| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Rogers (fresh) SG - Kent Ricks (fresh) SF - Philip Dearmond (fresh) PF - Joseph Eppinger (fresh) C - Harris Riley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lanza (fresh) SG - James McElvy (fresh) SF - Mark Bell (fresh) PF - Michael Graham (fresh) C - Thomas Williamson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger misses the floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Lanza | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Xavier | James McElvy drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Lanza | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | Harris Riley travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Michael Graham's layup is rejected by Harris Riley | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Harris Riley pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Eppinger | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Dayton | Michael Graham is called for the reach on Joseph Eppinger - foul #1 on Michael Graham, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | James Rogers knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Philip Dearmond is called for the reach on Mark Bell - foul #1 on Philip Dearmond, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | James McElvy hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Graham | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | David Lanza steals the ball from Joseph Eppinger | 2-4 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Mark Bell lays it in on a nice dish by David Lanza | 2-6 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Kent Ricks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-6 |
| 16:55 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger snags the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Thomas Williamson gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Thomas Williamson clanks a floater in the paint | 2-6 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:18 | Dayton | Kent Ricks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-6 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Thomas Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | James McElvy blows the layup but he's hacked by Philip Dearmond - foul #2 on Philip Dearmond, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Densmore (PG), Daniel Nair (SG), James Peoples (SF), Gan Chio (PF), Robert Daniels (C) James Rogers, Kent Ricks, Philip Dearmond, Joseph Eppinger, Harris Riley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Foshee (C) Thomas Williamson | |
| 15:55 | Xavier | James McElvy misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | James McElvy makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Densmore (fresh) SG - Daniel Nair (fresh) SF - James Peoples (fresh) PF - Gan Chio (fresh) C - Robert Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lanza (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James McElvy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Graham (fresh) C - Matthew Foshee (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Gan Chio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski (SG), Leo Meyer (SF), Mathew Street (PF), Lewis Zeltmann (C) David Lanza, James McElvy, Mark Bell, Michael Graham | |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Robert Daniels steals the ball from Mathew Street | 2-7 |
| 15:00 | Dayton | Jonathan Densmore drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Peoples | 4-7 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Mathew Street steps out of bounds on the baseline | 4-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Rogers (PG), Kent Ricks (SG), Joseph Eppinger (PF) Jonathan Densmore, Daniel Nair, Gan Chio | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Graham (PF), Thomas Williamson (C) Mathew Street, Lewis Zeltmann | |
| 14:20 | Dayton | James Peoples clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Williamson - foul #1 on Thomas Williamson, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Harris Riley (C) Robert Daniels | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lanza (PG), Mark Bell (SF) Dobromir Condroski, Leo Meyer | |
| 14:20 | Dayton | James Peoples makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | James Peoples misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Matthew Foshee gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Matthew Foshee buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Harris Riley misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | Michael Graham snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Matthew Foshee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 13:21 | Dayton | Kent Ricks makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Rogers | 8-10 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Matthew Foshee hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Lanza | 8-12 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger hits the finger roll | 10-12 |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Matthew Foshee misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-12 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Michael Graham tips it in | 10-14 |
| 11:49 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger travels with the ball | 10-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Densmore (PG), Archie Sanberg (SG), Daniel Nair (SF), Gan Chio (PF), Robert Daniels (C) James Rogers, Kent Ricks, James Peoples, Joseph Eppinger, Harris Riley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski (PG), James McElvy (SG), Leo Meyer (SF), Mathew Street (PF), Lewis Zeltmann (C) David Lanza, Matthew Foshee, Mark Bell, Michael Graham, Thomas Williamson | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Densmore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Archie Sanberg (fresh) SF - Daniel Nair (fresh) PF - Gan Chio (fresh) C - Robert Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) SG - James McElvy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leo Meyer (fresh) PF - Mathew Street (fresh) C - Lewis Zeltmann (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Xavier | Lewis Zeltmann hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 10-14 |
| 11:29 | Xavier | James McElvy grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Lewis Zeltmann misses the jumper in the lane | 10-14 |
| 11:23 | Xavier | Leo Meyer grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | James McElvy makes the jumpshot from the right side | 10-16 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Daniel Nair can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | Lewis Zeltmann pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Gan Chio steals the ball from Lewis Zeltmann | 10-16 |
| 10:32 | Dayton | Archie Sanberg is hacked by James McElvy - foul #1 on James McElvy, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kent Ricks (SG) Archie Sanberg | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lanza (PG), Matthew Foshee (PF) Leo Meyer, Lewis Zeltmann | |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Jonathan Densmore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Matthew Foshee gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 10:04 | Xavier | Matthew Foshee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-16 |
| 10:03 | Dayton | Daniel Nair grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Jonathan Densmore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-16 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Mathew Street | 10-16 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Mathew Street hits a jump hook in the lane | 10-18 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | Robert Daniels drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kent Ricks and he's hacked by Dobromir Condroski - foul #1 on Dobromir Condroski, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Rogers (PG), Joseph Eppinger (PF), Harris Riley (C) Jonathan Densmore, Daniel Nair, Gan Chio | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Bell (SF), Michael Graham (PF), Thomas Williamson (C) James McElvy, Dobromir Condroski, Mathew Street | |
| 08:59 | Dayton | Robert Daniels makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Thomas Williamson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Joseph Eppinger snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 08:14 | Dayton | Kent Ricks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | Harris Riley hits the follow up shot | 15-18 |
| 07:53 | Xavier | Kent Ricks is called for the reach on Matthew Foshee - foul #1 on Kent Ricks, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Densmore (SG), James Peoples (SF) Kent Ricks, Robert Daniels | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski (PG), James McElvy (SG) David Lanza, Matthew Foshee | |
| 07:47 | Xavier | James McElvy can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonathan Densmore - foul #1 on Jonathan Densmore, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | James McElvy misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | James McElvy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Densmore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Peoples (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Eppinger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harris Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) SG - James McElvy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Dayton | James Rogers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Eppinger | 17-19 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Thomas Williamson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-19 |
| 07:13 | Dayton | James Peoples pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | James Peoples knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Rogers | 19-19 |
| 06:48 | Xavier | Joseph Eppinger is called for the reach on James McElvy - foul #1 on Joseph Eppinger, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kent Ricks (SG) Jonathan Densmore | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Foshee (PG) Dobromir Condroski | |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Thomas Williamson jams it set up by James McElvy | 19-21 |
| 06:05 | Dayton | Harris Riley jams it and he's hacked by Thomas Williamson - foul #2 on Thomas Williamson, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lanza (PG), Dobromir Condroski (SF), Mathew Street (C) James McElvy, Mark Bell, Thomas Williamson | |
| 06:05 | Dayton | Harris Riley makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski comes up short on the shot from the left side | 22-21 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Michael Graham tips it in | 22-23 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | James Rogers connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | David Lanza can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 05:02 | Xavier | Mathew Street grabs the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Michael Graham is fouled on the floor by James Rogers - foul #1 on James Rogers, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Densmore (PG), Daniel Nair (SF), Gan Chio (PF), Robert Daniels (C) James Rogers, James Peoples, Joseph Eppinger, Harris Riley | |
| Subs | Xavier | James McElvy (SG), Mark Bell (SF) Dobromir Condroski, Michael Graham | |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Matthew Foshee connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Gan Chio - foul #1 on Gan Chio, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Archie Sanberg (SG) Kent Ricks | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Matthew Foshee misses the free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Robert Daniels grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Jonathan Densmore knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Daniels | 28-25 |
| 04:12 | Xavier | Mark Bell makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Jonathan Densmore misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Lanza - foul #1 on David Lanza, team foul #6 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Philip Dearmond (SF) Archie Sanberg | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski (PG), Thomas Williamson (C) David Lanza, Matthew Foshee | |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Jonathan Densmore makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Jonathan Densmore misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Thomas Williamson gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Mathew Street is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Mathew Street, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kent Ricks (SG) Gan Chio | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Densmore (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kent Ricks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Dearmond (fresh) PF - Robert Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Nair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dobromir Condroski (fresh) SG - James McElvy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Bell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mathew Street (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Dayton | Philip Dearmond is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Philip Dearmond, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Rogers (PG), Joseph Eppinger (PF) Jonathan Densmore, Philip Dearmond | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Graham (PF) James McElvy | |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Thomas Williamson is called for traveling | 29-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Peoples (SF), Harris Riley (C) Daniel Nair, Robert Daniels | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lanza (PG) Mathew Street | |
| 02:24 | Dayton | David Lanza is called for the reach on James Peoples - foul #2 on David Lanza, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Foshee (SG) Mark Bell | |
| 02:24 | Dayton | James Peoples makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | James Peoples misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Eppinger | 30-28 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | James Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James McElvy (SG) Dobromir Condroski | |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Matthew Foshee comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Harris Riley - foul #1 on Harris Riley, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Matthew Foshee makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Matthew Foshee makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:29 | Dayton | James Peoples's layup is rejected by Thomas Williamson | 30-30 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Thomas Williamson grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Thomas Williamson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Harris Riley - foul #2 on Harris Riley, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Densmore (PG), Robert Daniels (PF) James Rogers, Joseph Eppinger | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Bell (SF) Michael Graham | |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Thomas Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Thomas Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Harris Riley gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Kent Ricks misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Mark Bell - foul #1 on Mark Bell, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Nair (SF), Gan Chio (PF) James Peoples, Harris Riley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dobromir Condroski (PG), Mathew Street (C) David Lanza, Thomas Williamson | |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Kent Ricks makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Kent Ricks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Mathew Street misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Robert Daniels snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Daniel Nair misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Matthew Foshee pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |