-46 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Kenneth Severns snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:45 | Xavier | James Humes drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Clarence Allen and he's fouled by Jeffery Cox - foul #1 on Jeffery Cox, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Sevin (PG), He-ping Zhou (SG), Hedeon Swierczynski (SF) Clarence Allen, Hans Zartman, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Winfred Delreal (SF), Ray Melton (PF) Richard Walsh, Jeffery Cox | |
| 06:45 | Xavier | James Humes makes the free throw | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Hank Thompson (C) John Hanson | |
| 06:18 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Sevin | 66-46 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Pigford | 66-48 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | James Humes is fouled on the floor by Winfred Delreal - foul #3 on Winfred Delreal, team foul #7 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Allen (PG), George Richardson (SF) Samuel Sevin, Hedeon Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Cooper (PG) Michael Pigford | |
| 05:41 | Xavier | James Humes makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | James Humes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 05:23 | Dayton | Michael Cooper can't finish the layup | 68-48 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Clarence Allen | 68-48 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | He-ping Zhou comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-48 |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Lyle Woodard grabs the board | 68-48 |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Michael Cooper makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Lyle Woodard | 68-50 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Clarence Allen is hacked by Michael Cooper - foul #2 on Michael Cooper, team foul #8 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Sevin (PF), Hedeon Swierczynski (C) James Humes, Kenneth Severns | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Pigford (SG), John Hanson (C) Lyle Woodard, Hank Thompson | |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Clarence Allen makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Clarence Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 04:23 | Dayton | Michael Cooper is fouled on the floor by Samuel Sevin - foul #1 on Samuel Sevin, team foul #7 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Zartman (SG), Christopher Lamon (PF), Ivan Majewski (C) Clarence Allen, He-ping Zhou, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Walsh (SF), Jeffery Cox (C) Winfred Delreal, Ray Melton | |
| 04:23 | Dayton | Michael Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | Ivan Majewski grabs the board | 70-50 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Christopher Lamon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Coots (SG) Michael Cooper | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Dayton | John Hanson scores on a runner in the lane set up by Robert Coots and he's hacked by Christopher Lamon - foul #1 on Christopher Lamon, team foul #8 | 70-52 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | John Hanson makes the free throw | 70-53 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Samuel Sevin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Hans Zartman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Hedeon Swierczynski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Lamon (fresh) C - Ivan Majewski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Pigford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Coots (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffery Cox (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Christopher Lamon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Hans Zartman | 73-53 |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Michael Pigford misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Sevin - foul #2 on Samuel Sevin, team foul #9 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Goran Stolinski (PG) Hedeon Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Michael Pigford makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Michael Pigford makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Goran Stolinski hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 73-55 |
| 02:52 | Dayton | John Hanson pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 02:34 | Dayton | Robert Coots loses the dribble to Goran Stolinski | 73-55 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Goran Stolinski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 73-55 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Hans Zartman tips it but misses | 73-55 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | John Hanson pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Michael Pigford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-55 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | John Hanson can't tip it in | 73-55 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to John Hanson | 73-55 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Richard Walsh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-55 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to John Hanson | 73-55 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | John Hanson misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 73-55 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Ivan Majewski gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | The short jumper by Ivan Majewski is denied by Jeffery Cox | 73-55 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Christopher Lamon grabs the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Christopher Lamon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 73-55 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Goran Stolinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Goran Stolinski runs out the clock | 73-55 |