| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Kirklin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Deeds (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Chadwick Billings (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Markel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez inbounds the ball | 34-44 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Xavier | John Goodridge knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Smith | 36-44 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by John Goodridge - foul #3 on John Goodridge, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Raposo (PF) John Goodridge | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 19:19 | Xavier | Harold Kirklin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Robert Markel snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 19:06 | Dayton | Akim Zigler steals it from Jonathan Palmer | 36-46 |
| 18:50 | Xavier | Akim Zigler misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-46 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez tips it but misses | 36-46 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | James Raposo can't tip it in | 36-46 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | The rebound goes to William Deeds | 36-46 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | William Deeds misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-46 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer tips it back up and in | 36-48 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Akim Zigler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Smith | 38-48 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell loses the dribble to Eduardo Sanchez | 38-48 |
| 18:12 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith lays it in set up by Eduardo Sanchez | 40-48 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Deeds | 40-50 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Markel - foul #2 on Robert Markel, team foul #1 | 40-50 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 17:33 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Harold Kirklin is called for the reach on Jonathan Palmer - foul #2 on Harold Kirklin, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Arthur Monroe (C) Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (PG), Warren Holloway (SG), William Mauldin (SF) William Deeds, Chadwick Billings, Robert Markel | |
| 16:55 | Dayton | Arthur Monroe swats the shot by Warren Holloway | 42-50 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | James Raposo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Harold Kirklin buries a 3 from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 16:20 | Dayton | William Mauldin slams it home on a great pass from Erick Maxwell | 45-52 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Warren Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Fred Reppert knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Mauldin | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Kirklin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eduardo Sanchez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Raposo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Fred Reppert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Holloway (fresh) SF - William Mauldin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Erick Maxwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Xavier | Harold Kirklin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-54 |
| 15:30 | Dayton | Warren Holloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Jack Laforest (SF), John Goodridge (PF), Akim Zigler (C) Lawrence Smith, Harold Kirklin, Eduardo Sanchez, James Raposo, Arthur Monroe | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Deeds (PG), Chadwick Billings (SG), Robert Markel (SF), David Anderson (C) Fred Reppert, Warren Holloway, Jonathan Palmer, Erick Maxwell | |
| 15:10 | Xavier | William Deeds is called for the reach on Dwight Heideman - foul #1 on William Deeds, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Jack Laforest grabs the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Akim Zigler misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 14:42 | Xavier | Jack Laforest hits the follow up shot | 49-54 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Akim Zigler steps in front of the William Deeds pass | 49-54 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Harold Kirklin (SG) Jeffrey Boulanger, Dwight Heideman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer (PF) William Mauldin | |
| 13:47 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-54 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings can't tip it in | 49-54 |
| 13:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Akim Zigler | 49-54 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | Harold Kirklin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | John Goodridge is called for the reach on William Deeds - foul #4 on John Goodridge, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (SF), James Raposo (PF), Arthur Monroe (C) Jack Laforest, John Goodridge, Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (PG), William Mauldin (SF), Erick Maxwell (C) William Deeds, Robert Markel, David Anderson | |
| 12:48 | Dayton | Eduardo Sanchez steps in front of the William Mauldin pass | 49-54 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | James Raposo hits the finger roll set up by Eduardo Sanchez and he's hacked by Jonathan Palmer - foul #1 on Jonathan Palmer, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Warren Holloway (SG) Chadwick Billings | |
| 12:30 | Xavier | James Raposo misses the free throw | 51-54 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jonathan Palmer | 51-54 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | Fred Reppert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger (PG) Lawrence Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Gardner (PG) Jonathan Palmer | |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Harold Kirklin is hacked by Fred Reppert - foul #2 on Fred Reppert, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (SG) Harold Kirklin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Markel (SF) Michael Gardner | |
| 11:32 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Akim Zigler (C) Jeffrey Boulanger, Arthur Monroe | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Deeds (PG), Jonathan Palmer (PF) Warren Holloway, William Mauldin | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwight Heideman (fresh) SF - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - James Raposo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Deeds (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Fred Reppert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Markel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Fred Reppert misses the 3 from straight away | 51-54 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | James Raposo grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 51-54 |
| 11:01 | Dayton | Fred Reppert gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | William Deeds misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Akim Zigler - foul #1 on Akim Zigler, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Kirklin (SG) Dwight Heideman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chadwick Billings (SG) Fred Reppert | |
| 10:56 | Dayton | William Deeds misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | William Deeds makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-55 |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell's pass is intercepted by Akim Zigler | 51-55 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | James Raposo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer buries a shot in the paint | 51-57 |
| 09:23 | Xavier | Erick Maxwell is called for the reach on Akim Zigler - foul #1 on Erick Maxwell, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger (PG), Jack Laforest (SF), Arthur Monroe (PF) Lawrence Smith, Eduardo Sanchez, James Raposo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (PG), Warren Holloway (SF), William Mauldin (PF), David Anderson (C) William Deeds, Robert Markel, Jonathan Palmer, Erick Maxwell | |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Jack Laforest misses the tip | 51-57 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Fred Reppert | 51-57 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | David Anderson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Reppert and he's hacked by Akim Zigler - foul #2 on Akim Zigler, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (SG) Harold Kirklin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Gardner (PG) Chadwick Billings | |
| 08:44 | Dayton | David Anderson makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-60 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Jack Laforest grabs the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 07:41 | Dayton | Michael Gardner misses the shot from the right side | 54-60 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | David Anderson tips it home | 54-62 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe's floater is tipped away by William Mauldin | 54-62 |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffrey Boulanger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dwight Heideman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Laforest (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Akim Zigler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Reppert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Holloway (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. C - William Mauldin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 07:07 | Dayton | Jack Laforest swats the shot by Fred Reppert | 57-62 |
| 07:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Boulanger | 57-62 |
| 06:48 | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman gets the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-62 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman grabs the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | Akim Zigler hits a shot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Michael Gardner lays it in on a great pass from Fred Reppert | 59-64 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | David Anderson is called for the reach on Jack Laforest - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Harold Kirklin (SG), Eduardo Sanchez (SF), John Goodridge (PF), James Raposo (C) Jeffrey Boulanger, Dwight Heideman, Jack Laforest, Arthur Monroe, Akim Zigler | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Deeds (PG), Chadwick Billings (SG), Robert Markel (SF), Jonathan Palmer (PF), Erick Maxwell (C) Michael Gardner, Fred Reppert, Warren Holloway, David Anderson, William Mauldin | |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith can't throw it down | 59-64 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez snags the offensive board | 59-64 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Harold Kirklin misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Erick Maxwell - foul #2 on Erick Maxwell, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Harold Kirklin misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Harold Kirklin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Chadwick Billings | 60-66 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | John Goodridge is fouled on the floor by Robert Markel - foul #3 on Robert Markel, team foul #8 | 60-66 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | John Goodridge makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | John Goodridge makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:34 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by William Deeds and he's hacked by James Raposo - foul #2 on James Raposo, team foul #6 | 62-68 |
| 04:34 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell makes the free throw | 62-69 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 62-69 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | William Deeds connects on the floater from the left side set up by Chadwick Billings | 62-71 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Dayton | William Deeds makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Erick Maxwell | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Kirklin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James Raposo (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Deeds (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chadwick Billings (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Markel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Palmer (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Erick Maxwell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | John Goodridge misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-74 |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | The jump hook by Jonathan Palmer is blocked by John Goodridge | 62-74 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| 02:29 | Xavier | Erick Maxwell steps in front of the Eduardo Sanchez pass | 62-74 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Erick Maxwell misses the turnaround from the right block | 62-74 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Chadwick Billings grabs the offensive board | 62-74 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Robert Markel lays it up and in set up by William Deeds | 62-76 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | John Goodridge clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 62-76 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer gets the rebound | 62-76 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by John Goodridge - foul #5 on John Goodridge, team foul #7 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Jack Laforest (SF), Arthur Monroe (C) Lawrence Smith, Harold Kirklin, Eduardo Sanchez, John Goodridge | |
| Subs | Dayton | Fred Reppert (PG), Warren Holloway (SG), William Mauldin (SF), David Anderson (C) William Deeds, Chadwick Billings, Robert Markel, Erick Maxwell | |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer makes the free throw | 62-79 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | James Raposo misses long on a jumper from the right block | 62-79 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Jeffrey Boulanger pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-79 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Jack Laforest can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-79 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer grabs the board | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Raposo - foul #3 on James Raposo, team foul #8 | 62-79 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 62-80 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Jonathan Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Jack Laforest throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-81 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Gardner (PG) Jonathan Palmer | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Michael Gardner runs out the clock | 62-81 |