| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alva Zuleger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lucio Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Dewar inbounds the ball | 23-18 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Joe Cathey misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lucio Rossi - foul #1 on Lucio Rossi, team foul #1 | 23-18 |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 19:20 | Dayton | Stephen Carder steps in front of the Cesar Gallo pass | 23-20 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | Gene Stephens comes up short on the floater from the right side | 23-20 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 18:25 | Dayton | Lucio Rossi can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joe Cathey - foul #3 on Joe Cathey, team foul #1 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (C) Joe Cathey | |
| 18:25 | Dayton | Lucio Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 18:25 | Dayton | Lucio Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Stephen Carder loses the ball out of bounds | 25-20 |
| 17:40 | Dayton | Barry Daw buries a 3 from straight away set up by Cesar Gallo | 28-20 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez is fouled on the floor by Alva Zuleger - foul #2 on Alva Zuleger, team foul #2 | 28-20 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Stephen Carder connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Dewar | 28-23 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo loses the dribble to Juan Sanchez | 28-23 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #3 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #3 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Graham (SG), Scott Morrow (SF), Raymon Bonilla (C) Alva Zuleger, Cesar Gallo, Fredrick Ferebee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG) Juan Sanchez | |
| 15:52 | Xavier | Stephen Carder buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Stjepan Politowski | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Graham (fresh) SF - Scott Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lucio Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymon Bonilla (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Gene Stephens steals it from Lucio Rossi | 28-26 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Gene Stephens double dribbles | 28-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sam Hayner (PG), Alva Zuleger (SG), Cesar Gallo (SF), Fredrick Ferebee (PF) Barry Daw, Richard Graham, Scott Morrow, Lucio Rossi | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Gene Stephens | |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Joe Cathey snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Carder | 28-28 |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Stephen Carder picks off the pass by Sam Hayner in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Stephen Carder knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Joe Cathey steals the ball from Raymon Bonilla | 28-31 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Joe Cathey can't finish the layup | 28-31 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | Stephen Carder clanks a 3 from straight away | 28-31 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-31 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Stephen Carder makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 11:36 | Dayton | Timothy Gibbs is called for the reach on Fredrick Ferebee - foul #2 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Daw (PG), Richard Graham (SG), Scott Morrow (SF), Lucio Rossi (C) Sam Hayner, Alva Zuleger, Cesar Gallo, Raymon Bonilla | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF) Juan Sanchez, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Graham (fresh) SF - Scott Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucio Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Scott Morrow hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Barry Daw | 33-34 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Joe Cathey can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Scott Morrow - foul #1 on Scott Morrow, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Joe Cathey misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Richard Graham misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-35 |
| 10:32 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joe Cathey | 33-35 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Scott Morrow picks off the pass by Gene Stephens | 33-35 |
| 09:57 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee is hacked by Joe Cathey - foul #4 on Joe Cathey, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Zuleger (SG) Richard Graham | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Timothy Gibbs (C) Stjepan Politowski, Joe Cathey | |
| 09:37 | Dayton | Scott Morrow misses the lay-in | 33-35 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Daw | 33-35 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Barry Daw and he's fouled by James Dewar - foul #1 on James Dewar, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cesar Gallo (SF) Scott Morrow | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (C) Timothy Gibbs | |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Fredrick Ferebee - foul #2 on Fredrick Ferebee, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla (C) Fredrick Ferebee | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Lucio Rossi loses the ball out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Stephen Carder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Barry Daw clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alva Zuleger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lucio Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymon Bonilla (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Xavier | Stephen Carder connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Dewar | 36-40 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Jerome Somalski steals the ball from Barry Daw | 36-40 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Gene Stephens scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-42 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Barry Daw scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Cesar Gallo | 39-42 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Gene Stephens hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dewar | 39-44 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Juan Sanchez - foul #1 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sam Hayner (PG), Scott Morrow (SF), Fredrick Ferebee (PF) Barry Daw, Cesar Gallo, Lucio Rossi | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Juan Sanchez, James Dewar, Gene Stephens, Jerome Somalski | |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 05:23 | Dayton | Scott Morrow gets the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Scott Morrow hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 39-44 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Joe Cathey pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Scott Morrow grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Joe Cathey is called for the reach on Sam Hayner - foul #5 on Joe Cathey, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Daw (PG), Cesar Gallo (SF), Lucio Rossi (C) Sam Hayner, Alva Zuleger, Raymon Bonilla | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gene Stephens (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Dikembe Ali, Joe Cathey | |
| 04:00 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Barry Daw | 41-44 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Gene Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lucio Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 27 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski hits a floater from the right wing set up by Gene Stephens | 41-46 |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee connects on the floater near the basket set up by Scott Morrow | 43-46 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Zuleger (SG) Scott Morrow | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), James Dewar (SF) Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs | |
| 02:14 | Xavier | James Dewar is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Dewar, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo throws it down set up by Alva Zuleger | 45-46 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Lucio Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 01:07 | Dayton | Barry Daw misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Gene Stephens snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Stephen Carder connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Dewar | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Barry Daw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee tips it in | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Barry Daw - foul #1 on Barry Daw, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Stephen Carder makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Stephen Carder makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-51 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Lucio Rossi grabs the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Stephen Carder runs out the clock | 50-51 |