| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jack Cowell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Higley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Howle (fresh) PF - Bradley Yuhas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Bembry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay White (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Ernest Hillhouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan inbounds the ball | 17-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Dayton | Jay White clanks a floater from the left side | 17-30 |
| 19:46 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas grabs the defensive rebound | 17-30 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | John Higley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Jay White is hacked by James Bembry - foul #2 on James Bembry, team foul #1 | 20-30 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan is denied on a layup by James Bembry | 20-30 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Jay White hits the follow up shot | 20-32 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | John Howle banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jack Cowell | 22-32 |
| 18:18 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Ernest Hillhouse is called for the reach on John Howle - foul #1 on Ernest Hillhouse, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 17:34 | Xavier | John Higley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Clarence Daniel | 22-32 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Bembry - foul #3 on James Bembry, team foul #2 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Roger Bogar (SF) James Bembry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Jay White, Ernest Hillhouse | |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas grabs the board | 22-33 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | John Higley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 16:55 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 16:38 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Purcell | 22-35 |
| 16:12 | Xavier | Jeffrey Ryan steals the ball from John Howle | 22-35 |
| 15:57 | Dayton | Jack Cowell picks off the pass by Mark Purcell | 22-35 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Jack Cowell can't throw it down | 22-35 |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jack Cowell (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - John Higley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Bogar (fresh) PF - John Howle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Yuhas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Mark Purcell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-35 |
| 15:36 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski hits the follow up shot | 22-37 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | Jack Cowell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-37 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | John Higley tips it home | 24-37 |
| 14:54 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski's pass is intercepted by Roger Bogar | 24-37 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | John Howle can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Purcell - foul #2 on Mark Purcell, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (PG), Teddy Sluss (SG), Charles Wood (PF), James Bembry (C) Jack Cowell, John Higley, Roger Bogar, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Parker Cosby (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Jay White (PF), Ernest Hillhouse (C) Clarence Daniel, Mark Purcell, Jeffrey Ryan, Josef Ciskowski, Luka Sobrowski | |
| 14:39 | Xavier | John Howle makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | John Howle makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Howle - foul #3 on John Howle, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Cowell (PG) John Howle | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | James Bembry pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | James Bembry's layup is rejected by Jay White | 26-38 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 13:43 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-38 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth gets the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jay White | 26-40 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Carl Wildermuth steps in front of the James Bembry pass | 26-40 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Bembry - foul #4 on James Bembry, team foul #4 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Higley (SG), Bradley Yuhas (C) Jack Cowell, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Purcell (SG), Jeffrey Ryan (SF) Parker Cosby, Carl Wildermuth | |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 26-42 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mark Purcell | 26-42 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse is whistled for a carry | 26-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| 11:44 | Xavier | John Higley makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Sidney Dean | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Higley (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Charles Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Yuhas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Ernest Hillhouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | The refs have stopped play. Teddy Sluss is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 29-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Cowell (PG), Roger Bogar (SF) Sidney Dean, Teddy Sluss | |
| Subs | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Jay White, Ernest Hillhouse | |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-42 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas grabs the board | 29-42 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Charles Wood scores on a floater in the paint | 31-42 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 10:44 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Ryan | 31-44 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Roger Bogar scores on a jumper from the baseline | 33-44 |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Mark Purcell hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Ryan | 33-47 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | John Higley makes the 3 from the right corner | 36-47 |
| 09:33 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (PG), John Howle (C) Jack Cowell, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Parker Cosby (SG), Jay White (PF), Ernest Hillhouse (C) Clarence Daniel, Mark Purcell, Josef Ciskowski, Luka Sobrowski | |
| 09:13 | Xavier | John Higley comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-47 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Jay White gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Shawn Hermanson | 36-49 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Roger Bogar can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 36-49 |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Parker Cosby grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 36-49 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Charles Wood | 36-49 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | John Higley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Jay White misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Howle - foul #4 on John Howle, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (SG), James Bembry (C) John Higley, Roger Bogar | |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG), Mark Purcell (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF) Shawn Hermanson, Parker Cosby, Jeffrey Ryan | |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Jay White makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Jay White makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Sidney Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 3 pf. SF - John Howle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Charles Wood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Bembry (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jay White (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Ernest Hillhouse (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Ernest Hillhouse is called for the reach on James Bembry - foul #2 on Ernest Hillhouse, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Cowell (PG) John Howle | |
| Subs | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Jay White, Ernest Hillhouse | |
| 07:20 | Xavier | James Bembry misses the shot from the free throw line | 36-51 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-51 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski tips it home | 36-53 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Charles Wood is called for traveling | 36-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Howle (SF) Sidney Dean | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:24 | Dayton | John Howle takes the ball from Luka Sobrowski | 36-53 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Charles Wood clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 05:41 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | John Howle snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | John Howle hits a runner in the paint set up by Jack Cowell | 38-53 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Higley (SG) John Howle | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan (SF), Jay White (PF), Ernest Hillhouse (C) Carl Wildermuth, Josef Ciskowski, Luka Sobrowski | |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Jay White shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-53 |
| 04:54 | Dayton | Jay White hits the follow up shot | 38-55 |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Jack Cowell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Parker Cosby (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Josef Ciskowski (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Clarence Daniel, Mark Purcell, Jeffrey Ryan, Jay White, Ernest Hillhouse | |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-55 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | Jack Cowell scores on a shot from the left side | 40-55 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Parker Cosby misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-55 |
| 04:16 | Xavier | John Higley grabs the board | 40-55 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Charles Wood can't finish the layup | 40-55 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski misses the easy layup | 40-55 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Charles Wood gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Josef Ciskowski - foul #3 on Josef Ciskowski, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 03:39 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jack Cowell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Higley (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Teddy Sluss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Wood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - James Bembry (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Dayton | Parker Cosby misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Charles Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-55 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson is whistled for traveling | 44-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Sidney Dean (PG), Bradley Yuhas (C) Jack Cowell, James Bembry | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Charles Wood is fouled on the floor by Josef Ciskowski - foul #4 on Josef Ciskowski, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Howle (SF) John Higley | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Charles Wood comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Josef Ciskowski - foul #5 on Josef Ciskowski, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marin Slowinski (PF) Josef Ciskowski | |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Charles Wood makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Charles Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jack Cowell (PG), John Higley (SG), James Bembry (C) Sidney Dean, John Howle, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG), Mark Purcell (SG), Jeffrey Ryan (SF), Jay White (PF), Ernest Hillhouse (C) Shawn Hermanson, Parker Cosby, Carl Wildermuth, Marin Slowinski, Luka Sobrowski | |
| 01:55 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Ryan | 46-58 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | Clarence Daniel steals the ball from Charles Wood | 46-58 |
| 01:20 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 01:19 | Dayton | Jay White tips it home | 46-60 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Ryan - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ryan, team foul #7 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Parker Cosby (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Marin Slowinski (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Clarence Daniel, Mark Purcell, Jeffrey Ryan, Jay White, Ernest Hillhouse | |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-60 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | John Higley pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Jack Cowell is hacked by Marin Slowinski - foul #2 on Marin Slowinski, team foul #8 | 48-60 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Jack Cowell makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Jack Cowell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski drills a shot in the paint | 50-62 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | John Higley hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 50-62 |