| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Dee Ouellette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) SF - Troy Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Raby (fresh) C - Horace Copeland (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Troy Wilson inbounds the ball | 41-30 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby tips it in | 41-32 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Horace Copeland steps in front of the Wambua Yusuf pass | 41-32 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | Troy Wilson is fouled on the floor by Patrick Clark - foul #2 on Patrick Clark, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Horace Copeland hits a floater from the left side | 41-34 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Craig Updegraff is called for the reach on David Saffold - foul #1 on Craig Updegraff, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Craig Updegraff - foul #2 on Craig Updegraff, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Patrick Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:07 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Raby | 42-37 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | David Saffold is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | Patrick Clark is called for the reach on Horace Copeland - foul #3 on Patrick Clark, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano (SF) Patrick Clark | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:40 | Dayton | The short jumper by Troy Wilson is denied by Wambua Yusuf | 42-37 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:16 | Xavier | Craig Updegraff picks off the pass by Robert Harris | 42-37 |
| 16:59 | Dayton | Wambua Yusuf takes the ball from Troy Wilson | 42-37 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Saffold and he's fouled by Dee Ouellette - foul #1 on Dee Ouellette, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Floyd Arden (C) David Saffold, William Williams, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Luong (PG), Curtis Drexler (SG), Richard Whitmore (SF), Alan King (PF), Jeff Wilson (C) Dee Ouellette, Craig Updegraff, Troy Wilson, Nicholas Raby, Horace Copeland | |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Alan King clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | Robert Harris grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Alan King - foul #3 on Alan King, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Maurice Strickland (PF) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Floyd Arden (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Luong (fresh) SG - Curtis Drexler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Whitmore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jeff Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Dayton | Alan King is hacked by Heriberto Giordano - foul #2 on Heriberto Giordano, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Clark (SF) Heriberto Giordano | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dee Ouellette (PG), Horace Copeland (C) William Luong, Jeff Wilson | |
| 15:36 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler is fouled on the floor by Ronald Daniels - foul #2 on Ronald Daniels, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Wambua Yusuf (C) Ronald Daniels, Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Alan King misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf is whistled for traveling | 47-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), Robert Harris (PF) Wendell Brandon, Maurice Strickland | |
| Subs | Dayton | Craig Updegraff (SG), Troy Wilson (SF), Nicholas Raby (PF) Curtis Drexler, Richard Whitmore, Alan King | |
| 14:53 | Dayton | Horace Copeland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Patrick Clark | 47-37 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | William Williams drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Saffold | 50-37 |
| 14:15 | Dayton | Wambua Yusuf swats the layup by Nicholas Raby | 50-37 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Troy Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:02 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG) Dee Ouellette | |
| 13:43 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf is fouled on the floor by Horace Copeland - foul #2 on Horace Copeland, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Floyd Arden (C) William Williams, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alan King (C) Horace Copeland | |
| 13:26 | Xavier | David Saffold connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Clark | 53-37 |
| 13:10 | Dayton | David Saffold picks off the pass by Craig Updegraff | 53-37 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | David Saffold hits the finger roll | 55-37 |
| 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) | |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Daniels - foul #3 on Ronald Daniels, team foul #5 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Maurice Strickland (PF) David Saffold, Patrick Clark, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dee Ouellette (PG), Richard Whitmore (SF), Horace Copeland (C) Curtis Drexler, Troy Wilson, Nicholas Raby | |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Daniels | 58-39 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | Alan King comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 58-39 |
| 12:21 | Dayton | Alan King grabs the offensive board | 58-39 |
| 12:05 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Robert Harris (PF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Ronald Daniels, Maurice Strickland, Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (SG) Craig Updegraff | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | William Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Wendell Brandon | 60-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Dee Ouellette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Drexler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Whitmore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Horace Copeland (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Wendell Brandon - foul #1 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #6 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), Patrick Clark (SF) Wendell Brandon, Heriberto Giordano | |
| Subs | Dayton | Troy Wilson (SF), Nicholas Raby (PF) Richard Whitmore, Alan King | |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette misses the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | David Saffold misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Robert Harris tips it in | 62-40 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Horace Copeland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-40 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby grabs the offensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-40 |
| 10:25 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Williams | 62-40 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf hits the finger roll set up by William Williams | 64-40 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-40 |
| 09:55 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf grabs the board | 64-40 |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Nicholas Raby is called for the reach on David Saffold - foul #3 on Nicholas Raby, team foul #6 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Maurice Strickland (PF) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | Craig Updegraff (SG), Alan King (C) Dee Ouellette, Horace Copeland | |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Raby - foul #4 on Nicholas Raby, team foul #7 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano (SF) Patrick Clark | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeff Wilson (C) Nicholas Raby | |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland misses the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 65-40 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | The short jumper by Craig Updegraff is denied by Heriberto Giordano | 65-40 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf snags the defensive board | 65-40 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland misses the lay-in | 65-40 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff grabs the board | 65-40 |
| 08:38 | Dayton | Troy Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 65-40 |
| 08:36 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Maurice Strickland | 65-40 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf is whistled for a carry | 65-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Robert Harris (PF), Floyd Arden (C) David Saffold, William Williams, Maurice Strickland, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Luong (PG), Richard Whitmore (SF) Curtis Drexler, Troy Wilson | |
| 08:04 | Dayton | William Luong clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-40 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Floyd Arden gets the rebound | 65-40 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Alan King steals the ball from Robert Harris | 65-40 |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Richard Whitmore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-40 |
| 07:30 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff grabs the offensive rebound | 65-40 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Arden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Luong (fresh) SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Whitmore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Wilson (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Dayton | William Luong hits a shot from the left side set up by Craig Updegraff | 65-42 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-42 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Floyd Arden pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-42 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Craig Updegraff takes the ball from Floyd Arden | 65-42 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | Richard Whitmore banks in the layup on a great pass from Craig Updegraff | 65-44 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon is hacked by William Luong - foul #1 on William Luong, team foul #8 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Patrick Clark (SF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Ronald Daniels, Heriberto Giordano, Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dee Ouellette (PG), Curtis Drexler (SG), Troy Wilson (SF), Nicholas Raby (PF), Horace Copeland (C) William Luong, Craig Updegraff, Richard Whitmore, Alan King, Jeff Wilson | |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-44 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Patrick Clark | 67-44 |
| 05:46 | Xavier | Patrick Clark scores on a shot from the left block | 69-44 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Curtis Drexler | 69-47 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Patrick Clark hits a floater from the right block | 71-47 |
| 04:53 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler's floater is knocked away by Wambua Yusuf | 71-47 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf gets the rebound | 71-47 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | Patrick Clark loses the dribble to Horace Copeland | 71-47 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Dee Ouellette misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-47 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Patrick Clark | 71-47 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 71-47 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon tips it back up and in | 73-47 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Troy Wilson misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Wambua Yusuf - foul #3 on Wambua Yusuf, team foul #7 | 73-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Maurice Strickland (PF), Floyd Arden (C) William Williams, Patrick Clark, Robert Harris, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Whitmore (SG), Alan King (PF), Jeff Wilson (C) Dee Ouellette, Nicholas Raby, Horace Copeland | |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Troy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 73-48 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Troy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-49 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon is called for 10 seconds | 73-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Luong (PG), Jason Wright (SF) Curtis Drexler, Troy Wilson | |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Alan King misses the dunk | 73-49 |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Jason Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-49 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Arden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Luong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Whitmore (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) PF - Alan King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Wilson (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Richard Whitmore buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Wilson | 73-52 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Jeff Wilson steals it from Heriberto Giordano | 73-52 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Heriberto Giordano picks off the pass by William Luong | 73-52 |
| 02:29 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano can't throw it down | 73-52 |
| 02:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Alan King | 73-52 |
| 02:17 | Dayton | Richard Whitmore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-52 |
| 02:15 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon pulls down the rebound | 73-52 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Floyd Arden comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 73-52 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano misses the tip | 73-52 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Floyd Arden misses the tip | 73-52 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | William Luong grabs the defensive rebound | 73-52 |
| 01:31 | Dayton | Richard Whitmore misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-52 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano grabs the board | 73-52 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Heriberto Giordano and he's hacked by Richard Whitmore - foul #2 on Richard Whitmore, team foul #9 | 76-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (SG) Jason Wright | |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels makes the free throw | 77-52 |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler is hacked by Ronald Daniels - foul #4 on Ronald Daniels, team foul #8 | 77-52 |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler makes the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler misses the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Maurice Strickland | 77-53 |
| 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) | |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-53 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Alan King pulls down the rebound | 77-53 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Dayton | William Luong misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Floyd Arden - foul #3 on Floyd Arden, team foul #9 | 77-53 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | William Luong makes the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | William Luong misses the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Alan King | 77-54 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Richard Whitmore is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Giordano - foul #3 on Heriberto Giordano, team foul #10 | 77-54 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Richard Whitmore misses the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Richard Whitmore misses the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland gets the rebound | 77-54 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Floyd Arden misses the easy layup | 77-54 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Alan King snags the defensive board | 77-54 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Alan King hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 77-54 |