| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Julian Sommers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Liao (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Wann (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary McKee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Zissler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Barton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Charles Barton inbounds the ball | 37-46 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Xavier | Julian Sommers steps in front of the David Campbell pass | 37-46 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Julian Sommers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Liao | 37-46 |
| 19:03 | Dayton | Jason Wann makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Charles Barton loses the ball out of bounds | 39-46 |
| 18:28 | Dayton | Jason Wann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-46 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | David Campbell is called for traveling | 39-46 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | John Allen steps in front of the Julian Sommers pass | 39-46 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | James Johnson is hacked by Jason Wann - foul #2 on Jason Wann, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | Charles Barton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | Jason Wann gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Julian Sommers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Charles Barton gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | James Johnson can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Alan Liao - foul #1 on Alan Liao, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Green (PG), John Thiede (SG), Zachary Baker (SF), Gordon Woods (PF) Julian Sommers, Alan Liao, Jason Wann, Gary McKee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Harold Wiggins (SF), Ahmed Mitchell (PF), Andrew Watley (C) John Allen, Charles Barton, David Campbell, Leroy Carey | |
| 16:43 | Xavier | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | Zachary Baker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-48 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | James Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 16:19 | Dayton | Joe Zissler snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Gordon Woods comes up short on the floater from the right side | 39-48 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Andrew Watley | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Green (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Thiede (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zachary Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Zissler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ahmed Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Watley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Thiede | 39-48 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | John Thiede misses long on a runner from close range | 39-48 |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Andrew Watley pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | James Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Zachary Baker snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 15:12 | Dayton | John Thiede hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Harold Wiggins - foul #2 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alan Liao (SG), Jason Wann (SF), Gary McKee (PF) William Green, Zachary Baker, Joe Zissler | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Allen (PG), Charles Barton (SF), Dale Corkery (PF), Leroy Carey (C) James Johnson, Harold Wiggins, Ahmed Mitchell, Andrew Watley | |
| 15:12 | Dayton | John Thiede misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 15:12 | Dayton | John Thiede makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Leroy Carey misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Gordon Woods - foul #1 on Gordon Woods, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Julian Sommers (PG) John Thiede | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Leroy Carey misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Leroy Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:32 | Dayton | Alan Liao travels with the ball | 40-49 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Alan Liao - foul #2 on Alan Liao, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:44 | Dayton | Julian Sommers hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Wann | 43-51 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | John Allen makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leroy Carey and the foul's on Julian Sommers - foul #1 on Julian Sommers, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Zachary Baker (PF), Joe Zissler (C) Gary McKee, Gordon Woods | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Johnson (SG), David Campbell (C) Lawrence Smith, Leroy Carey | |
| 13:20 | Xavier | John Allen misses the free throw | 43-53 |
| 13:20 | Dayton | Alan Liao pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Joe Zissler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 43-53 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Julian Sommers pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | Zachary Baker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Julian Sommers gets the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Zachary Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Green (PG), John Thiede (SG), Eric Bloomquist (PF) Julian Sommers, Alan Liao, Jason Wann | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Wiggins (SF), Ahmed Mitchell (C) Charles Barton, Dale Corkery | |
| 12:25 | Xavier | John Allen can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by William Green - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | John Allen misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 12:09 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-54 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Allen | 43-54 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | David Campbell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Zachary Baker - foul #2 on Zachary Baker, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary McKee (PF) Eric Bloomquist | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Leroy Carey (C) John Allen, Ahmed Mitchell | |
| 11:47 | Xavier | David Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | David Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 11:47 | Xavier | David Campbell misses the 3rd free throw | 43-56 |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Joe Zissler gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Green (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Thiede (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zachary Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary McKee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Zissler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Carey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Dayton | William Green is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Smith - foul #2 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #2 | 43-56 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Gary McKee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-56 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | James Johnson gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-56 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | David Campbell tips it home | 43-58 |
| 10:39 | Dayton | David Campbell blocks the short jumper by Joe Zissler | 43-58 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Campbell | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:15 | Dayton | John Thiede misses long on a shot from the right side | 43-61 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | David Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Julian Sommers (PG), Alan Liao (SG), Jason Wann (SF), Gordon Woods (PF), Eric Bloomquist (C) William Green, John Thiede, Zachary Baker, Gary McKee, Joe Zissler | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Allen (PG), Thomas Zion (SG), Charles Barton (SF), Dale Corkery (PF), Ahmed Mitchell (C) Lawrence Smith, James Johnson, Harold Wiggins, David Campbell, Leroy Carey | |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Alan Liao misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-61 |
| 09:27 | Dayton | Julian Sommers tips it in | 45-61 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | John Allen is called for traveling | 45-61 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 45-61 |
| 09:04 | Xavier | John Allen snags the defensive board | 45-61 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Dale Corkery misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-61 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Charles Barton grabs the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Charles Barton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-63 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Ahmed Mitchell is called for the reach on Eric Bloomquist - foul #2 on Ahmed Mitchell, team foul #3 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary McKee (PF), Joe Zissler (C) Gordon Woods, Eric Bloomquist | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (SG), Leroy Carey (C) Thomas Zion, Ahmed Mitchell | |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Julian Sommers loses the ball out of bounds | 45-63 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Leroy Carey misses the jumper from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Alan Liao pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Julian Sommers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Liao (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Wann (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary McKee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Zissler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Barton (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dale Corkery (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leroy Carey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Alan Liao misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Leroy Carey gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Leroy Carey can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary McKee - foul #3 on Gary McKee, team foul #8 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Green (PG), John Thiede (SG) Julian Sommers, Alan Liao | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Johnson (SG), Harold Wiggins (SF), David Campbell (PF) Lawrence Smith, Charles Barton, Dale Corkery | |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Leroy Carey misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Leroy Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 06:40 | Dayton | Jason Wann comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-64 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Allen and the foul's on John Thiede - foul #1 on John Thiede, team foul #9 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Zachary Baker (SF), Gordon Woods (PF) Jason Wann, Gary McKee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG) John Allen | |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins misses the free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:16 | Dayton | Gordon Woods gets the rebound | 45-66 |
| 06:07 | Dayton | William Green hits a 3 from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins misses long on a shot from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | David Campbell tips it in | 48-68 |
| 05:27 | Dayton | Joe Zissler misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Harold Wiggins - foul #3 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #4 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Julian Sommers (PG), Alan Liao (SG) William Green, John Thiede | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Barton (SF), Dale Corkery (PF) Harold Wiggins, Leroy Carey | |
| 05:27 | Dayton | Joe Zissler makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 05:27 | Dayton | Joe Zissler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | David Campbell loses the dribble to Gordon Woods | 50-68 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Joe Zissler is fouled on the floor by David Campbell - foul #2 on David Campbell, team foul #5 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jason Wann (SF), Gary McKee (PF) Zachary Baker, Gordon Woods | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Allen (PG), Ahmed Mitchell (C) Lawrence Smith, David Campbell | |
| 04:43 | Dayton | Alan Liao scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-68 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Charles Barton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Charles Barton, team foul #6 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gordon Woods (C) Joe Zissler | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Jason Wann misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Dale Corkery snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | John Allen clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-68 |
| 03:44 | Dayton | Alan Liao grabs the defensive rebound | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Julian Sommers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 03:28 | Dayton | Gordon Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-68 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Julian Sommers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Liao (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Wann (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary McKee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gordon Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Barton (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dale Corkery (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ahmed Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Gordon Woods misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | John Allen gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Charles Barton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Gary McKee pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Alan Liao clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Ahmed Mitchell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-68 |
| 02:17 | Dayton | Jason Wann pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Gordon Woods is hacked by Ahmed Mitchell - foul #3 on Ahmed Mitchell, team foul #7 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Green (PG), John Thiede (SG), Zachary Baker (SF), Eric Bloomquist (C) Julian Sommers, Alan Liao, Jason Wann, Gary McKee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Thomas Zion (SG), Harold Wiggins (SF), David Campbell (PF), Andrew Watley (C) John Allen, James Johnson, Charles Barton, Dale Corkery, Ahmed Mitchell | |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Gordon Woods makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Gordon Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Smith | 54-71 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Zachary Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 01:38 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist misses the tip | 54-71 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Gordon Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | John Thiede can't finish the layup | 54-71 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Andrew Watley gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Gordon Woods - foul #2 on Gordon Woods, team foul #10 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ahmed Mitchell (C) Andrew Watley | |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist knocks in the shot from the right block set up by William Green and the foul's on Thomas Zion - foul #1 on Thomas Zion, team foul #8 | 56-73 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist makes the free throw | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Gordon Woods denies the turnaround by Harold Wiggins | 57-73 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | David Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith runs out the clock | 57-73 |