| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wade Jackman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Feaster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnnie Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Newburn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:58 | Dayton | Wade Jackman steps in front of the Carl Cline pass in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-31 |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Sammy Bower grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin can't finish the layup | 38-31 |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Frank Newburn grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Carl Feaster hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wade Jackman | 38-34 |
| 19:04 | Dayton | Sammy Bower connects on the floater from the right side | 40-34 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson double dribbles | 40-34 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Carl Cline clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 18:37 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Cushman | 40-34 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Carl Cline is fouled on the floor by Wade Jackman - foul #1 on Wade Jackman, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Aaron Allen comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Wade Jackman - foul #2 on Wade Jackman, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Aaron Allen makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Aaron Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Aaron Allen - foul #1 on Aaron Allen, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:42 | Dayton | Aaron Allen knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Cline | 44-36 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Carl Cline steals it from Wade Jackman | 44-36 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Cline | 46-36 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | Carl Feaster misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 16:42 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:35 | Dayton | Aaron Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Lee Davis (SG), Steven Nelson (SF), Christopher Sullivan (PF), Philip Erlandson (C) Carl Cline, Sammy Bower, Joseph Dauphin, Aaron Allen, Clarence Cushman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Brown (PG), Jack Wall (SG), Thomas Zahourek (SF), Daniel Hathorn (PF), Johnathan Corrado (C) Wade Jackman, Carl Feaster, Johnnie Davidson, Jonathan Hilton, Frank Newburn | |
| 16:20 | Xavier | Michael Sims is called for the reach on Thomas Zahourek - foul #1 on Michael Sims, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Daniel Hathorn comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-36 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Steven Nelson pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Lee Davis misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnathan Corrado - foul #2 on Johnathan Corrado, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG) Michael Sims | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Lee Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Lee Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 15:52 | Xavier | Johnathan Corrado pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. SF - Steven Nelson (fresh) PF - Christopher Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jack Wall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Zahourek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Hathorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnathan Corrado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Jack Wall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Steven Nelson pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Philip Erlandson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin (SF), Aaron Allen (PF), Clarence Cushman (C) Steven Nelson, Christopher Sullivan, Philip Erlandson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Carl Feaster (SG), Jonathan Hilton (PF) Jack Wall, Daniel Hathorn | |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Johnathan Corrado's pass is intercepted by Clarence Cushman | 47-36 |
| 14:33 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman's fadeaway is rejected by Johnathan Corrado | 47-36 |
| 14:31 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin tips it in | 49-36 |
| 14:15 | Xavier | Carl Feaster comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-36 |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Thomas Zahourek tips it home | 49-38 |
| 13:49 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin is hacked by Carl Feaster - foul #2 on Carl Feaster, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Sammy Bower (SG), Christopher Sullivan (SF) Carl Cline, Lee Davis, Joseph Dauphin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wade Jackman (PG), Johnnie Davidson (SF), Daniel Hathorn (PF), Frank Newburn (C) Robert Brown, Thomas Zahourek, Jonathan Hilton, Johnathan Corrado | |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-38 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Frank Newburn misses the easy layup | 49-38 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Frank Newburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | Daniel Hathorn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Clarence Cushman | 49-38 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Carl Feaster - foul #3 on Carl Feaster, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Joseph Dauphin (SF) Michael Sims, Clarence Cushman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Wall (SG), Jonathan Hilton (PF) Carl Feaster, Daniel Hathorn | |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Aaron Allen makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:46 | Xavier | Frank Newburn pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Jack Wall hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Johnnie Davidson | 50-41 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Aaron Allen misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 12:08 | Dayton | Sammy Bower gets the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 11:58 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Newburn - foul #2 on Frank Newburn, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Cushman (C) Aaron Allen | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:58 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 11:58 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 11:42 | Xavier | Frank Newburn makes the jump hook from the baseline | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wade Jackman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Wall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnnie Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Newburn (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Carl Cline | 54-43 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Frank Newburn misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Sammy Bower - foul #1 on Sammy Bower, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Davis (SG) Sammy Bower | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Brown (PG), Carl Feaster (SG) Wade Jackman, Jack Wall | |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Frank Newburn misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Frank Newburn misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Clarence Cushman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 11:02 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jonathan Hilton - foul #1 on Jonathan Hilton, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Aaron Allen (PF) Joseph Dauphin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Zahourek (SF), Johnathan Corrado (C) Johnnie Davidson, Frank Newburn | |
| 11:02 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:02 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Robert Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Nelson (SF) Christopher Sullivan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Hathorn (PF) Jonathan Hilton | |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Carl Cline is hacked by Johnathan Corrado - foul #3 on Johnathan Corrado, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Carl Cline misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Thomas Zahourek pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Thomas Zahourek hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Feaster | 55-46 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Carl Cline clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Carl Feaster snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Robert Brown loses the dribble to Aaron Allen | 55-46 |
| 09:01 | Dayton | Aaron Allen buries a runner from the right block | 57-46 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Daniel Hathorn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-46 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Carl Cline pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Carl Cline misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-46 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Johnathan Corrado | 57-46 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Thomas Zahourek misses short on a shot from the right block | 57-46 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Zahourek | 57-46 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Carl Feaster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Daniel Hathorn hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. SF - Steven Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Allen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Clarence Cushman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Carl Feaster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Zahourek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Hathorn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnathan Corrado (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Aaron Allen hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Cushman | 60-48 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Robert Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Sammy Bower (SG), Joseph Dauphin (SF), Christopher Sullivan (PF), Philip Erlandson (C) Carl Cline, Lee Davis, Steven Nelson, Aaron Allen, Clarence Cushman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Wade Jackman (PG), Jack Wall (SG), Johnnie Davidson (SF), Jonathan Hilton (PF), Frank Newburn (C) Robert Brown, Carl Feaster, Thomas Zahourek, Daniel Hathorn, Johnathan Corrado | |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Dauphin | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson drills a fadeaway near the basket | 62-50 |
| 06:18 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Frank Newburn grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 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) | |
| 06:10 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Sullivan - foul #1 on Christopher Sullivan, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| 06:10 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:10 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Wade Jackman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 05:34 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Christopher Sullivan | 62-52 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Michael Sims is hacked by Johnnie Davidson - foul #3 on Johnnie Davidson, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Aaron Allen (PF) Philip Erlandson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Carl Feaster (SG) Jack Wall | |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Michael Sims makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Michael Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson connects on the turnaround near the basket | 64-54 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Jonathan Hilton swats the dunk try by Michael Sims | 64-54 |
| 04:34 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin hits the follow up shot | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:29 | Xavier | Joseph Dauphin steals the ball from Frank Newburn | 66-54 |
| 04:25 | Dayton | Sammy Bower lays it up and in set up by Joseph Dauphin | 68-54 |
| 04:15 | Xavier | Carl Feaster misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-54 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Michael Sims snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Aaron Allen comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-54 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton gets the rebound | 68-54 |
| 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) | |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Jonathan Hilton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-54 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Frank Newburn tips it home | 68-56 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Cline (PG), Clarence Cushman (C) Michael Sims, Christopher Sullivan | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sammy Bower (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Dauphin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Allen (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Clarence Cushman (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wade Jackman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Feaster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnnie Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Hilton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Newburn (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Joseph Dauphin connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | Johnnie Davidson hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Hilton | 71-58 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Sammy Bower connects on the jumper from the left block | 73-58 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Carl Feaster comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Aaron Allen - foul #2 on Aaron Allen, team foul #5 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sims (PG), Lee Davis (SG), Steven Nelson (SF), Christopher Sullivan (PF), Philip Erlandson (C) Carl Cline, Sammy Bower, Joseph Dauphin, Aaron Allen, Clarence Cushman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Brown (PG), Thomas Zahourek (SF), Daniel Hathorn (PF), Johnathan Corrado (C) Wade Jackman, Johnnie Davidson, Jonathan Hilton, Frank Newburn | |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Carl Feaster misses the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Carl Feaster makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 02:15 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan's floater is tipped away by Thomas Zahourek | 73-59 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Michael Sims tips it back up and in | 75-59 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | Robert Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Hathorn | 75-62 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Lee Davis | 77-62 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Daniel Hathorn's pass is intercepted by Christopher Sullivan | 77-62 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Christopher Sullivan knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Davis | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Michael Sims is called for the reach on Robert Brown - foul #2 on Michael Sims, team foul #6 | 80-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Wall (SG) Carl Feaster | |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Robert Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Sims - foul #3 on Michael Sims, team foul #7 | 80-62 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 80-63 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Lee Davis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jack Wall - foul #1 on Jack Wall, team foul #11 | 80-64 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Lee Davis misses the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Lee Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Robert Brown is hacked by Michael Sims - foul #4 on Michael Sims, team foul #8 | 81-64 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Michael Sims runs out the clock | 81-66 |