| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Dube (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Stamm (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Glessner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Littles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Singh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Kimball (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Kevin Dennis inbounds the ball | 48-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Xavier | David Singh scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Littles | 48-35 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Jessie Dube comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Dennis - foul #2 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Jessie Dube makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Jessie Dube makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-35 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | John Walters pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Scott Stamm hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | David Schultz buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Littles | 52-37 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | John Walters can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Singh - foul #3 on David Singh, team foul #2 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Franklin (PF) David Singh | |
| 18:14 | Dayton | John Walters makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | John Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | David Schultz makes the 3 from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Stamm | 56-40 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Kevin Dennis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Todd Gustafson - foul #1 on Todd Gustafson, team foul #1 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sheldon Evans (PG), Jeff Alexander (SF), Ryan Haley (PF), Rudolph Smitherman (C) Todd Gustafson, Scott Stamm, John Walters, Raymond Glessner | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Kevin Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Kevin Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Jessie Dube can't connect on a shot from the left side | 56-42 |
| 17:14 | Dayton | Jessie Dube hits the follow up shot | 58-42 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Rudolph Smitherman - foul #2 on Rudolph Smitherman, team foul #2 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Sams (SG) Jessie Dube | |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), Richard Dean (SG), Michael Lenz (SF) Robert Littles, David Schultz, Kevin Dennis | |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Ryan Haley connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 60-44 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Michael Lenz clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-44 |
| 16:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Sheldon Evans | 60-44 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Jeff Alexander hits a floater from close range | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sheldon Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Sams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeff Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ryan Haley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Rudolph Smitherman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Norman Sarris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Lenz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Kimball (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Norman Sarris connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Lenz | 62-47 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Sheldon Evans misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 15:20 | Dayton | Ryan Haley pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Jeff Alexander misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-47 |
| 15:13 | Xavier | John Franklin grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Norman Sarris | 62-49 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Ronald Sams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 14:10 | Dayton | Jeff Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 13:53 | Dayton | Richard Dean picks off the pass by Rudolph Smitherman | 65-49 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Lenz | 65-52 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | Sheldon Evans misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-52 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Norman Sarris is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Sarris, team foul #3 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robbie Stevens (PG), Jessie Dube (SG), Scott Stamm (SF), John Walters (PF), Raymond Glessner (C) Sheldon Evans, Ronald Sams, Jeff Alexander, Ryan Haley, Rudolph Smitherman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Littles (PG), David Schultz (SG), Kevin Dennis (SF), Berdy Zebel (PF), David Singh (C) Norman Sarris, Richard Dean, Michael Lenz, John Franklin, Vincent Kimball | |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Raymond Glessner's layup is rejected by David Singh | 65-52 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel is fouled on the floor by Scott Stamm - foul #2 on Scott Stamm, team foul #3 | 65-52 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Glessner - foul #1 on Raymond Glessner, team foul #4 | 65-52 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 12:16 | Dayton | Jessie Dube is whistled for traveling | 65-54 |
| 11:59 | Xavier | Robert Littles is fouled on the floor by Robbie Stevens - foul #4 on Robbie Stevens, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Gustafson (PG) Robbie Stevens | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Gustafson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Dube (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Stamm (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Glessner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Littles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Schultz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Berdy Zebel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Singh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Xavier | David Singh misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel grabs the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 11:27 | Xavier | David Singh misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 11:25 | Dayton | John Walters snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | John Walters scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Jessie Dube | 67-54 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Robert Littles is called for 3 seconds | 67-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rudolph Smitherman (C) Raymond Glessner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Dean (SF), John Franklin (C) Kevin Dennis, David Singh | |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-54 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Rudolph Smitherman pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Scott Stamm misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-54 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 10:29 | Dayton | Robert Littles is called for the reach on Todd Gustafson - foul #1 on Robert Littles, team foul #4 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Sams (SG), Jeff Alexander (SF), Raymond Glessner (C) Jessie Dube, Scott Stamm, John Walters | |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG) Robert Littles | |
| 10:11 | Dayton | Jeff Alexander travels with the ball | 67-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan Haley (PF) Rudolph Smitherman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Lenz (SF), Vincent Kimball (C) David Schultz, Berdy Zebel | |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Michael Lenz loses the dribble to Ryan Haley | 67-54 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-54 |
| 09:45 | Xavier | John Franklin grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Ryan Haley is called for the reach on Richard Dean - foul #1 on Ryan Haley, team foul #6 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sheldon Evans (PG) Todd Gustafson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Littles (PG), Kevin Dennis (SF), David Singh (PF) Richard Dean, Michael Lenz, John Franklin | |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Kevin Dennis drills a floater from the left side set up by Robert Littles | 67-56 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Sheldon Evans hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-56 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Kevin Dennis is hacked by Ryan Haley - foul #2 on Ryan Haley, team foul #7 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jessie Dube (SG), Scott Stamm (SF), John Walters (PF) Ronald Sams, Ryan Haley, Raymond Glessner | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Schultz (SG), Berdy Zebel (PF) Norman Sarris, Vincent Kimball | |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Kevin Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Jeff Alexander pulls down the rebound | 70-56 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Robert Littles is called for the reach on Sheldon Evans - foul #2 on Robert Littles, team foul #5 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rudolph Smitherman (C) Jeff Alexander | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:08 | Dayton | John Walters clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-56 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Rudolph Smitherman hits the follow up shot | 72-56 |
| 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) | |
| 07:54 | Xavier | David Schultz lays it up and in | 72-58 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sheldon Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Dube (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Stamm (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Walters (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Rudolph Smitherman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Littles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Schultz (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Berdy Zebel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Singh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Dayton | John Walters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robbie Stevens (PG), Ryan Haley (C) Sheldon Evans, Rudolph Smitherman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Norman Sarris (PG), Richard Dean (SF), Vincent Kimball (C) Robert Littles, Kevin Dennis, David Singh | |
| 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) | |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel clanks a floater from the free throw line | 72-58 |
| 07:21 | Dayton | Robbie Stevens grabs the board | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Jessie Dube misses long on a floater from the right wing | 72-58 |
| 06:52 | Dayton | Jessie Dube hits the follow up shot | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:37 | Xavier | The jump hook by Berdy Zebel is blocked by Ryan Haley | 74-58 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Sarris | 74-61 |
| 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) | |
| 06:05 | Dayton | Jessie Dube connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 76-61 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball banks in the layup | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Scott Stamm misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-63 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | John Walters hits the follow up shot | 78-63 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-63 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | Ryan Haley pulls down the rebound | 78-63 |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Jessie Dube misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 78-63 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Berdy Zebel grabs the defensive rebound | 78-63 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ryan Haley - foul #3 on Ryan Haley, team foul #8 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Gustafson (PG), Ronald Sams (SG), Jeff Alexander (SF), Rudolph Smitherman (PF), Raymond Glessner (C) Robbie Stevens, Jessie Dube, Scott Stamm, John Walters, Ryan Haley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Littles (PG), Kevin Dennis (SF), David Singh (PF) David Schultz, Richard Dean, Berdy Zebel | |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Vincent Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Norman Sarris steals the ball from Ronald Sams | 78-65 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Norman Sarris is hacked by Todd Gustafson - foul #2 on Todd Gustafson, team foul #9 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Franklin (C) Vincent Kimball | |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Norman Sarris makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Norman Sarris makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 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) | |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Littles - foul #3 on Robert Littles, team foul #6 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Lenz (SG) Norman Sarris | |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Jeff Alexander steals it from John Franklin | 80-67 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Gustafson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Sams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudolph Smitherman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Glessner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Littles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lenz (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Singh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Dayton | Jeff Alexander scores on a shot in the lane | 82-67 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Michael Lenz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-67 |
| 03:06 | Xavier | John Franklin can't tip it in | 82-67 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Ronald Sams pulls down the rebound | 82-67 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Rudolph Smitherman blows the layup but he's fouled by David Singh - foul #4 on David Singh, team foul #7 | 82-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robbie Stevens (PG), Jessie Dube (SG) Todd Gustafson, Ronald Sams | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Schultz (SG), Richard Dean (SF), Berdy Zebel (PF) Michael Lenz, Kevin Dennis, John Franklin | |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Rudolph Smitherman misses the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Rudolph Smitherman makes the 2nd free throw | 83-67 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Jeff Alexander takes the ball from Robert Littles | 83-67 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Raymond Glessner knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Robbie Stevens and he's hacked by David Singh - foul #5 on David Singh, team foul #8 | 85-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sheldon Evans (PG), Jeffrey Mahurin (SG), Ryan Haley (PF) Robbie Stevens, Jessie Dube, Rudolph Smitherman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Lenz (SG), Phillip Wyatt (SF), John Franklin (PF), Norman Sarris (C) Robert Littles, David Schultz, Berdy Zebel, David Singh | |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Raymond Glessner misses the free throw | 85-67 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | John Franklin pulls down the rebound | 85-67 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Richard Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 85-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Gustafson (PG), Ronald Sams (SG), Rudolph Smitherman (C) Sheldon Evans, Jeffrey Mahurin, Raymond Glessner | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:29 | Dayton | Rudolph Smitherman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 85-67 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Jeff Alexander tips it back up and in | 87-67 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Phillip Wyatt is called for a charge - foul #1 on Phillip Wyatt, team foul #9 | 87-67 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Ronald Sams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 87-67 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Jeff Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Jeff Alexander hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 87-67 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Jeff Alexander grabs the offensive board | 87-67 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Todd Gustafson runs out the clock | 87-67 |