| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lockwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lee Terry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Landrum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | William Landrum inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Derek Rooney hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from William Landrum | 36-32 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | Derek Rooney steals it from Lee Terry | 36-32 |
| 18:53 | Xavier | Fred White hits the finger roll | 36-34 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Richard Montez makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Manuel | 38-34 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Fred White misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Lockwood - foul #1 on James Lockwood, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Fred White makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Fred White makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Lee Terry misses short on a shot from close range | 38-36 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Derek Rooney | 38-36 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Derek Rooney misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Richard Manuel grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 17:25 | Dayton | William Bennett picks off the pass by James Lockwood | 38-36 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Alan Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Derek Rooney grabs the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | William Bennett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-36 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Richard Montez grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 16:31 | Dayton | Lee Terry knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by James Lockwood and he's hacked by Derek Rooney - foul #3 on Derek Rooney, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edgar Richards (PG), Liko Chinn (SG), Mark Frierson (SF), Matthew Felder (C) Richard Montez, James Lockwood, Richard Manuel, Anthony Nieves | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (PG), David Coleman (SG), Erik Vercher (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF), Anthony Gambill (C) Alan Smith, William Bennett, William Landrum, Fred White, Derek Rooney | |
| 16:31 | Dayton | Lee Terry makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Erik Vercher misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Liko Chinn | 41-36 |
| 15:41 | Dayton | Lee Terry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 15:40 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Richards | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Edgar Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Liko Chinn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Frierson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lee Terry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Felder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Billy Mathena (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Coleman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Erik Vercher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Filip Jaroski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Gambill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Edgar Richards clanks a jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Matthew Felder tips it in | 43-36 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Felder - foul #1 on Matthew Felder, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG), Anthony Nieves (C) Edgar Richards, Lee Terry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG) Erik Vercher | |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Billy Mathena takes the ball from Mark Frierson | 43-38 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Billy Mathena lays it in | 43-40 |
| 14:30 | Dayton | Matthew Felder misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 43-40 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | David Coleman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 14:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mark Frierson | 43-40 |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Richard Montez evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Frierson | 45-40 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | David Coleman is hacked by Liko Chinn - foul #1 on Liko Chinn, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lockwood (SG), Richard Manuel (SF), Lee Terry (PF) Liko Chinn, Mark Frierson, Matthew Felder | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG), William Landrum (SF), Fred White (PF), Derek Rooney (C) David Coleman, Billy Mathena, Filip Jaroski, Anthony Gambill | |
| 13:37 | Xavier | William Bennett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 13:35 | Xavier | Derek Rooney grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | William Landrum misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Nieves - foul #3 on Anthony Nieves, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Nelson (C) Anthony Nieves | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:24 | Xavier | William Landrum makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | William Landrum misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Allen Nelson | 45-41 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Allen Nelson can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 45-41 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Lee Terry snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 12:48 | Dayton | James Lockwood clanks a jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Lee Terry gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:38 | Dayton | William Landrum steps in front of the Richard Montez pass | 45-41 |
| 12:28 | Xavier | Richard Montez picks off the pass by William Bennett | 45-41 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Richard Manuel buries a jumper in the paint | 47-41 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | William Bennett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 11:56 | Dayton | Lee Terry gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 11:36 | Dayton | Richard Montez comes up short on the runner from close range | 47-41 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Lee Terry can't tip it in | 47-41 |
| 11:33 | Dayton | Allen Nelson snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lockwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Terry (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Allen Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Landrum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Derek Rooney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Richard Manuel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edgar Richards (PG), Matthew Felder (PF), Anthony Nieves (C) Richard Montez, Lee Terry, Allen Nelson | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Coleman (SG), Billy Mathena (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF), Anthony Gambill (C) Alan Smith, William Landrum, Fred White, Derek Rooney | |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Anthony Nieves steps in front of the William Bennett pass | 47-41 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Richard Manuel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | David Coleman gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | David Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Liko Chinn (SG), Mark Frierson (SF), Lee Terry (PF) James Lockwood, Richard Manuel, Matthew Felder | |
| Subs | Xavier | Erik Vercher (SF) William Bennett | |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Liko Chinn is hacked by Anthony Gambill - foul #1 on Anthony Gambill, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG) Edgar Richards | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Landrum (SF) Erik Vercher | |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 47-41 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | David Coleman snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Anthony Gambill blows the layup | 47-41 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mark Frierson | 47-41 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Liko Chinn scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Richard Montez | 49-41 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Filip Jaroski hits the follow up shot | 49-43 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Lee Terry misses the easy layup | 49-43 |
| 09:12 | Dayton | Lee Terry pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:57 | Dayton | Richard Montez can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Landrum - foul #3 on William Landrum, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lockwood (SG), Richard Manuel (SF) Liko Chinn, Mark Frierson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), Fred White (PF), Derek Rooney (C) Billy Mathena, Filip Jaroski, Anthony Gambill | |
| 08:57 | Dayton | Richard Montez makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 08:57 | Dayton | Richard Montez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | Anthony Nieves is called for the reach on Alan Smith - foul #4 on Anthony Nieves, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Felder (C) Anthony Nieves | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG) David Coleman | |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Richard Manuel picks off the pass by Alan Smith | 51-43 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Richard Montez is fouled on the floor by Alan Smith - foul #2 on Alan Smith, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Billy Mathena (SF) William Landrum | |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Lee Terry banks in the layup set up by James Lockwood | 53-43 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Matthew Felder takes the ball from Billy Mathena | 53-43 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Lee Terry buries a shot from the left side set up by Richard Montez | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Montez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Lockwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Terry (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Felder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Mathena (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred White (fresh) 6 pts. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Fred White is hacked by Richard Manuel - foul #2 on Richard Manuel, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edgar Richards (PG), Liko Chinn (SG), Mark Frierson (SF), Anthony Nieves (C) Richard Montez, James Lockwood, Richard Manuel, Lee Terry | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Coleman (SG), William Landrum (SF), Anthony Gambill (C) William Bennett, Billy Mathena, Derek Rooney | |
| 06:53 | Xavier | David Coleman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to William Landrum | 55-43 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Alan Smith is hacked by Edgar Richards - foul #1 on Edgar Richards, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:37 | Xavier | Alan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:18 | Dayton | Matthew Felder misses the easy layup | 55-45 |
| 06:17 | Xavier | David Coleman gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Edgar Richards picks off the pass by Fred White | 55-45 |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Edgar Richards jams it | 57-45 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | David Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Montez (PG), James Lockwood (SG), Richard Manuel (SF), Lee Terry (PF) Edgar Richards, Liko Chinn, Mark Frierson, Matthew Felder | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (PG), Billy Mathena (SF), Filip Jaroski (PF) Alan Smith, William Landrum, Fred White | |
| 05:26 | Dayton | James Lockwood clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Lee Terry grabs the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 05:09 | Dayton | James Lockwood hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | David Coleman gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | William Bennett misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| 04:51 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Richard Manuel drills a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Billy Mathena - foul #2 on Billy Mathena, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Smith (PG), William Landrum (SF), Derek Rooney (C) David Coleman, Billy Mathena, Anthony Gambill | |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Richard Manuel misses the free throw | 59-45 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Anthony Nieves pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Richard Manuel drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Richard Montez steals it from Filip Jaroski | 62-45 |
| 03:38 | Dayton | James Lockwood knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Montez and he's fouled by Derek Rooney - foul #4 on Derek Rooney, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edgar Richards (PG), Mark Frierson (SF), Matthew Felder (PF), Allen Nelson (C) Richard Montez, Richard Manuel, Lee Terry, Anthony Nieves | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Coleman (SG), Fred White (PF) William Bennett, Filip Jaroski | |
| 03:38 | Dayton | James Lockwood makes the free throw | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Alan Smith lays it in | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Allen Nelson lays it in | 67-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Edgar Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lockwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Frierson (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Matthew Felder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 12 pts. SG - David Coleman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Landrum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred White (fresh) 6 pts. C - Derek Rooney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:49 | Xavier | William Landrum misses the dunk | 67-47 |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Matthew Felder pulls down the rebound | 67-47 |
| 02:25 | Dayton | James Lockwood can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-47 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Allen Nelson snags the offensive board | 67-47 |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Matthew Felder misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-47 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | Alan Smith pulls down the rebound | 67-47 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Fred White misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Lockwood - foul #2 on James Lockwood, team foul #8 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Liko Chinn (SG) James Lockwood | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Bennett (SG) David Coleman | |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Fred White misses the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Fred White makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 01:26 | Dayton | Matthew Felder makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edgar Richards | 70-48 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | William Landrum hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Bennett | 70-50 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Liko Chinn is hacked by William Bennett - foul #1 on William Bennett, team foul #7 | 70-50 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Liko Chinn makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Liko Chinn misses the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Mark Frierson grabs the offensive rebound | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Matthew Felder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Fred White - foul #3 on Fred White, team foul #8 | 71-50 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Matthew Felder misses the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Matthew Felder misses the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Fred White snags the defensive board | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Derek Rooney's floater is tipped away by Matthew Felder | 71-50 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Matthew Felder gets the rebound | 71-50 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Edgar Richards runs out the clock | 71-50 |