| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Baskett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clutter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Bell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Bloomquist (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Wiltz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Zion (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Thomas Zion inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Bloomquist - foul #1 on Eric Bloomquist, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:44 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | Lucien Costa takes the ball from William Clutter | 36-39 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Thomas Zion buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Lucien Costa | 36-42 |
| 18:34 | Dayton | Richard Baskett drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Clutter | 39-42 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Wiltz | 39-44 |
| 18:08 | Dayton | Christopher Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-44 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| 17:26 | Dayton | Christopher Bell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-46 |
| 17:24 | Dayton | William Clutter grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Clutter - foul #2 on William Clutter, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Fleeman (SG), Gary McKee (PF), Larry Wright (C) William Clutter, Eric Bloomquist, Ernest Hill | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Alejandro Rodriquez (SG) Robert Wiltz, Lucien Costa | |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | Christopher Bell makes the fadeaway in the lane | 44-47 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Thomas Zion connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Chuma Sato | 44-50 |
| 16:16 | Dayton | Thomas Zion is called for the reach on Richard Baskett - foul #2 on Thomas Zion, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jordan Richard (SF) Christopher Bell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Riley (SF), Steven Reed (PF), Mark Loveless (C) Thomas Zion, Harold Wiggins, Ryan Capozzi | |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Jordan Richard misses the easy layup | 44-50 |
| 15:57 | Dayton | Raymond Fleeman tips it in | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Baskett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Fleeman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jordan Richard (fresh) PF - Gary McKee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Chuma Sato (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alejandro Rodriquez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Steven Reed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Loveless (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Chuma Sato is hacked by Richard Baskett - foul #2 on Richard Baskett, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Barns (PG), William Clutter (SG), Eric Bloomquist (PF) Richard Baskett, Raymond Fleeman, Larry Wright | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Wiltz (PG), Lucien Costa (SG) Chuma Sato, Alejandro Rodriquez | |
| 15:11 | Xavier | Mark Loveless can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Patrick Riley snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Steven Reed misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Eric Bloomquist - foul #2 on Eric Bloomquist, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Bell (SF) Jordan Richard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Zion (SF) Mark Loveless | |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Steven Reed misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Steven Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 14:55 | Dayton | James Barns throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Hill (C) Gary McKee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Wiggins (PF) Steven Reed | |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Patrick Riley knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Robert Wiltz | 46-53 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Harold Wiggins denies the turnaround by James Barns | 46-53 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Patrick Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Thomas Zion can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Bell - foul #2 on Christopher Bell, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi (C) Patrick Riley | |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Thomas Zion makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Thomas Zion misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 13:32 | Dayton | Christopher Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Harold Wiggins | 46-54 |
| 13:16 | Xavier | Thomas Zion can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 13:14 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Christopher Bell | 46-54 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Ernest Hill misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | William Clutter tips it home | 48-54 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Lucien Costa misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-54 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | William Clutter misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Thomas Zion pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Thomas Zion misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 12:12 | Dayton | William Clutter snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 11:46 | Dayton | Christopher Bell knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Hill | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Barns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Clutter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eric Bloomquist (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Wiltz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Zion (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Wiggins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Capozzi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Lucien Costa | 50-56 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Barns and he's hacked by Thomas Zion - foul #3 on Thomas Zion, team foul #2 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Baskett (PG), Raymond Fleeman (SG), Jordan Richard (SF), Gary McKee (C) James Barns, William Clutter, Christopher Bell, Ernest Hill | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (PG), Alejandro Rodriquez (SG), Patrick Riley (SF), Steven Reed (PF), Mark Loveless (C) Robert Wiltz, Lucien Costa, Thomas Zion, Harold Wiggins, Ryan Capozzi | |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist misses the free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Jordan Richard grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Raymond Fleeman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Steven Reed - foul #1 on Steven Reed, team foul #3 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Larry Wright (C) Eric Bloomquist | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Raymond Fleeman makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Chuma Sato hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jordan Richard - foul #1 on Jordan Richard, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | Chuma Sato misses the free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Gary McKee | 55-58 |
| 10:16 | Dayton | Richard Baskett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Steven Reed gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Steven Reed is fouled on the floor by Gary McKee - foul #2 on Gary McKee, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Steven Reed misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Gary McKee grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | Raymond Fleeman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Mark Loveless grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Chuma Sato misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Gary McKee - foul #3 on Gary McKee, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Barns (PG) Richard Baskett | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Chuma Sato misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Chuma Sato misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:31 | Dayton | Gary McKee grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | James Barns is fouled on the floor by Steven Reed - foul #2 on Steven Reed, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Bell (SF) Jordan Richard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lucien Costa (SG), Thomas Zion (SF), Ryan Capozzi (C) Alejandro Rodriquez, Steven Reed, Mark Loveless | |
| 08:52 | Dayton | James Barns connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Christopher Bell | 57-58 |
| 08:48 | Xavier | Lucien Costa can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Christopher Bell snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 08:40 | Dayton | Gary McKee hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 57-58 |
| 08:39 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Chuma Sato knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Zion | 57-60 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | Raymond Fleeman drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Barns | 60-60 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Patrick Riley misses short on a floater in the paint | 60-60 |
| 07:45 | Dayton | Gary McKee grabs the board | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Barns (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Fleeman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Christopher Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary McKee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Wright (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Chuma Sato (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Zion (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Riley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Dayton | Gary McKee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Thomas Zion snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Chuma Sato scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Raymond Fleeman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 06:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Christopher Bell | 63-62 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Gary McKee's pass is intercepted by Chuma Sato | 63-62 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Patrick Riley knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 63-64 |
| 05:41 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Clutter (SG), Eric Bloomquist (PF), Ernest Hill (C) Raymond Fleeman, Gary McKee, Larry Wright | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Wiltz (PG), Harold Wiggins (PF), Mark Loveless (C) Chuma Sato, Patrick Riley, Ryan Capozzi | |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Ernest Hill can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-64 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Christopher Bell hits the follow up shot | 65-64 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Lucien Costa | 65-66 |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jordan Richard (SF) Christopher Bell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chuma Sato (SG) Lucien Costa | |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ernest Hill | 65-66 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | James Barns comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Mark Loveless pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Thomas Zion jams it set up by Chuma Sato | 65-68 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | William Clutter travels with the ball | 65-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Baskett (PG), Christopher Bell (SF) James Barns, Jordan Richard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Riley (SF), Ryan Capozzi (C) Thomas Zion, Mark Loveless | |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Ernest Hill is called for the reach on Ryan Capozzi - foul #1 on Ernest Hill, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lucien Costa (SG) Chuma Sato | |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Ryan Capozzi misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:43 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Baskett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Clutter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Bloomquist (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Wiltz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Riley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Capozzi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Richard Baskett comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 65-68 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Patrick Riley grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Lucien Costa is called for a charge - foul #2 on Lucien Costa, team foul #5 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary McKee (C) Ernest Hill | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:16 | Dayton | William Clutter misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Lucien Costa - foul #3 on Lucien Costa, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | William Clutter makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | William Clutter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Lucien Costa misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Gary McKee grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Gary McKee misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Patrick Riley snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Ryan Capozzi | 67-70 |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Barns (PG), Ernest Hill (C) Richard Baskett, Gary McKee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Zion (SF) Patrick Riley | |
| 02:21 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by James Barns | 69-70 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Zion | 69-73 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Ernest Hill misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Ryan Capozzi - foul #3 on Ryan Capozzi, team foul #7 | 69-73 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Ernest Hill misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Ernest Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist gets the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | William Clutter's pass is intercepted by Ryan Capozzi | 69-73 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Robert Wiltz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Christopher Bell grabs the board | 69-73 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Eric Bloomquist misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-73 |
| 00:57 | Xavier | Lucien Costa snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | The short jumper by Lucien Costa is denied by Ernest Hill | 69-73 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Ernest Hill grabs the board | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Christopher Bell scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Ernest Hill | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | James Barns is called for the reach on Lucien Costa in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Barns, team foul #10 | 72-73 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Lucien Costa misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Lucien Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Christopher Bell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Zion - foul #4 on Thomas Zion, team foul #8 | 72-74 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Christopher Bell makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Christopher Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Hill | 73-74 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | James Barns buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Clutter | 75-74 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Lucien Costa misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 75-74 |