| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) PF - John Goodridge (fresh) C - Akim Zigler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) SG - Frank Bryant (fresh) SF - Robert Markel (fresh) PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell is called for 3 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | John Goodridge connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | James Beckstead knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Frank Bryant | 3-3 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | John Goodridge drills a jumper from close range set up by Carlos Dukes | 5-3 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Akim Zigler is called for the reach on Robert Markel - foul #1 on Akim Zigler, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | Frank Bryant hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Beckstead | 5-5 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Frank Bryant is called for the reach on Akim Zigler - foul #1 on Frank Bryant, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | John Goodridge's layup is rejected by Robert Markel | 5-5 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Kulas | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Akim Zigler clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Richard Kulas grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Jonathan Palmer picks off the pass by Richard Kulas | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer loses the dribble to Lawrence Smith | 5-5 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Richard Kulas lays it in set up by Lawrence Smith | 7-5 |
| 17:06 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on John Goodridge - foul #1 on John Goodridge, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (SG) Frank Bryant | |
| 17:06 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:06 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | James Beckstead misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Lawrence Smith - foul #1 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chadwick Billings (SF), William Mauldin (PF), David Anderson (C) Robert Markel, Jonathan Palmer, Erick Maxwell | |
| 16:30 | Dayton | James Beckstead makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | James Beckstead makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Akim Zigler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | James David throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Raposo (PF), Arthur Monroe (C) John Goodridge, Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (PG) James Beckstead | |
| 15:56 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Arthur Monroe | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Raposo (fresh) C - Arthur Monroe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Fred Reppert (fresh) SG - James David (fresh) SF - Chadwick Billings (fresh) PF - William Mauldin (fresh) C - David Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Dayton | James David can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 15:42 | Dayton | William Mauldin gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | James David misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 15:20 | Dayton | David Anderson snags the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Arthur Monroe knocks away the 3 by James David | 11-9 |
| 15:03 | Dayton | William Mauldin tips it home | 11-11 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:36 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes is whistled for a carry | 11-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Jack Laforest (SF), John Goodridge (PF), Akim Zigler (C) Lawrence Smith, Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas, James Raposo, Arthur Monroe | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Frank Bryant (SG), Robert Markel (SF), Jonathan Palmer (PF), Erick Maxwell (C) Fred Reppert, James David, Chadwick Billings, William Mauldin, David Anderson | |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jack Laforest | 11-11 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Akim Zigler is hacked by Erick Maxwell - foul #1 on Erick Maxwell, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | Akim Zigler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 11-11 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Goodridge | 11-11 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jonathan Palmer | 11-11 |
| 12:18 | Dayton | James Beckstead clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Dwight Heideman - foul #1 on Dwight Heideman, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF) Eduardo Sanchez, Dwight Heideman, Jack Laforest | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:18 | Dayton | James Beckstead misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:18 | Dayton | James Beckstead makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Richard Kulas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | Frank Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 5 pts. C - Akim Zigler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Markel (fresh) PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Dayton | Frank Bryant clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-12 |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Jonathan Palmer - foul #1 on Jonathan Palmer, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Raposo (C) Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (SG) Frank Bryant | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | John Goodridge makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:11 | Dayton | James David drills a shot from the left side set up by James Beckstead | 12-14 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Erick Maxwell - foul #2 on Erick Maxwell, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Monroe (C) John Goodridge | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (PG), Chadwick Billings (SF), William Mauldin (PF), David Anderson (C) James Beckstead, Robert Markel, Jonathan Palmer, Erick Maxwell | |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | The rebound goes to David Anderson | 13-14 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | James David is fouled on the floor by Richard Kulas - foul #1 on Richard Kulas, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | William Mauldin scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Chadwick Billings and he's fouled by James Raposo - foul #1 on James Raposo, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | William Mauldin makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by James Raposo | 15-17 |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Fred Reppert is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Fred Reppert, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (SG), Akim Zigler (C) Carlos Dukes, Arthur Monroe | |
| Subs | Dayton | Frank Bryant (SG), Jonathan Palmer (PF) Fred Reppert, Chadwick Billings | |
| 09:40 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Akim Zigler | 17-17 |
| 09:24 | Dayton | Frank Bryant is hacked by Lawrence Smith - foul #2 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (SG), Jack Laforest (SF), John Goodridge (PF) Lawrence Smith, Richard Kulas, James Raposo | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Robert Markel (SF) James David, David Anderson | |
| 09:24 | Dayton | Frank Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:24 | Dayton | Frank Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | William Mauldin swats the dunk try by Akim Zigler | 17-19 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Jack Laforest snags the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 08:47 | Xavier | Akim Zigler tips it in | 19-19 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | James Beckstead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), James Raposo (C) Dwight Heideman, Jack Laforest, Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Richard Kulas is fouled on the floor by Robert Markel - foul #1 on Robert Markel, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (SG), David Anderson (C) Frank Bryant, Jonathan Palmer | |
| 07:50 | Xavier | James Raposo buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Eduardo Sanchez and the foul's on David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chadwick Billings (C) William Mauldin | |
| 07:50 | Xavier | James Raposo misses the free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:50 | Dayton | David Anderson gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Raposo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James David (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Markel (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chadwick Billings (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:36 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-19 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Richard Kulas loses the dribble to James Beckstead | 21-19 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | David Anderson hits the finger roll | 21-21 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Robert Markel grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 06:29 | Dayton | James David hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Richard Kulas grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Richard Kulas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on James David - foul #1 on James David, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (PG), Robert Dennis (SG), Akim Zigler (C) Eduardo Sanchez, Carlos Dukes, John Goodridge | |
| Subs | Dayton | Frank Bryant (SG), Jonathan Palmer (PF), William Mauldin (C) James Beckstead, Robert Markel, David Anderson | |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | James David is fouled on the floor by Robert Dennis - foul #1 on Robert Dennis, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Laforest (SF), Arthur Monroe (PF) Richard Kulas, James Raposo | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:49 | Dayton | James David makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | James David makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Jonathan Palmer steals it from Jack Laforest | 23-23 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | William Mauldin's layup is rejected by Akim Zigler | 23-23 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Robert Dennis snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe clanks a runner from the right block | 23-23 |
| 05:16 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James David | 23-23 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer makes the 3 from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Robert Dennis is fouled on the floor by Frank Bryant - foul #2 on Frank Bryant, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG), Eduardo Sanchez (SF) Dwight Heideman, Jack Laforest | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Warren Holloway (SF) Frank Bryant, Chadwick Billings | |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Robert Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Warren Holloway pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Warren Holloway is fouled on the floor by Eduardo Sanchez - foul #1 on Eduardo Sanchez, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Laforest (SF), James Raposo (PF) Robert Dennis, Arthur Monroe | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (SG) James David | |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Warren Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Akim Zigler gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 03:56 | Dayton | Warren Holloway misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer can't tip it in | 26-26 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Akim Zigler misses the lay-in | 26-26 |
| 03:38 | Dayton | Fred Reppert gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Laforest (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Raposo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Reppert (fresh) SF - Warren Holloway (fresh) PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Mauldin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Dayton | Warren Holloway misses the floater near the basket | 26-26 |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 03:01 | Dayton | James Beckstead loses the ball out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Richard Kulas (SF), John Goodridge (PF) Eduardo Sanchez, Jack Laforest, Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (PG), Frank Bryant (SG), Robert Markel (SF), Erick Maxwell (C) James Beckstead, Fred Reppert, Warren Holloway, William Mauldin | |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-26 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Robert Markel gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:18 | Dayton | Frank Bryant misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-26 |
| 02:17 | Xavier | James Raposo gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 02:03 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell comes up short on the shot in the lane | 26-26 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | James Raposo snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith drills a runner from the baseline set up by Carlos Dukes | 28-26 |
| 01:29 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-26 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | John Goodridge pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Erick Maxwell swats the layup by James Raposo | 28-26 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Frank Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Robert Markel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 28-26 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Erick Maxwell | 28-26 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer can't finish the layup | 28-26 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Richard Kulas gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Richard Kulas clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Raposo | 28-26 |