| Lineup | Xavier | PG - George Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Wagoner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Stephens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sheng-li Xiang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Lebeau (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norberto Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lucio Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bernstein (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner inbounds the ball | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-48 |
| 19:51 | Dayton | Norberto Martin gets the rebound | 28-48 |
| 19:40 | Dayton | James Lebeau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-48 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | George Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-48 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Daniel Ramsey hits the follow up shot | 30-48 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang drills a fadeaway from the left side | 30-50 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner lays it in set up by Daniel Ramsey | 32-50 |
| 18:28 | Dayton | John Bernstein hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sheng-li Xiang | 32-52 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Norberto Martin blocks the jumper by Daniel Ramsey | 32-52 |
| 18:01 | Dayton | John Bernstein grabs the defensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | John Bernstein scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Sheng-li Xiang | 32-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 17:25 | Xavier | The 3pt attempt by George Jones is denied by James Lebeau | 32-54 |
| 17:24 | Dayton | John Bernstein grabs the board | 32-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Lucio Rossi is whistled for a carry | 32-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Phillips (SG), John Whitcomb (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Stephen Carder, Louis Wagoner, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Zuleger (SG), James Breuer (PF) James Lebeau, Lucio Rossi | |
| 16:43 | Xavier | The jump hook by John Whitcomb is blocked by John Bernstein | 32-54 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Daniel Ramsey tips it but misses | 32-54 |
| 16:40 | Dayton | James Breuer pulls down the rebound | 32-54 |
| 16:24 | Dayton | John Bernstein misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Joe Cathey - foul #2 on Joe Cathey, team foul #1 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Pierre (PG) George Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:24 | Dayton | John Bernstein makes the 1st free throw | 32-55 |
| 16:24 | Dayton | John Bernstein makes the 2nd free throw | 32-56 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Thomas Phillips's layup is rejected by John Bernstein | 32-56 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Joe Cathey hits the follow up shot | 34-56 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | James Breuer misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-56 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | John Bernstein tips it home | 34-58 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joe Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Whitcomb (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Ramsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sheng-li Xiang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alva Zuleger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Norberto Martin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Breuer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bernstein (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Daniel Ramsey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Whitcomb | 36-58 |
| 15:10 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Phillips - foul #1 on Thomas Phillips, team foul #2 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Jones (PG), Stephen Carder (SG), Louis Wagoner (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Christopher Man (C) Joe Pierre, Thomas Phillips, John Whitcomb, Daniel Ramsey, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Rossi (PF) James Breuer | |
| 15:10 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger misses the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 15:10 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger makes the 2nd free throw | 36-59 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 38-59 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-62 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner misses long on a jumper from the left block | 38-62 |
| 14:05 | Dayton | Lucio Rossi pulls down the rebound | 38-62 |
| 13:55 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang is fouled on the floor by Gene Stephens - foul #2 on Gene Stephens, team foul #3 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lebeau (SG) Alva Zuleger | |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Norberto Martin misses long on a floater from the left side | 38-62 |
| 13:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Christopher Man | 38-62 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | George Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Carder | 41-62 |
| 12:45 | Dayton | James Lebeau hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-62 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Christopher Man snags the defensive board | 41-62 |
| 12:28 | Xavier | George Jones is fouled on the floor by Sheng-li Xiang - foul #1 on Sheng-li Xiang, team foul #1 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Pierre (PG), John Whitcomb (SF), Joe Cathey (PF) George Jones, Louis Wagoner, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Breuer (PF) Lucio Rossi | |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Sheng-li Xiang is called for the reach on Christopher Man - foul #2 on Sheng-li Xiang, team foul #2 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Phillips (SG), Daniel Ramsey (PF) Stephen Carder, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:01 | Xavier | John Whitcomb misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-62 |
| 11:59 | Xavier | Daniel Ramsey tips it in | 43-62 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-62 |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Christopher Man grabs the board | 43-62 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joe Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Whitcomb (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Ramsey (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Man (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sheng-li Xiang (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Lebeau (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norberto Martin (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Breuer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bernstein (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Xavier | John Whitcomb makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Phillips | 45-62 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Christopher Man picks off the pass by Sheng-li Xiang | 45-62 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Daniel Ramsey misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on James Breuer - foul #1 on James Breuer, team foul #3 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Jones (PG), Stephen Carder (SG), Louis Wagoner (SF), Gene Stephens (C) Joe Pierre, Thomas Phillips, John Whitcomb, Christopher Man | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Zuleger (SG), Lucio Rossi (PF) James Lebeau, James Breuer | |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Daniel Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 10:51 | Xavier | Daniel Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:29 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-62 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Lucio Rossi tips it back up and in | 47-64 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Gene Stephens knocks in the runner from the baseline | 49-64 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang loses the ball out of bounds | 49-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Man (C) Daniel Ramsey | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:03 | Xavier | George Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-64 |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang is fouled on the floor by Stephen Carder - foul #1 on Stephen Carder, team foul #4 | 49-64 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-64 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Christopher Man grabs the board | 49-64 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Christopher Man comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-64 |
| 09:23 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lucio Rossi | 49-64 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | John Bernstein throws it down | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Sheng-li Xiang is called for the reach on George Jones - foul #3 on Sheng-li Xiang, team foul #4 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Ramsey (PF) Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Lebeau (SG), Richard Graham (SF), James Breuer (PF) Alva Zuleger, Norberto Martin, Lucio Rossi | |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Bernstein - foul #2 on John Bernstein, team foul #5 | 49-66 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:03 | Dayton | James Lebeau double dribbles | 51-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Phillips (SG), John Whitcomb (SF) Stephen Carder, Louis Wagoner | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:45 | Xavier | George Jones drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on George Jones - foul #1 on George Jones, team foul #5 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Pierre (PG), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) George Jones, Daniel Ramsey, Christopher Man | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norberto Martin (SF), Lucio Rossi (PF) Richard Graham, James Breuer | |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joe Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Whitcomb (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sheng-li Xiang (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Lebeau (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norberto Martin (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Lucio Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Bernstein (tiring) 18 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Gene Stephens can't finish the layup | 54-68 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Gene Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:56 | Xavier | John Whitcomb misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-68 |
| 06:55 | Dayton | John Bernstein pulls down the rebound | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:44 | Dayton | John Bernstein can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Joe Cathey - foul #3 on Joe Cathey, team foul #6 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Carder (SG) Thomas Phillips | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:44 | Dayton | John Bernstein makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 06:44 | Dayton | John Bernstein makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Joe Pierre can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-70 |
| 06:25 | Dayton | James Lebeau grabs the defensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 06:04 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by Sheng-li Xiang is blocked by Gene Stephens | 54-70 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Joe Pierre gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | John Whitcomb can't finish the layup | 54-70 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | John Bernstein makes the turnaround from close range set up by Sheng-li Xiang | 54-72 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Jones (PG), Louis Wagoner (SF), Daniel Ramsey (PF), Christopher Man (C) Joe Pierre, John Whitcomb, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Daniel Ramsey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-72 |
| 05:25 | Xavier | Christopher Man tips it back up and in | 56-72 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | John Bernstein's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Ramsey | 56-72 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Christopher Man grabs the defensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Christopher Man scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Jones and he's fouled by John Bernstein - foul #3 on John Bernstein, team foul #6 | 58-72 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Christopher Man makes the free throw | 59-72 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | John Bernstein clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-72 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Lucio Rossi snags the offensive board | 59-72 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 59-74 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Christopher Man comes up short on the runner from the right block | 59-74 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Lucio Rossi grabs the board | 59-74 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Norberto Martin misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Jones - foul #2 on George Jones, team foul #7 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Zuleger (SG) James Lebeau | |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Norberto Martin makes the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Norberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - George Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Louis Wagoner (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Ramsey (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Man (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sheng-li Xiang (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alva Zuleger (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Norberto Martin (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Lucio Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - John Bernstein (tiring) 22 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-76 |
| 03:10 | Dayton | Lucio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 59-76 |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-76 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | John Bernstein snags the offensive board | 59-76 |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Sheng-li Xiang hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Norberto Martin | 59-78 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Christopher Man hits the finger roll and the foul's on Sheng-li Xiang - foul #4 on Sheng-li Xiang, team foul #7 | 61-78 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Pierre (PG), Thomas Phillips (SG), John Whitcomb (SF), Gene Stephens (PF) George Jones, Stephen Carder, Louis Wagoner, Daniel Ramsey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Morrow (SG), Richard Graham (SF), Cesar Gallo (PF), James Breuer (C) Sheng-li Xiang, Norberto Martin, Lucio Rossi, John Bernstein | |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Christopher Man makes the free throw | 62-78 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-78 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Cathey (C) Christopher Man | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Richard Graham steals it from Joe Pierre | 62-78 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Joe Pierre steals it from Richard Graham | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Joe Pierre hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Phillips | 65-78 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Richard Graham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-78 |
| 00:59 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo hits the follow up shot | 65-80 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-80 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Scott Morrow grabs the defensive rebound | 65-80 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-80 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Thomas Phillips gets the rebound | 65-80 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Joe Pierre misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Morrow - foul #1 on Scott Morrow, team foul #8 | 65-80 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Joe Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 66-80 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Joe Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger runs out the clock | 67-80 |