| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Minh Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Wilford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antony Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bo Dickman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Cowart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Garner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ken Herman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Antony Young inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| 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) | |
| 19:51 | Dayton | Dennis Hall misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 19:49 | Xavier | Ken Herman snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Brian Strickland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 19:32 | Xavier | William Cowart snags the offensive board | 33-25 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Ken Herman can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 33-25 |
| 19:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dennis Hall | 33-25 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Dennis Hall buries a 3 from straight away set up by Minh Chin | 36-25 |
| 18:44 | Xavier | Harold Austin knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Dennis Hall - foul #1 on Dennis Hall, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 18:44 | Xavier | Harold Austin makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:34 | Dayton | Minh Chin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | William Cowart scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Austin | 39-30 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | William Wilford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | William Cowart grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | William Cowart is whistled for a carry | 39-30 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Minh Chin double dribbles | 39-30 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | Ken Herman drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Strickland | 39-33 |
| 17:09 | Dayton | Dennis Hall is fouled on the floor by Ken Herman - foul #3 on Ken Herman, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hans Zerphey (SG), Phillip Bryan (PF), Harold Walters (C) William Wilford, Dennis Hall, Bo Dickman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Killebrew (PF), Brandon Smith (C) Ken Herman, Harold Austin | |
| 16:49 | Dayton | Minh Chin comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan tips it home | 41-33 |
| 16:34 | Xavier | William Cowart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-33 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Harold Walters snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Harold Walters is hacked by Brandon Smith - foul #1 on Brandon Smith, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Wilford (SG), Fyodor Zakes (PF) Hans Zerphey, Antony Young | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (PG), Robert Randolph (SG), Andrew Orr (SF) William Cowart, Andrew Garner, Brian Strickland | |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Minh Chin misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Killebrew - foul #2 on Richard Killebrew, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dennis Hall (PF) Fyodor Zakes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ken Herman (PF), Harold Austin (C) Richard Killebrew, Brandon Smith | |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Minh Chin makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Minh Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Minh Chin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wilford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phillip Bryan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Walters (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dave Griswold (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Randolph (fresh) SF - Andrew Orr (fresh) PF - Ken Herman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Xavier | Harold Austin hits a runner from the right block set up by Ken Herman | 43-35 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan banks in the layup | 45-35 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Ken Herman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-35 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Harold Austin hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| 14:48 | Dayton | William Wilford buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Minh Chin | 48-37 |
| 14:42 | Xavier | Robert Randolph lays it up and in | 48-39 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Dennis Hall is whistled for a carry | 48-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hans Zerphey (PG), Fyodor Zakes (SG), Antony Young (SF), Bo Dickman (C) Minh Chin, William Wilford, Dennis Hall, Harold Walters | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Cowart (PG), Andrew Garner (SG), Brian Strickland (SF) Dave Griswold, Robert Randolph, Andrew Orr | |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Ken Herman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-39 |
| 14:09 | Xavier | Ken Herman gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:50 | Xavier | Andrew Garner lays it up and in | 48-41 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | Fyodor Zakes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG) Phillip Bryan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Killebrew (PF), Brandon Smith (C) Ken Herman, Harold Austin | |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Brian Strickland knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by William Cowart | 48-44 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Bo Dickman can't connect on a floater from the left side | 48-44 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Richard Killebrew grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Brian Strickland knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Antony Young - foul #1 on Antony Young, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Minh Chin (PG), William Wilford (SG), Dennis Hall (PF) Jarogniew Baranski, Hans Zerphey, Fyodor Zakes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Brian Strickland makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:19 | Dayton | Minh Chin lays it in set up by Antony Young and the foul's on William Cowart - foul #2 on William Cowart, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Randolph (SF), Ken Herman (PF) Brian Strickland, Brandon Smith | |
| 12:19 | Dayton | Minh Chin makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Richard Killebrew makes the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Bo Dickman - foul #1 on Bo Dickman, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Phillip Bryan (C) Bo Dickman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Austin (C) Ken Herman | |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Richard Killebrew makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Minh Chin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Wilford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antony Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Bryan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Cowart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Garner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Killebrew (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Austin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Antony Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 11:40 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Richard Killebrew snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | William Cowart hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 11:20 | Dayton | William Wilford grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 11:10 | Dayton | Dennis Hall misses the easy layup | 51-50 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | Harold Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | William Cowart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Antony Young pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Minh Chin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-50 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Robert Randolph pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Robert Randolph knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-52 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Dennis Hall makes the driving attempt from close range | 53-52 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Robert Randolph is hacked by William Wilford - foul #3 on William Wilford, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hans Zerphey (SG), Fyodor Zakes (PF), Bo Dickman (C) William Wilford, Antony Young, Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (PG), Brian Strickland (SF), Ken Herman (PF), Brandon Smith (C) William Cowart, Andrew Garner, Richard Killebrew, Harold Austin | |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Robert Randolph misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Brian Strickland hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Minh Chin is hacked by Brandon Smith - foul #2 on Brandon Smith, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrea Ohman (SG) Robert Randolph | |
| 08:56 | Dayton | Fyodor Zakes makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Minh Chin | 55-54 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Andrea Ohman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 08:36 | Dayton | Bo Dickman snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Bo Dickman makes the jump hook from close range set up by Phillip Bryan | 57-54 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Hans Zerphey steals it from Andrea Ohman | 57-54 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Hans Zerphey lays it up and in | 59-54 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Brian Strickland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-54 |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Bo Dickman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Minh Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Brandon Smith | 59-54 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Dave Griswold's pass is intercepted by Minh Chin in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Minh Chin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hans Zerphey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Bryan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fyodor Zakes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bo Dickman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dave Griswold (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andrea Ohman (fresh) SF - Brian Strickland (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Ken Herman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Bo Dickman's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Smith | 59-54 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Hans Zerphey gets the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Minh Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 07:13 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Bo Dickman | 59-54 |
| 06:54 | Dayton | Hans Zerphey drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Minh Chin | 61-54 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Dave Griswold double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), William Wilford (SG), Antony Young (SF), Dennis Hall (PF), Harold Walters (C) Minh Chin, Hans Zerphey, Phillip Bryan, Fyodor Zakes, Bo Dickman | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Cowart (PG), Andrew Garner (SG), Robert Randolph (SF), Richard Killebrew (PF), Harold Austin (C) Dave Griswold, Andrea Ohman, Brian Strickland, Ken Herman, Brandon Smith | |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Robert Randolph steps in front of the William Wilford pass | 61-54 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | William Wilford steps in front of the William Cowart pass | 61-54 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | William Cowart steps in front of the William Wilford pass | 61-54 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Andrew Garner misses the lay-in | 61-54 |
| 06:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Antony Young | 61-54 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Dennis Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski grabs the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Dennis Hall misses long on a floater from the left side | 61-54 |
| 05:36 | Xavier | Robert Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | William Cowart is fouled on the floor by Jarogniew Baranski - foul #1 on Jarogniew Baranski, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Minh Chin (PG), Bo Dickman (C) Jarogniew Baranski, Harold Walters | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian Strickland (SF), Ken Herman (PF) Robert Randolph, Richard Killebrew | |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Andrew Garner connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Ken Herman | 61-56 |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Minh Chin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 61-56 |
| 04:38 | Xavier | Harold Austin snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | Andrew Garner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 04:29 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Bo Dickman | 61-56 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | William Wilford misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 04:16 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Harold Austin | 61-56 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Andrew Garner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Dennis Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Minh Chin (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Wilford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Antony Young (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bo Dickman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Cowart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Garner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Strickland (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Ken Herman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Austin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Dayton | Dennis Hall buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Minh Chin and he's fouled by Ken Herman - foul #4 on Ken Herman, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hans Zerphey (SG), Phillip Bryan (C) William Wilford, Bo Dickman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dave Griswold (SG), Richard Killebrew (C) Andrew Garner, Harold Austin | |
| 03:41 | Dayton | Dennis Hall misses the free throw | 63-56 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ken Herman | 63-56 |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Richard Killebrew is fouled on the floor by Phillip Bryan - foul #2 on Phillip Bryan, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Harold Walters (C) Dennis Hall | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Randolph (SG) William Cowart | |
| 03:12 | Xavier | Brian Strickland buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | Antony Young clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Brian Strickland gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Wilford (SG), Bo Dickman (C) Hans Zerphey, Harold Walters | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Cowart (PG), Andrew Garner (SG), Harold Austin (C) Dave Griswold, Robert Randolph, Richard Killebrew | |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Brian Strickland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Ken Herman grabs the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Harold Austin's pass is intercepted by William Wilford | 63-59 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Antony Young slams it home on a nice dish by William Wilford | 65-59 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Andrew Garner knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Cowart | 65-61 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Cowart - foul #3 on William Cowart, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dennis Hall (PF) Antony Young | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Phillip Bryan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Ken Herman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Brian Strickland misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Harold Austin can't tip it in | 66-61 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Dennis Hall snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 01:08 | Dayton | Dennis Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 66-61 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Brian Strickland pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Ken Herman's pass is intercepted by Bo Dickman | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Andrew Garner is called for the reach on William Wilford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Garner, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Antony Young (SF) Phillip Bryan | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:44 | Dayton | William Wilford makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | William Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | William Cowart can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bo Dickman - foul #2 on Bo Dickman, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | William Cowart makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | William Cowart makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | William Cowart is called for the reach on Minh Chin in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Cowart, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hans Zerphey (SG) William Wilford | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Minh Chin makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Minh Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Brian Strickland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Harold Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Brian Strickland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Dennis Hall snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Dennis Hall is hacked by Andrew Garner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Garner, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Dennis Hall misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Dennis Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Xavier | William Cowart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Antony Young gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Antony Young is hacked by Andrew Garner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Garner, team foul #11 | 71-63 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Antony Young makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Antony Young makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Ken Herman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Dennis Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Minh Chin runs out the clock | 73-63 |