| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Frank Bryant (fresh) SF - Anthony Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Ingram (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Kulas inbounds the ball | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 19:29 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jonathan Palmer | 33-41 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | James Beckstead is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Beckstead, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Kulas | 33-41 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe buries a 3 from straight away set up by Richard Kulas | 36-41 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Anthony Gordon misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Kulas - foul #3 on Richard Kulas, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (SF) Richard Kulas | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Anthony Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Anthony Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-43 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe tips it home | 38-43 |
| 17:42 | Dayton | James Beckstead can't connect on a floater from the right side | 38-43 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes hits a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Anthony Gordon - foul #1 on Anthony Gordon, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Raposo (C) Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (SG) Frank Bryant | |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 17:12 | Dayton | James Raposo denies the turnaround by Jonathan Palmer | 41-43 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | John Goodridge pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Raposo | 43-43 |
| 16:39 | Dayton | John Goodridge steps in front of the Anthony Gordon pass | 43-43 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | John Goodridge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 16:11 | Dayton | James Beckstead misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Anthony Gordon tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-45 |
| 15:40 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Raposo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - James David (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Gordon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Ingram (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Dayton | James Beckstead is fouled on the floor by Eduardo Sanchez - foul #2 on Eduardo Sanchez, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), Akim Zigler (C) Ronald Mabe, Carlos Dukes, John Goodridge | |
| Subs | Dayton | Frank Bryant (SG), William Mauldin (SF), Robert Markel (PF), Erick Maxwell (C) James Beckstead, Anthony Gordon, Jonathan Palmer, Matthew Ingram | |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Robert Markel misses the lay-in | 45-45 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Akim Zigler gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Richard Kulas comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 45-45 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | William Mauldin gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:44 | Dayton | Dwight Heideman is called for the reach on Frank Bryant - foul #1 on Dwight Heideman, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Dennis (SG), Arthur Monroe (PF) Eduardo Sanchez, James Raposo | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:34 | Dayton | James David double dribbles | 45-45 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Richard Kulas | 47-45 |
| 14:05 | Dayton | William Mauldin misses long on a jumper in the lane | 47-45 |
| 14:03 | Dayton | Robert Markel tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | Akim Zigler misses the floater from close range | 47-47 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | William Mauldin gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Akim Zigler is called for the reach on William Mauldin - foul #2 on Akim Zigler, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), James Raposo (PF) Dwight Heideman, Robert Dennis, Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Anthony Gordon (SF), Jonathan Palmer (PF), Matthew Ingram (C) James David, William Mauldin, Robert Markel, Erick Maxwell | |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-47 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe tips it in | 49-47 |
| 12:45 | Dayton | James Beckstead comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Mabe - foul #2 on Ronald Mabe, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Goodridge (PF) Arthur Monroe | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Markel (SG) Frank Bryant | |
| 12:45 | Dayton | James Beckstead makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:45 | Dayton | James Beckstead makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:28 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses the easy layup | 49-49 |
| 12:27 | Dayton | Robert Markel grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carlos Dukes - foul #1 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (SF) Richard Kulas | |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (SG) Robert Markel | |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | James Raposo banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Mabe | 51-51 |
| 11:32 | Dayton | James Beckstead hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Raposo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 16 pts. SG - James David (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Ingram (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses the lay-in | 51-53 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses the tip | 51-53 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | John Goodridge tips it home | 53-53 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 53-53 |
| 10:46 | Xavier | John Goodridge grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | James Raposo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Gordon - foul #2 on Anthony Gordon, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Kulas (SF), Akim Zigler (C) Carlos Dukes, John Goodridge | |
| Subs | Dayton | Frank Bryant (SG), William Mauldin (SF), Robert Markel (PF) James Beckstead, Anthony Gordon, Jonathan Palmer | |
| 10:40 | Xavier | James Raposo makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | James Raposo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Frank Bryant hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Markel | 54-55 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Richard Kulas hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Mabe | 57-55 |
| 09:58 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Frank Bryant | 57-57 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 09:52 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | Akim Zigler pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 09:30 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Akim Zigler | 59-57 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Frank Bryant misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Raposo - foul #1 on James Raposo, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (SG), John Goodridge (PF) Ronald Mabe, James Raposo | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Anthony Gordon (SF), Jonathan Palmer (PF) James David, Robert Markel, Matthew Ingram | |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Frank Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Frank Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Akim Zigler snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 08:59 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez is denied on a layup by Jonathan Palmer | 59-58 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Anthony Gordon pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Beckstead and he's fouled by John Goodridge - foul #3 on John Goodridge, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG) Eduardo Sanchez | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Akim Zigler tips it but misses | 59-61 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Anthony Gordon pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Akim Zigler clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Frank Bryant - foul #3 on Frank Bryant, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), Arthur Monroe (SF) Dwight Heideman, Richard Kulas | |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (SG), Matthew Ingram (C) Frank Bryant, William Mauldin | |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Akim Zigler misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Akim Zigler makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Carlos Dukes | 60-61 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | John Goodridge is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Palmer - foul #2 on Jonathan Palmer, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (SF), Jack Laforest (C) John Goodridge, Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chadwick Billings (PG), Robert Markel (SF), Erick Maxwell (PF) James Beckstead, Anthony Gordon, Jonathan Palmer | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Laforest (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Chadwick Billings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James David (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Markel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erick Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Ingram (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Xavier | James David steals the ball from Arthur Monroe | 60-61 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Jack Laforest is called for the reach on Robert Markel - foul #1 on Jack Laforest, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Robert Markel makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Robert Markel misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Arthur Monroe | 60-62 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Jack Laforest can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 06:35 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Robert Markel is fouled on the floor by Ronald Mabe - foul #3 on Ronald Mabe, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Kulas (SF), James Raposo (PF) Carlos Dukes, Jack Laforest | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Anthony Gordon (SF), Jonathan Palmer (PF) Chadwick Billings, James David, Erick Maxwell | |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Robert Markel misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Robert Markel makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe's pass is intercepted by Robert Markel | 60-63 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram banks in the layup on a great pass from James Beckstead | 60-65 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe banks in the layup and he's fouled by Robert Markel - foul #1 on Robert Markel, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (SG), John Goodridge (PF) Ronald Mabe, James Raposo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Frank Bryant (SG) Robert Markel | |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Arthur Monroe is called for the reach on Anthony Gordon - foul #2 on Arthur Monroe, team foul #11 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Dennis (SG), James Raposo (C) Eduardo Sanchez, Arthur Monroe | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Anthony Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Anthony Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 04:42 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to John Goodridge | 63-67 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Richard Kulas knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | James Beckstead hits a floater from the right side | 66-69 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman hits a floater from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Palmer | 68-71 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Akim Zigler (C) Dwight Heideman, Robert Dennis, James Raposo | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Anthony Gordon snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 03:14 | Dayton | Frank Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-71 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Gordon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Ingram (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe snags the offensive board | 68-71 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Frank Bryant snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 02:03 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Mauldin (SF) Anthony Gordon | |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Jonathan Palmer takes the ball from Akim Zigler | 68-71 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 68-71 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | John Goodridge gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | John Goodridge hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Mabe | 70-71 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | James Beckstead can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 70-71 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram tips it back up and in | 70-73 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | John Goodridge is whistled for traveling | 70-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (SG), Anthony Gordon (SF) Frank Bryant, William Mauldin | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Ronald Mabe is called for the reach on James David in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Mabe, team foul #12 | 70-73 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | James David makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | James David misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:32 | Xavier | John Goodridge gets the rebound | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 70-74 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Anthony Gordon gets the rebound | 70-74 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Anthony Gordon is hacked by Carlos Dukes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #13 | 70-74 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Anthony Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Anthony Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Akim Zigler snags the defensive board | 70-74 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-74 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | John Goodridge gets the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-74 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Matthew Ingram | 70-74 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Carlos Dukes is called for the reach on Matthew Ingram in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #14 | 70-74 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Matthew Ingram misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | John Goodridge grabs the board | 70-75 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-75 |