| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Luther Shull (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jessie Dube (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Norman Sarris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Dale Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Donald Mullen inbounds the ball | 36-43 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Donald Mullen is fouled on the floor by Norman Sarris - foul #2 on Norman Sarris, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 19:26 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jessie Dube and he's fouled by Vincent Kimball - foul #3 on Vincent Kimball, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Heng (C) Vincent Kimball | |
| 19:26 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | David Mitchell misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Andrew Burpo | 39-43 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Bert Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 18:45 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:26 | Dayton | Luther Shull can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Russell Heng gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods is hacked by Donald Mullen - foul #1 on Donald Mullen, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Norman Sarris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Luther Shull - foul #1 on Luther Shull, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Norman Sarris misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Norman Sarris makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo misses short on a turnaround from close range | 39-44 |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Jessie Dube tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Dale Hill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 17:12 | Dayton | Jessie Dube pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Donald Mullen makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-44 |
| 16:32 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Sarris | 44-47 |
| 16:11 | Dayton | Donald Mullen misses the lay-in | 44-47 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Bert Jackson tips it back up and in | 46-47 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Dale Hill buries a shot near the basket | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Luther Shull (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jessie Dube (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mullen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Burpo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bert Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Norman Sarris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Dale Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Heng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Bert Jackson slams it home | 48-49 |
| 15:25 | Xavier | David Mitchell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Norman Sarris | 48-52 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Jessie Dube misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 15:16 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | David Mitchell connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Norman Sarris | 48-54 |
| 14:34 | Dayton | David Mitchell takes the ball from Bert Jackson | 48-54 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods lays it in set up by David Mitchell | 48-56 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Norman Sarris is called for the reach on Luther Shull - foul #3 on Norman Sarris, team foul #3 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Williams (PG), Jeremy Sanders (SG), Colin Londono (SF), Rickie Merritt (PF), Russell Roberson (C) Luther Shull, Jessie Dube, Donald Mullen, Andrew Burpo, Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (PG), James Peterson (SG), Scott Middlebrook (SF), David Singh (PF), Vincent Kimball (C) Norman Sarris, David Mitchell, Jonathan Woods, Dale Hill, Russell Heng | |
| 14:05 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Peterson | 48-56 |
| 13:46 | Xavier | Robin Chung loses the dribble to Russell Roberson | 48-56 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-56 |
| 13:40 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt tips it back up and in | 50-56 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | James Peterson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-56 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | David Singh pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Colin Londono | 50-56 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Russell Roberson connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Jeremy Sanders | 52-56 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Russell Roberson denies the turnaround by David Singh | 52-56 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 12:16 | Dayton | Vincent Kimball is called for the reach on Russell Roberson - foul #4 on Vincent Kimball, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Mullen (SF) Colin Londono | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jonathan Woods (SF), Dale Hill (PF) Scott Middlebrook, Vincent Kimball | |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Donald Mullen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 12:00 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Sanders | 52-56 |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Donald Mullen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Mullen, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jessie Dube (SG) Rickie Merritt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), David Mitchell (SG), Russell Heng (C) Robin Chung, James Peterson, David Singh | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jessie Dube (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mullen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Roberson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Norman Sarris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dale Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Heng (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Russell Heng misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods misses the tip | 52-56 |
| 11:12 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 10:57 | Dayton | Russell Heng denies the turnaround by Donald Mullen | 52-56 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Russell Heng | 52-56 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Norman Sarris comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | David Mitchell makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dale Hill | 54-58 |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Russell Heng misses the shot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Russell Roberson pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 57-58 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Jessie Dube pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Jessie Dube knocks in the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by David Mitchell - foul #2 on David Mitchell, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG), Rickie Merritt (SF), Andrew Burpo (PF), Bert Jackson (C) Lawrence Williams, Donald Mullen, Jeremy Sanders, Russell Roberson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (PG), James Peterson (SG), Scott Middlebrook (SF), David Singh (PF), Berdy Zebel (C) Norman Sarris, David Mitchell, Jonathan Woods, Dale Hill, Russell Heng | |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Jessie Dube makes the free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | James Peterson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Middlebrook | 60-61 |
| 08:04 | Dayton | Luther Shull loses the dribble to Robin Chung | 60-61 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-61 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | David Singh pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | James Peterson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Bert Jackson gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Luther Shull (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jessie Dube (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bert Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robin Chung (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Middlebrook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Singh (fresh) 3 reb. C - Berdy Zebel (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 07:16 | Xavier | David Singh gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | James Peterson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Bert Jackson | 60-61 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo jams it | 62-61 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | James Peterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Bert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Luther Shull is hacked by Robin Chung in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robin Chung, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders (SG), Donald Mullen (SF) Jessie Dube, Rickie Merritt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), David Mitchell (SG), Jonathan Woods (SF), Dale Hill (PF), Vincent Kimball (C) Robin Chung, James Peterson, Scott Middlebrook, David Singh, Berdy Zebel | |
| 06:04 | Dayton | Vincent Kimball is called for the reach on Donald Mullen - foul #5 on Vincent Kimball, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Heng (C) Vincent Kimball | |
| 06:04 | Dayton | Donald Mullen misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:04 | Xavier | Russell Heng gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:50 | Xavier | Russell Heng is whistled for a carry | 62-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Williams (PG), Russell Roberson (C) Luther Shull, Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:34 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo clanks a jumper from the baseline | 62-61 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Russell Heng gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Dale Hill can't finish the layup | 62-61 |
| 05:15 | Xavier | Russell Heng misses the tip | 62-61 |
| 05:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lawrence Williams | 62-61 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | The short jumper by Jeremy Sanders is denied by Russell Heng | 62-61 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Norman Sarris pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Dale Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Merritt (PF) Andrew Burpo | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:43 | Dayton | Donald Mullen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Russell Heng pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | David Mitchell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 04:25 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Russell Heng - foul #1 on Russell Heng, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bert Jackson (C) Jeremy Sanders | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods misses badly on a shot from the left side | 63-61 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Russell Heng snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Dale Hill misses the dunk | 63-61 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Norman Sarris grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lawrence Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rickie Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Mullen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Roberson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Bert Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Norman Sarris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dale Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Heng (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods misses long on a shot in the lane | 63-61 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Dale Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Dale Hill buries a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Russell Roberson - foul #1 on Russell Roberson, team foul #4 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG), Jessie Dube (SG), Andrew Burpo (PF) Lawrence Williams, Donald Mullen, Russell Roberson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (PG), James Peterson (SG), Scott Middlebrook (SF), David Singh (C) Norman Sarris, David Mitchell, Jonathan Woods, Russell Heng | |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Dale Hill makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Mullen (SF) Rickie Merritt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), David Mitchell (SG), Jonathan Woods (SF), Russell Heng (C) Robin Chung, James Peterson, Scott Middlebrook, David Singh | |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Dale Hill steals it from Donald Mullen | 63-64 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Bert Jackson blocks the short jumper by Russell Heng | 63-64 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Bert Jackson makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Luther Shull | 65-64 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Russell Heng misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Bert Jackson | 65-64 |
| 01:47 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Russell Heng - foul #2 on Russell Heng, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Williams (PG) Luther Shull | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:47 | Dayton | Bert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:47 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:27 | Xavier | Bert Jackson picks off the pass by Norman Sarris | 66-64 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams misses the shot from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Bert Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Mullen | 69-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Norman Sarris can't finish the layup | 69-64 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Donald Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Donald Mullen is hacked by Norman Sarris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Norman Sarris, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Merritt (C) Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Donald Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Donald Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Xavier | David Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Jonathan Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | David Mitchell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Heng | 71-67 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams is hacked by Norman Sarris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Norman Sarris, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bert Jackson (C) Andrew Burpo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Chung (PG) Norman Sarris | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Burpo (PF) Rickie Merritt | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Robin Chung clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-67 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Bert Jackson gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Robin Chung is called for the reach on Bert Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robin Chung, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Merritt (PF) Andrew Burpo | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Bert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Russell Heng snags the defensive board | 74-67 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Burpo (PF) Rickie Merritt | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:08 | Xavier | David Mitchell misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-67 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo gets the rebound | 74-67 |
| 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 a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams runs out the clock | 74-67 |