| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Mathes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Good (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 6 pts. C - Patrick Goslin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Grissom (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Hammontree (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Katzaman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | David Good inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Darren Smalling can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 35-37 |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | George Katzaman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Steven Hammontree misses the tip | 35-37 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Richard Mathes | 35-37 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Willie Moore can't finish the layup | 35-37 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | David Good can't tip it in | 35-37 |
| 18:53 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Smalling | 35-37 |
| 18:37 | Dayton | Willie Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom buries a jumper from the right side | 35-39 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | David Good misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-39 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom blows the layup | 35-39 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | David Good snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | David Good misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Hammontree - foul #2 on Steven Hammontree, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Newman (PG), Richard Hart (PF), William Meissner (C) Richard Mathes, Darren Smalling, Patrick Goslin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Moon (PG), Eric Nadeau (SG), Benjamin Guest (SF), David Phelan (PF), Ryan Landers (C) Lazaro Marino, Andrew Grissom, Steven Hammontree, George Katzaman, Stephen McAlexander | |
| 17:20 | Dayton | David Good misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | David Good misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Eric Nadeau gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | David Phelan misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Eric Nadeau hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | Willie Moore can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Benjamin Guest grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | Eric Nadeau comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-41 |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Richard Hart snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Willie Moore knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Good | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kenneth Newman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Good (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Meissner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joseph Moon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Nadeau (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Guest (fresh) PF - David Phelan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Landers (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Xavier | David Phelan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Hart - foul #2 on Richard Hart, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Mathes (PG), Mike Munkberg (SF), Darren Smalling (PF), Patrick Goslin (C) Willie Moore, David Good, Richard Hart, William Meissner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Grissom (SG), Steven Hammontree (SF), Stephen McAlexander (C) Joseph Moon, Benjamin Guest, Ryan Landers | |
| 15:38 | Xavier | David Phelan misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:38 | Xavier | David Phelan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:25 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), George Katzaman (PF) Eric Nadeau, David Phelan | |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-41 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Hammontree | 38-41 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | George Katzaman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Meissner (SG) Kenneth Newman | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:39 | Dayton | William Meissner is fouled on the floor by Stephen McAlexander - foul #1 on Stephen McAlexander, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | William Meissner pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:06 | Dayton | William Meissner is fouled on the floor by Steven Hammontree - foul #3 on Steven Hammontree, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Hart (PF) Darren Smalling | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Nadeau (PG), Ryan Landers (C) Lazaro Marino, Stephen McAlexander | |
| 13:49 | Dayton | William Meissner comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 38-41 |
| 13:47 | Dayton | William Meissner tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Richard Mathes snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:27 | Dayton | William Meissner buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Mathes | 43-41 |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Nadeau | 43-43 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Richard Mathes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-43 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willie Moore (SG), Kenneth Newman (SF), Darren Smalling (PF) Richard Mathes, Mike Munkberg, Patrick Goslin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), David Phelan (SF), Stephen McAlexander (C) Andrew Grissom, Steven Hammontree, George Katzaman | |
| 12:22 | Dayton | Kenneth Newman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Eric Nadeau misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 12:02 | Xavier | Ryan Landers snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 11:41 | Xavier | David Phelan misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 48-43 |
| 11:40 | Dayton | William Meissner gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Meissner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Willie Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Newman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Nadeau (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Phelan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Landers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Richard Hart buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by William Meissner | 50-43 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | David Phelan comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 50-43 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Eric Nadeau grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | David Phelan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Darren Smalling clanks a runner from the left block | 50-46 |
| 10:32 | Dayton | William Meissner gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | William Meissner can't throw it down but he's fouled by David Phelan - foul #1 on David Phelan, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Mathes (PG), David Good (SF), Patrick Goslin (C) Kenneth Newman, Darren Smalling, Richard Hart | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Moon (PG), Andrew Grissom (SG), Steven Hammontree (SF), George Katzaman (PF), Russell Kinsey (C) Lazaro Marino, Eric Nadeau, David Phelan, Ryan Landers, Stephen McAlexander | |
| 10:12 | Dayton | William Meissner misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | William Meissner misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | George Katzaman pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | George Katzaman is fouled on the floor by William Meissner - foul #1 on William Meissner, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mike Munkberg (PF) William Meissner | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:41 | Xavier | David Good is called for the reach on Andrew Grissom - foul #1 on David Good, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey misses the shot from the right side | 50-46 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 09:05 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 09:04 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Willie Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 50-46 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Steven Hammontree pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 08:22 | Xavier | George Katzaman tips it in | 50-48 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Richard Mathes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Goslin | 50-48 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Willie Moore misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 50-48 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | George Katzaman snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 07:50 | Xavier | Willie Moore steals the ball from Andrew Grissom | 50-48 |
| 07:36 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Mathes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Good (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mike Munkberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Goslin (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joseph Moon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Grissom (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Hammontree (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Katzaman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Russell Kinsey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Willie Moore - foul #2 on Willie Moore, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Newman (PG), William Meissner (SG), Darren Smalling (PF), Richard Hart (C) Richard Mathes, Willie Moore, David Good, Patrick Goslin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), Eric Nadeau (SF), David Phelan (PF), Stephen McAlexander (C) Joseph Moon, Steven Hammontree, George Katzaman, Russell Kinsey | |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Darren Smalling drills a turnaround from close range set up by Mike Munkberg and the foul's on Stephen McAlexander - foul #2 on Stephen McAlexander, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shing Xiang (SF) Mike Munkberg | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ryan Landers (PF) Andrew Grissom | |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Darren Smalling makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino is hacked by Darren Smalling - foul #2 on Darren Smalling, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | David Phelan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 06:24 | Dayton | William Meissner grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | Ryan Landers is called for the reach on William Meissner - foul #2 on Ryan Landers, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Mathes (PG), Patrick Goslin (C) Shing Xiang, Richard Hart | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Hammontree (SF) Ryan Landers | |
| 05:43 | Dayton | Lazaro Marino steals it from William Meissner | 53-49 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino lays it up and in | 53-51 |
| 05:17 | Dayton | Steven Hammontree is called for the reach on Richard Mathes - foul #4 on Steven Hammontree, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mike Munkberg (SF) William Meissner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Grissom (SG) Lazaro Marino | |
| 05:17 | Dayton | Richard Mathes makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:17 | Dayton | Richard Mathes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander is whistled for traveling | 55-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willie Moore (SG), David Good (SF), Richard Hart (PF) Kenneth Newman, Mike Munkberg, Darren Smalling | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Katzaman (PF), Ryan Landers (C) David Phelan, Stephen McAlexander | |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Good | 58-51 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Nadeau | 58-54 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | David Good scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Moore | 61-54 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | David Good steals it from Ryan Landers | 61-54 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin makes the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Ryan Landers - foul #3 on Ryan Landers, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Newman (PG), Darren Smalling (PF) Richard Mathes, Richard Hart | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), David Phelan (SG), Benjamin Guest (SF), Stephen McAlexander (C) Eric Nadeau, Andrew Grissom, Steven Hammontree, Ryan Landers | |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin misses the free throw | 63-54 |
| 03:35 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Kenneth Newman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willie Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Good (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Goslin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Phelan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Benjamin Guest (fresh) PF - George Katzaman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Benjamin Guest hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-54 |
| 03:13 | Dayton | Kenneth Newman snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 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) | |
| 02:46 | Dayton | Kenneth Newman comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | Benjamin Guest snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Mathes (PG) Kenneth Newman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Andrew Grissom (SG), Steven Hammontree (SF) David Phelan, Benjamin Guest | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Andrew Grissom blows the layup | 63-54 |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | A charge is called on Stephen McAlexander - foul #3 on Stephen McAlexander, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| 02:00 | Dayton | Darren Smalling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-54 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Steven Hammontree makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lazaro Marino | 63-57 |
| 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) | |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Darren Smalling is whistled for traveling | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:16 | Xavier | George Katzaman loses the dribble to Richard Mathes | 63-57 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Willie Moore drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Steven Hammontree misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin grabs the board | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin is fouled in the backcourt by Lazaro Marino - foul #3 on Lazaro Marino, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Newman (SF) David Good | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Patrick Goslin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Steven Hammontree hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lazaro Marino | 68-60 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Lazaro Marino is called for the reach on Darren Smalling in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lazaro Marino, team foul #11 | 68-60 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Darren Smalling makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Darren Smalling makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | George Katzaman is hacked by Darren Smalling - foul #3 on Darren Smalling, team foul #6 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Meissner (SG), Shing Xiang (SF), Richard Hart (PF), Mike Munkberg (C) Richard Mathes, Willie Moore, Darren Smalling, Patrick Goslin | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Moon (PG), Eric Nadeau (SG), Benjamin Guest (SF), David Phelan (PF), Ryan Landers (C) Lazaro Marino, Andrew Grissom, Steven Hammontree, George Katzaman, Stephen McAlexander | |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Joseph Moon is whistled for a carry | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Kenneth Newman runs out the clock | 70-60 |