| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfredo Carrillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Kacprowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lockwood (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Manuel (fresh) PF - Richard Lindstrom (fresh) C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Fred White inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Alfredo Carrillo buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Fred White | 35-31 |
| 19:25 | Dayton | Richard Manuel is fouled on the floor by Ben Kacprowski - foul #2 on Ben Kacprowski, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | James Lockwood is fouled on the floor by Ben Kacprowski - foul #3 on Ben Kacprowski, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Filip Jaroski (C) Ben Kacprowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:43 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Montez | 35-33 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Fred White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 17:58 | Dayton | Richard Lindstrom loses the ball out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Alfredo Carrillo misses the dunk attempt | 35-33 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Fred White hits the follow up shot | 37-33 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves banks in the layup | 37-35 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Richard Lindstrom is called for the reach on Filip Jaroski - foul #2 on Richard Lindstrom, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Darryl Cavin (PG) Fred White | |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Nelson (PF) Richard Lindstrom | |
| 16:51 | Xavier | John Caldwell is hacked by Richard Manuel - foul #1 on Richard Manuel, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Anthony Gambill (C) Alfredo Carrillo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Liko Chinn (SG), Mark Frierson (SF) James Lockwood, Richard Manuel | |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski grabs the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | Richard Montez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Darryl Cavin steals it from Anthony Nieves | 37-35 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves grabs the board | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Darryl Cavin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Filip Jaroski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Gambill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Liko Chinn (fresh) SF - Mark Frierson (fresh) PF - Allen Nelson (fresh) C - Anthony Nieves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Dayton | Filip Jaroski is called for the reach on Mark Frierson - foul #1 on Filip Jaroski, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG), Fred White (SF), Alfredo Carrillo (PF), Ben Kacprowski (C) John Caldwell, Alan Smith, Filip Jaroski, Anthony Gambill | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lockwood (PG), Richard Manuel (SF), Lee Terry (PF), Matthew Felder (C) Richard Montez, Mark Frierson, Allen Nelson, Anthony Nieves | |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Liko Chinn's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Carrillo | 37-35 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Alfredo Carrillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Lee Terry's fadeaway is rejected by Fred White | 37-35 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | William Bennett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Darryl Cavin | 39-35 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | James Lockwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), John Caldwell (SG) Darryl Cavin, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG), Anthony Nieves (C) Liko Chinn, Matthew Felder | |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Fred White loses the dribble to Anthony Nieves | 39-35 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Richard Montez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 12:55 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Richard Manuel blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Ben Kacprowski - foul #4 on Ben Kacprowski, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Darryl Cavin (PG), Filip Jaroski (PF), Anthony Gambill (C) Fred White, Alfredo Carrillo, Ben Kacprowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edgar Richards (SG) James Lockwood | |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Richard Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Richard Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Alan Smith misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Nieves - foul #2 on Anthony Nieves, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Liko Chinn (SG), Mark Frierson (SF) Edgar Richards, Richard Manuel | |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Richard Montez clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Darryl Cavin - foul #1 on Darryl Cavin, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Richard Montez misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Richard Montez misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Filip Jaroski | 41-37 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin is hacked by Richard Montez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Montez, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 11:49 | Dayton | Lee Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Darryl Cavin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Gambill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Liko Chinn (fresh) SF - Mark Frierson (fresh) PF - Lee Terry (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Liko Chinn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Mark Frierson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Alan Smith picks off the pass by Mark Frierson | 41-37 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Alan Smith misses the easy layup | 41-37 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Mark Frierson grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 41-37 |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Liko Chinn snags the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 10:11 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves hits a floater in the paint set up by Richard Montez and he's hacked by Anthony Gambill - foul #1 on Anthony Gambill, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG), Fred White (SF), Alfredo Carrillo (PF) Darryl Cavin, John Caldwell, Anthony Gambill | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lockwood (SG), Richard Manuel (SF), Richard Lindstrom (PF) Liko Chinn, Mark Frierson, Lee Terry | |
| 10:11 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Alan Smith comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Manuel - foul #2 on Richard Manuel, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Landrum (PF) Filip Jaroski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Felder (C) Anthony Nieves | |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Alan Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Alan Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Richard Lindstrom grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 09:32 | Dayton | Richard Montez connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Lockwood | 41-42 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Fred White is fouled on the floor by Richard Manuel - foul #3 on Richard Manuel, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Darryl Cavin (PG) Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edgar Richards (PG) Richard Montez | |
| 09:07 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Fred White tips it in | 43-42 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Richard Lindstrom misses the dunk but he's hacked by William Landrum - foul #1 on William Landrum, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Caldwell (SG), Filip Jaroski (C) William Bennett, William Landrum | |
| Subs | Dayton | Liko Chinn (SG) Edgar Richards | |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Richard Lindstrom misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Richard Lindstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | Alfredo Carrillo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | John Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-42 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Liko Chinn snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | James Lockwood misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Darryl Cavin - foul #2 on Darryl Cavin, team foul #8 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), Ben Kacprowski (C) Darryl Cavin, Filip Jaroski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG), Lee Terry (PF), Anthony Nieves (C) Liko Chinn, Richard Lindstrom, Matthew Felder | |
| 07:55 | Dayton | James Lockwood makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | James Lockwood makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | James Lockwood grabs the board | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfredo Carrillo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Kacprowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lockwood (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lee Terry (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Richard Montez clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Caldwell - foul #1 on John Caldwell, team foul #9 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Darryl Cavin (PG) Fred White | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Richard Montez misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Richard Montez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Alfredo Carrillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Filip Jaroski (PF) Alfredo Carrillo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Liko Chinn (SG), Mark Frierson (SF) James Lockwood, Richard Manuel | |
| 06:32 | Dayton | Richard Montez hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Frierson | 43-48 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Alan Smith is hacked by Mark Frierson - foul #3 on Mark Frierson, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG) John Caldwell | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Liko Chinn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Mark Frierson misses the tip | 45-48 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Darryl Cavin | 45-48 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Alan Smith | 47-48 |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves blows the layup | 47-48 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Caldwell (SG), Fred White (SF), Alfredo Carrillo (PF) Darryl Cavin, William Bennett, Filip Jaroski | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lockwood (SG), Richard Manuel (SF) Liko Chinn, Mark Frierson | |
| 04:36 | Xavier | John Caldwell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Fred White | 47-48 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Fred White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Nieves - foul #3 on Anthony Nieves, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Fred White misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Fred White misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Lee Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:02 | Dayton | Ben Kacprowski steals it from Richard Manuel out of a doubleteam | 47-48 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Manuel - foul #4 on Richard Manuel, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 03:38 | Dayton | Lee Terry scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Carrillo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Kacprowski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lockwood (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Lee Terry (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Alan Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Lee Terry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Alfredo Carrillo misses the easy layup | 49-50 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Alfredo Carrillo snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | John Caldwell scores on a 3 from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 02:18 | Dayton | Richard Montez hits a wide open floater from the left side on a great pass from Lee Terry | 52-52 |
| 02:03 | Xavier | John Caldwell knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Richard Manuel loses the dribble to Ben Kacprowski | 55-52 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Fred White's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Terry | 55-52 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Richard Montez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-52 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Alan Smith hits a jumper from the right side | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Dayton | James Lockwood buries a 3 from straight away set up by Richard Montez | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Richard Montez is called for the reach on Alan Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Montez, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Lee Terry misses the shot from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Fred White grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Fred White is fouled in the backcourt by James Lockwood - foul #1 on James Lockwood, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Darryl Cavin (PG), Filip Jaroski (PF) Alan Smith, Alfredo Carrillo | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Fred White makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Fred White misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski grabs the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Anthony Nieves is called for the reach on Ben Kacprowski - foul #4 on Anthony Nieves, team foul #12 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (SF), William Landrum (PF) Fred White, Filip Jaroski | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | James Lockwood misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Ben Kacprowski gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Montez - foul #3 on Richard Montez, team foul #13 | 61-55 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Richard Montez clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | William Landrum grabs the board | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Darryl Cavin runs out the clock | 63-55 |