| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Troy Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Raby (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan King (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Patrick Clark inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | David Saffold misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 19:39 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Nicholas Raby | 24-32 |
| 19:23 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler's pass is intercepted by William Williams | 24-32 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Patrick Clark can't finish the layup | 24-32 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland tips it home | 26-32 |
| 18:55 | Dayton | Patrick Clark steps in front of the Nicholas Raby pass | 26-32 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Patrick Clark is fouled on the floor by Troy Wilson - foul #1 on Troy Wilson, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Patrick Clark knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 28-32 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | Troy Wilson double dribbles | 28-32 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | David Saffold drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Clark | 31-32 |
| 17:47 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby misses long on a runner from the baseline | 31-32 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Claudio Greco gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | William Williams misses long on a shot from the left side | 31-32 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Claudio Greco tips it home | 33-32 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | William Williams is called for traveling | 33-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Wendell Brandon (SF), Dennis Smith (C) William Williams, Patrick Clark, Claudio Greco | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:14 | Dayton | Troy Wilson buries a jumper from close range | 33-37 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Troy Wilson snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Troy Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Raby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby can't throw it down | 33-37 |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | David Saffold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by David Saffold and he's fouled by Troy Wilson - foul #2 on Troy Wilson, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Patrick Clark (SF), Claudio Greco (C) David Saffold, Ronald Daniels, Maurice Strickland | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses the free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Craig Updegraff | 35-40 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | William Williams clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-40 |
| 14:16 | Xavier | Claudio Greco misses the tip | 35-40 |
| 14:15 | Xavier | William Williams gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Clark | 38-40 |
| 13:40 | Dayton | Troy Wilson scores on a jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), Maurice Strickland (PF) Wendell Brandon, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | Troy Wilson snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Patrick Clark is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-42 |
| 12:16 | Dayton | Troy Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Craig Updegraff | 38-44 |
| 11:55 | Xavier | David Saffold hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 38-44 |
| 11:53 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby is hacked by Maurice Strickland - foul #3 on Maurice Strickland, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG) David Saffold | |
| Subs | Dayton | Albert Dunning (PG), Sean Clary (SG), Jeff Wilson (PF) Curtis Drexler, Craig Updegraff, Nicholas Raby | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Albert Dunning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Clary (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Troy Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeff Wilson (fresh) C - Alan King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Dayton | Sean Clary comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 38-44 |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Patrick Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Patrick Clark scores on a 3 from straight away | 41-44 |
| 10:47 | Dayton | Alan King scores on a floater from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 10:18 | Xavier | William Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sean Clary - foul #1 on Sean Clary, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), Dennis Smith (PF) Patrick Clark, Maurice Strickland | |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG), Nicholas Raby (PF) Albert Dunning, Alan King | |
| 10:18 | Xavier | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:18 | Xavier | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:58 | Dayton | Troy Wilson scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Sean Clary | 43-48 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | David Saffold misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Sean Clary banks in the layup | 43-50 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-50 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Troy Wilson drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Curtis Drexler | 43-52 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | David Saffold is fouled on the floor by Sean Clary - foul #2 on Sean Clary, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Patrick Clark (SF), Maurice Strickland (PF) William Williams, Wendell Brandon, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Craig Updegraff (SG), Alan King (C) Sean Clary, Troy Wilson | |
| 08:21 | Xavier | Alan King swats the layup by Patrick Clark | 43-52 |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby is hacked by Claudio Greco - foul #3 on Claudio Greco, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 43-52 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | David Saffold misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland grabs the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Patrick Clark comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Craig Updegraff - foul #1 on Craig Updegraff, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Albert Dunning (PG), Sean Clary (SG) Curtis Drexler, Nicholas Raby | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Patrick Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Claudio Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Albert Dunning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Clary (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Updegraff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeff Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Alan King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff is fouled on the floor by Maurice Strickland - foul #4 on Maurice Strickland, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Smith (C) Claudio Greco | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Sean Clary | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:26 | Xavier | David Saffold hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ronald Daniels | 47-54 |
| 06:24 | Dayton | Albert Dunning is fouled in the backcourt by David Saffold - foul #2 on David Saffold, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG) David Saffold | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Albert Dunning is fouled on the floor by Ronald Daniels - foul #2 on Ronald Daniels, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG) Ronald Daniels | |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG), Nicholas Raby (PF) Albert Dunning, Sean Clary | |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby is hacked by Wendell Brandon - foul #2 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Claudio Greco (C) Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Maurice Strickland swats the short shot by Nicholas Raby | 47-54 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Alan King pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 05:21 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jeff Wilson | 47-57 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | William Williams misses badly on a shot from the right side | 47-57 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | Alan King gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 04:42 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Craig Updegraff | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Nicholas Raby blocks the jumper by William Williams | 47-59 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff loses the dribble to Wendell Brandon | 47-59 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon lays it in | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby can't connect on a floater near the basket | 49-59 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Maurice Strickland | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 03:10 | Xavier | The jump hook by Wendell Brandon is blocked by Nicholas Raby | 49-59 |
| 03:08 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Nicholas Raby | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Claudio Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Wilson (tiring) PF - Nicholas Raby (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan King (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Maurice Strickland - foul #5 on Maurice Strickland, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG), Dennis Smith (PF) Wendell Brandon, William Williams, Maurice Strickland | |
| Subs | Dayton | Albert Dunning (PG), Sean Clary (SG), Troy Wilson (SF), Justin Ohman (C) Curtis Drexler, Craig Updegraff, Jeff Wilson, Alan King | |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Dennis Smith gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 02:29 | Xavier | Dennis Smith is fouled on the floor by Justin Ohman - foul #2 on Justin Ohman, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (SF) Patrick Clark | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 49-60 |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Claudio Greco is called for the reach on Justin Ohman - foul #4 on Claudio Greco, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Justin Ohman misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dennis Smith | 49-60 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | David Saffold is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 02:00 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Patrick Clark (SF) Ronald Daniels, Wendell Brandon | |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG), Craig Updegraff (SG), Alan King (C) Albert Dunning, Sean Clary, Justin Ohman | |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Curtis Drexler | 51-62 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | William Williams hits a shot from the right side | 53-62 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Alan King drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Drexler | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Claudio Greco's pass is intercepted by Alan King | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Alan King is fouled on the floor by Dennis Smith - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wendell Brandon (PG), Ronald Daniels (SG) David Saffold, William Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Alan King makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Alan King makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Patrick Clark shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-66 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler runs out the clock | 53-66 |