| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Devin Kerley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Woodall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrin Ploof (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Peaslee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jessie Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bible (fresh) PF - Jason Boese (fresh) 3 pts. C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Donald Bible inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Donald Bible throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-24 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Eric Woodall misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Broderick Shiflett - foul #2 on Broderick Shiflett, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Eric Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Eric Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | Jason Boese scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Jason Boese steals the ball from Eric Woodall | 34-27 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Eric Woodall | 34-27 |
| 17:36 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee blows the layup but he's hacked by Branko Zacherl - foul #2 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| 17:36 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:36 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Jason Boese knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Jessie Williams out of the doubleteam | 36-29 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Branko Zacherl steps in front of the John Robertson pass | 36-29 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Jason Boese drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Branko Zacherl | 36-31 |
| 16:24 | Dayton | Eric Woodall double dribbles | 36-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Roger Reliford (SF), Henry Utz (PF), Kenneth Lunsford (C) Devin Kerley, John Robertson, Eric Woodall, Darrin Ploof, Harold Peaslee | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Liang Hong (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), Johnny Williams (C) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible, Jason Boese, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Jessie Williams is fouled on the floor by Justin Clarke - foul #2 on Justin Clarke, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 15:52 | Xavier | Jessie Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | Justin Clarke pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Cooper (fresh) SG - Justin Clarke (fresh) SF - Roger Reliford (fresh) PF - Henry Utz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lunsford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) PF - Brandon Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Henry Utz's floater is tipped away by Johnny Williams | 36-31 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Johnny Williams snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Jessie Williams works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Wilson | 36-34 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Clarke | 38-34 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Jessie Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Lunsford - foul #4 on Kenneth Lunsford, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Devin Kerley (PG), John Robertson (SG), Darrin Ploof (PF), Eric Woodall (C) Kevin Cooper, Justin Clarke, Henry Utz, Kenneth Lunsford | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Donald Bible (SF), Jason Boese (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) James Wilson, Liang Hong, Brandon Simmons, Johnny Williams | |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:10 | Dayton | Roger Reliford misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Broderick Shiflett - foul #3 on Broderick Shiflett, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Harold Peaslee (C) Eric Woodall | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:10 | Dayton | Roger Reliford makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:10 | Dayton | Roger Reliford misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Broderick Shiflett | 39-38 |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Devin Kerley is hacked by Branko Zacherl - foul #3 on Branko Zacherl, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eric Woodall (SF) Roger Reliford | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Bible - foul #3 on Donald Bible, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Jessie Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Devin Kerley - foul #3 on Devin Kerley, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Lunsford (C) Darrin Ploof | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Jessie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee dunks the ball on a great pass from John Robertson | 42-40 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Donald Bible is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lunsford - foul #5 on Kenneth Lunsford, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Henry Utz (PF) Kenneth Lunsford | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Liang Hong (SF) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible | |
| 12:14 | Xavier | Harold Peaslee denies the turnaround by Jason Boese | 42-40 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Devin Kerley grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 11:53 | Dayton | Devin Kerley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Devin Kerley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Woodall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Utz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Peaslee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Williams (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) PF - Jason Boese (fresh) 10 pts. C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Jason Boese misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Liang Hong grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 11:18 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 45-40 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Liang Hong | 45-40 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | James Wilson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 45-42 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee misses short on a runner from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 10:29 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-42 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Devin Kerley | 49-42 |
| 09:35 | Xavier | Eric Woodall steals it from Jason Boese | 49-42 |
| 09:31 | Dayton | John Robertson blows the layup | 49-42 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Broderick Shiflett | 49-42 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Jason Boese drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Wilson | 49-44 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | John Robertson hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Devin Kerley | 52-44 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Jason Boese is fouled on the floor by Henry Utz - foul #1 on Henry Utz, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Cooper (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Roger Reliford (SF), Darrin Ploof (PF) Devin Kerley, John Robertson, Eric Woodall, Henry Utz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Branko Zacherl (PG), Donald Bible (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), Johnny Williams (C) James Wilson, Liang Hong, Jason Boese, Broderick Shiflett | |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-44 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Darrin Ploof | 54-44 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-44 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Clarke (fresh) SF - Roger Reliford (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Darrin Ploof (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Peaslee (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jessie Williams (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Bible (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brandon Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Bible - foul #4 on Donald Bible, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF) Jessie Williams | |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | Roger Reliford picks off the pass by Johnny Williams | 56-44 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Roger Reliford can't finish the layup | 56-44 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Brandon Simmons | 56-44 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons comes up short on the floater near the basket | 56-44 |
| 06:33 | Dayton | Roger Reliford grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Darrin Ploof | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 05:52 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Justin Clarke | 59-44 |
| 05:34 | Dayton | Branko Zacherl steals the ball from Kevin Cooper | 59-44 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl lays it up and in | 59-46 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Kevin Cooper hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-46 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Devin Kerley (PG), John Robertson (SG), Eric Woodall (C) Kevin Cooper, Justin Clarke, Harold Peaslee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jessie Williams (SG), Jason Boese (PF), Broderick Shiflett (C) Liang Hong, Brandon Simmons, Johnny Williams | |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Broderick Shiflett can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 62-46 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | Roger Reliford gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Broderick Shiflett - foul #4 on Broderick Shiflett, team foul #7 | 62-46 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Devin Kerley | 65-46 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Jessie Williams lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Branko Zacherl | 65-48 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | John Robertson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Devin Kerley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roger Reliford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrin Ploof (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Woodall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Branko Zacherl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jessie Williams (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Bible (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Jason Boese (fresh) 12 pts. C - Broderick Shiflett (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Jessie Williams can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 68-48 |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof grabs the defensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 03:17 | Dayton | John Robertson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-48 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Branko Zacherl gets the rebound | 68-48 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Jessie Williams connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Branko Zacherl | 68-50 |
| 02:48 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from John Robertson | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Jessie Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 70-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Henry Utz (PF), Harold Peaslee (C) Roger Reliford, Darrin Ploof | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (PG), Liang Hong (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), Johnny Williams (C) Branko Zacherl, Donald Bible, Jason Boese, Broderick Shiflett | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Henry Utz lays it up and in on a great pass from Devin Kerley and he's hacked by Brandon Simmons - foul #3 on Brandon Simmons, team foul #8 | 72-50 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Henry Utz makes the free throw | 73-50 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Jessie Williams buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wilson and the foul's on Eric Woodall - foul #2 on Eric Woodall, team foul #6 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrin Ploof (PF) Henry Utz | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Jessie Williams misses the free throw | 73-52 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee grabs the board | 73-52 |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Eric Woodall drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Devin Kerley | 75-52 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Jessie Williams's floater is tipped away by Eric Woodall | 75-52 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons tips it home | 75-54 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | The jump hook by Harold Peaslee is blocked by Brandon Simmons | 75-54 |
| 01:08 | Dayton | Eric Woodall snags the offensive board | 75-54 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Darrin Ploof connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Robertson | 77-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Jessie Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 77-54 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons misses the tip | 77-54 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Harold Peaslee grabs the board | 77-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Devin Kerley runs out the clock | 77-54 |