| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Lay (fresh) SG - Jurica Zank (fresh) SF - Stephen Matthes (fresh) PF - James Taylor (fresh) C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Clark (fresh) SG - James McClearen (fresh) SF - Joseph Paschke (fresh) PF - Daryl Wright (fresh) C - Ronald Hunter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | James Taylor blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Daryl Wright gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Dayton | The jump hook by Joseph Paschke is blocked by Jonathan Johnson | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | James Taylor gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Jurica Zank misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James McClearen - foul #1 on James McClearen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Jurica Zank makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Jurica Zank misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke hits the follow up shot | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | James Taylor clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Daryl Wright - foul #1 on Daryl Wright, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | The short jumper by Joseph Paschke is denied by James Taylor | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Jurica Zank pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | James McClearen steals the ball from James Taylor | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark can't throw it down | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Rodney Lay can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Daryl Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:12 | Dayton | James McClearen buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Paschke | 3-4 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Jurica Zank drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rodney Lay | 6-4 |
| 16:39 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Johnson - foul #1 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Claude Headrick (SG), Bernard Smith (SF), James Taylor (PF), John King (C) Rodney Lay, Jurica Zank, Stephen Matthes, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney (PG), Charles Bhatia (SG), Mathew Davis (SF), Vincent Blakeslee (PF), Ivan Wolf (C) Jonathan Clark, James McClearen, Joseph Paschke, Daryl Wright, Ronald Hunter | |
| 16:19 | Dayton | Mathew Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 16:18 | Dayton | Ivan Wolf tips it back up and in | 6-6 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | James Taylor comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Shawn McCourtney - foul #1 on Shawn McCourtney, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | James Taylor takes the ball from Ivan Wolf in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the dunk | 7-6 |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Buch (fresh) SG - Claude Headrick (fresh) SF - Bernard Smith (fresh) PF - James Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. C - John King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn McCourtney (fresh) SG - Charles Bhatia (fresh) SF - Mathew Davis (fresh) PF - Vincent Blakeslee (fresh) C - Ivan Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee is hacked by Claude Headrick - foul #1 on Claude Headrick, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Clark (PG), James McClearen (SG), Joseph Paschke (SF) Shawn McCourtney, Charles Bhatia, Mathew Davis | |
| 15:18 | Dayton | Robert Buch steals it from Joseph Paschke | 7-6 |
| 14:50 | Xavier | Bernard Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | John King misses the tip | 7-6 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:44 | Dayton | James McClearen is hacked by James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Jurica Zank (SG), Timothy Traylor (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Robert Buch, Claude Headrick, Bernard Smith, James Taylor, John King | |
| Subs | Dayton | Daryl Wright (PF) Vincent Blakeslee | |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke hits a wide open shot near the basket | 7-8 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | James McClearen is called for the reach on Rodney Lay - foul #2 on James McClearen, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney (PG), Charles Bhatia (SG), Ronald Hunter (C) Jonathan Clark, James McClearen, Ivan Wolf | |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Jurica Zank hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 13:21 | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 13:20 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the lay-in | 7-8 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Jurica Zank misses the tip | 7-8 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 12:29 | Dayton | Charles Bhatia knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Paschke | 7-11 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Rodney Lay misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ronald Hunter | 7-11 |
| 12:01 | Dayton | Charles Bhatia throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Claude Headrick (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), James Taylor (PF), John King (C) Rodney Lay, Jurica Zank, Timothy Traylor, James Taylor, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Clark (PG), Michael Hess (SG), Mathew Davis (SF), Vincent Blakeslee (PF), Ivan Wolf (C) Shawn McCourtney, Charles Bhatia, Joseph Paschke, Daryl Wright, Ronald Hunter | |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Jonathan Clark takes the ball from Robert Buch | 7-11 |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Mathew Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 11:26 | Xavier | Stephen Matthes gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Buch (fresh) SG - Claude Headrick (fresh) SF - Stephen Matthes (fresh) PF - James Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. C - John King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Clark (fresh) SG - Michael Hess (fresh) SF - Mathew Davis (fresh) PF - Vincent Blakeslee (fresh) C - Ivan Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Vincent Blakeslee | 7-11 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | John King picks off the pass by Michael Hess | 7-11 |
| 10:31 | Xavier | Robert Buch is hacked by Jonathan Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Clark, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Smith (SG), James Taylor (PF) Robert Buch, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Bhatia (SG), Joseph Paschke (SF), Ronald Hunter (C) Michael Hess, Mathew Davis, Ivan Wolf | |
| 10:21 | Xavier | James Taylor buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Stephen Matthes | 9-11 |
| 10:03 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-11 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter tips it but misses | 9-11 |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter hits the follow up shot | 9-13 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | James Taylor knocks in the shot from close range | 11-13 |
| 09:18 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Stephen Matthes pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | Stephen Matthes misses long on a floater from the left block | 11-13 |
| 08:55 | Xavier | Bernard Smith gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 08:47 | Xavier | Stephen Matthes hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Smith | 13-13 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Jurica Zank (SG), Timothy Traylor (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Claude Headrick, Bernard Smith, Stephen Matthes, James Taylor, John King | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney (PG), Mathew Davis (SG), Daryl Wright (PF), Ivan Wolf (C) Jonathan Clark, Charles Bhatia, Vincent Blakeslee, Ronald Hunter | |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 13-14 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Jonathan Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Jurica Zank comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 07:45 | Dayton | Ivan Wolf grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 07:16 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke is called for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Smith (SF) Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hess (SG) Joseph Paschke | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Rodney Lay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jurica Zank (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bernard Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Timothy Traylor (fresh) C - James Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn McCourtney (fresh) SG - Michael Hess (fresh) SF - Mathew Davis (fresh) PF - Daryl Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivan Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Rodney Lay buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jurica Zank | 16-14 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney is whistled for a carry | 16-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Taylor (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Timothy Traylor, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Clark (PG) Shawn McCourtney | |
| 06:23 | Xavier | James Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 06:21 | Dayton | Michael Hess gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark is hacked by Rodney Lay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Lay, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG) Rodney Lay | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Hunter (C) Daryl Wright | |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Michael Hess hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Jurica Zank - foul #1 on Jurica Zank, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Claude Headrick (SG) Jurica Zank | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Bhatia (SG), Carl Locklear (PF) Jonathan Clark, Ivan Wolf | |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Michael Hess misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Michael Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Claude Headrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Matthes (SF) Bernard Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Clark (PG) Michael Hess | |
| 05:21 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 05:20 | Xavier | Robert Buch grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | James Taylor buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Johnson and the foul's on Ronald Hunter - foul #1 on Ronald Hunter, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Timothy Traylor (SF), James Taylor (C) Robert Buch, Stephen Matthes, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Paschke (SF), Daryl Wright (PF) Mathew Davis, Carl Locklear | |
| 05:05 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the free throw | 18-15 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 04:42 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathan Clark | 18-17 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Rodney Lay loses the dribble to Jonathan Clark in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | James Taylor is called for the reach on Jonathan Clark - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jurica Zank (SG), Bernard Smith (SF) Claude Headrick, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mathew Davis (SG), Vincent Blakeslee (C) Charles Bhatia, Ronald Hunter | |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Bernard Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Matthes (SF), John King (C) Bernard Smith, Timothy Traylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney (PG) Jonathan Clark | |
| 03:44 | Dayton | Rodney Lay takes the ball from Vincent Blakeslee | 18-19 |
| 03:25 | Xavier | James Taylor can't finish the layup | 18-19 |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Daryl Wright grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Mathew Davis misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Buch (PG), Claude Headrick (SG), Bernard Smith (SF), James Taylor (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Rodney Lay, Jurica Zank, Stephen Matthes, James Taylor, John King | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Clark (PG), James McClearen (SG), Ivan Wolf (PF) Shawn McCourtney, Daryl Wright, Vincent Blakeslee | |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Mathew Davis makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Mathew Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Buch (fresh) SG - Claude Headrick (fresh) SF - Bernard Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James McClearen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Paschke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Davis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Ivan Wolf swats the layup by James Taylor | 18-20 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | James McClearen grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Bernard Smith - foul #1 on Bernard Smith, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Locklear (PF) Mathew Davis | |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 02:20 | Xavier | Bernard Smith knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Claude Headrick | 20-21 |
| 02:17 | Dayton | James Taylor is called for the reach on Joseph Paschke in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #10 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Hunter (C) Carl Locklear | |
| 02:17 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 02:17 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | James Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Paschke - foul #1 on Joseph Paschke, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Xavier | Rodney Lay (PG), Jurica Zank (SG), Stephen Matthes (SF), John King (C) Robert Buch, Claude Headrick, Bernard Smith, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mathew Davis (SF) Joseph Paschke | |
| 01:55 | Xavier | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 01:55 | Dayton | Ivan Wolf grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 01:31 | Dayton | Mathew Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James McClearen | 21-25 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Jurica Zank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Traylor (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) James Taylor, John King | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney (PG), Daryl Wright (PF), Vincent Blakeslee (C) Jonathan Clark, Ivan Wolf, Ronald Hunter | |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee is hacked by Jonathan Johnson - foul #2 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #11 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bernard Smith (SF), James Taylor (C) Stephen Matthes, Jonathan Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Rodney Lay misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Mathew Davis is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James McClearen | 21-29 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Rodney Lay can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-29 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 21-29 |