| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James David (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Markel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 7 pts. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Robert Markel inbounds the ball | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 19:36 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Kulas | 31-44 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Richard Kulas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-44 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | The jump hook by Robert Markel is blocked by Akim Zigler | 31-44 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | Richard Kulas grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 18:38 | Xavier | John Goodridge's floater is tipped away by Jonathan Palmer | 31-44 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | Richard Kulas tips it home | 31-46 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | Lawrence Smith takes the ball from Jonathan Palmer | 31-46 |
| 18:26 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith lays it in | 31-48 |
| 18:09 | Dayton | Robert Markel misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-48 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Akim Zigler | 31-48 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | John Goodridge double dribbles | 31-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Raposo (C) Akim Zigler | |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell can't throw it down | 31-48 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Erick Maxwell | 31-48 |
| 16:56 | Dayton | James Beckstead hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James David | 34-48 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 16:14 | Dayton | James Beckstead is hacked by Carlos Dukes - foul #2 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (PG), Chadwick Billings (SG), William Mauldin (SF), Louis Frame (PF), David Anderson (C) James Beckstead, James David, Robert Markel, Jonathan Palmer, Erick Maxwell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Jack Laforest (SF), Akim Zigler (C) Lawrence Smith, Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas, John Goodridge | |
| 16:01 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Fred Reppert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chadwick Billings (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Mauldin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Frame (fresh) C - David Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dwight Heideman (fresh) SF - Jack Laforest (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Raposo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Xavier | Jack Laforest travels with the ball | 37-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frank Bryant (SG) Louis Frame | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Akim Zigler takes the ball from William Mauldin | 37-48 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | James Raposo loses the dribble to Frank Bryant | 37-48 |
| 14:54 | Dayton | Fred Reppert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dwight Heideman - foul #1 on Dwight Heideman, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer (PF) Chadwick Billings | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Richard Kulas (SF) Dwight Heideman, Jack Laforest | |
| 14:54 | Dayton | Fred Reppert makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:54 | Dayton | Fred Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez's pass is intercepted by Fred Reppert | 39-48 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Fred Reppert is whistled for traveling | 39-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Robert Markel (SF), Erick Maxwell (C) Fred Reppert, William Mauldin, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG), John Goodridge (PF), Arthur Monroe (C) Eduardo Sanchez, James Raposo, Akim Zigler | |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Smith | 39-50 |
| 13:53 | Dayton | James Beckstead hits a 3 from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 13:28 | Xavier | Richard Kulas hits a 3 from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 42-53 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell snags the offensive board | 42-53 |
| 12:59 | Dayton | James Beckstead misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | Frank Bryant steals the ball from Carlos Dukes | 42-53 |
| 12:41 | Dayton | James Beckstead misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-53 |
| 12:39 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell grabs the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 12:27 | Dayton | James Beckstead is called for traveling | 42-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (SG), William Mauldin (PF) Frank Bryant, Jonathan Palmer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Jack Laforest (SF), James Raposo (PF), Akim Zigler (C) Lawrence Smith, Richard Kulas, John Goodridge, Arthur Monroe | |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Akim Zigler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-53 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Jack Laforest tips it but misses | 42-53 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | William Mauldin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 12:00 | Dayton | James Beckstead can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Akim Zigler pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James David (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Markel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Mauldin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Laforest (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Raposo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Xavier | Jack Laforest misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes gets the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Mauldin - foul #3 on William Mauldin, team foul #1 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chadwick Billings (SF), David Anderson (C) Robert Markel, Erick Maxwell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (SG) Carlos Dukes | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:29 | Dayton | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 11:13 | Dayton | William Mauldin misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Eduardo Sanchez - foul #1 on Eduardo Sanchez, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer (PF) James Beckstead | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Kulas (SF), John Goodridge (PF) Jack Laforest, James Raposo | |
| 11:13 | Dayton | William Mauldin misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:13 | Dayton | William Mauldin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman misses the tip | 43-54 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jonathan Palmer | 43-54 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | William Mauldin misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-54 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer gets the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | James David misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | John Goodridge gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eduardo Sanchez | 43-57 |
| 09:48 | Dayton | David Anderson is denied on a dunk by Akim Zigler | 43-57 |
| 09:47 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Chadwick Billings | 43-57 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | David Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Frank Bryant (SG), Robert Markel (SF), Erick Maxwell (C) James David, Chadwick Billings, William Mauldin, Jonathan Palmer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), James Raposo (PF), Arthur Monroe (C) Eduardo Sanchez, Dwight Heideman, John Goodridge, Akim Zigler | |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-57 |
| 09:26 | Dayton | James Beckstead grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | James Beckstead is fouled on the floor by Arthur Monroe - foul #4 on Arthur Monroe, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Louis Frame (PF) David Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Laforest (SF), John Goodridge (PF) Richard Kulas, Arthur Monroe | |
| 08:50 | Dayton | James Beckstead misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Frame | 43-57 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Robert Markel hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Beckstead | 45-57 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes tips it in | 45-59 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Robert Markel can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-59 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | James Raposo snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Markel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Frame (fresh) C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Laforest (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - James Raposo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Dukes | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Carlos Dukes steps in front of the Erick Maxwell pass | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Erick Maxwell swats the short shot by Jack Laforest | 45-61 |
| 07:13 | Xavier | James Raposo grabs the offensive board | 45-61 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes loses the dribble to Erick Maxwell | 45-61 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | James Beckstead is called for traveling | 45-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (PG), Chadwick Billings (SG), William Mauldin (SF), Jonathan Palmer (PF), David Anderson (C) James Beckstead, Frank Bryant, Robert Markel, Louis Frame, Erick Maxwell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), Arthur Monroe (PF), Akim Zigler (C) Lawrence Smith, Carlos Dukes, Jack Laforest, John Goodridge, James Raposo | |
| 06:14 | Xavier | David Anderson is called for the reach on Akim Zigler - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #2 | 45-61 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | Richard Kulas can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | David Anderson grabs the board | 45-61 |
| 05:39 | Dayton | William Mauldin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 05:38 | Xavier | Akim Zigler gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 05:20 | Xavier | Richard Kulas buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eduardo Sanchez | 45-64 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | James David scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-64 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-64 |
| 04:46 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jonathan Palmer | 48-64 |
| 04:38 | Dayton | Eduardo Sanchez picks off the pass by James David | 48-64 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Jonathan Palmer denies the turnaround by Arthur Monroe | 48-64 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | James David snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Beckstead (PG), Frank Bryant (SG), Robert Markel (SF), Erick Maxwell (C) James David, Chadwick Billings, William Mauldin, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), John Goodridge (PF) Eduardo Sanchez, Dwight Heideman, Arthur Monroe | |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Beckstead (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Markel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 7 pts. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Xavier | James Beckstead steps in front of the Lawrence Smith pass | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Dayton | James Beckstead hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Smith - foul #2 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #5 | 51-64 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | James Beckstead misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | James Beckstead makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Robert Markel is called for the reach on Lawrence Smith - foul #3 on Robert Markel, team foul #3 | 52-64 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Robert Markel picks off the pass by Richard Kulas | 52-64 |
| 02:35 | Dayton | James Beckstead banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Markel | 54-64 |
| 02:09 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-64 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Akim Zigler can't tip it in | 54-64 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | James Beckstead pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 01:58 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Akim Zigler - foul #1 on Akim Zigler, team foul #6 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | James David (PG), Chadwick Billings (SG), William Mauldin (SF), David Anderson (C) James Beckstead, Frank Bryant, Robert Markel, Erick Maxwell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Jack Laforest (SF), James Raposo (PF), Arthur Monroe (C) Lawrence Smith, Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas, John Goodridge, Akim Zigler | |
| 01:58 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:58 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | James Raposo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Jonathan Palmer blocks the short jumper by Eduardo Sanchez | 54-64 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman tips it in | 54-66 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | Eduardo Sanchez steps in front of the Chadwick Billings pass | 54-66 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Chadwick Billings - foul #1 on Chadwick Billings, team foul #4 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (PG) Jonathan Palmer | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | James David drills a floater from the free throw line | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman hits a shot from the right wing | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Eduardo Sanchez is called for the reach on James David - foul #2 on Eduardo Sanchez, team foul #7 | 56-69 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | James David makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | James David makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Jack Laforest hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 58-69 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | James David grabs the board | 58-69 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | James David is hacked by Dwight Heideman - foul #2 on Dwight Heideman, team foul #8 | 58-69 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | James David misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Jack Laforest gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Jack Laforest runs out the clock | 58-69 |