| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 12 pts. SG - William Davis (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Massenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Bright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg inbounds the ball | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Wayne Akin clanks a floater from the right side | 38-23 |
| 19:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Caruso | 38-23 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | William Davis drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jacob Ewing | 41-23 |
| 19:10 | Dayton | Rickie Begley misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-23 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | William Davis grabs the board | 41-23 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | James Caruso clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Massenburg - foul #1 on Steven Massenburg, team foul #1 | 41-23 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 42-23 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 43-23 |
| 18:39 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 3rd free throw | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 18:28 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-23 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jacob Ewing | 44-23 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | William Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 44-23 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Jack Bright misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-23 |
| 17:31 | Xavier | James Caruso grabs the defensive rebound | 44-23 |
| 17:09 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing loses the dribble to Rickie Begley | 44-23 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Oscar Bryant - foul #1 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #1 | 44-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), John Rice (PF), Richard Henley (C) James Caruso, Dustin Highsmith, Jacob Ewing | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (C) Wayne Akin | |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg misses the 1st free throw | 44-23 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 44-23 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | John Rice snags the defensive board | 44-23 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Ronald Teeters takes the ball from Richard Henley | 44-23 |
| 16:19 | Dayton | The jump hook by Steven Massenburg is blocked by John Rice | 44-23 |
| 16:18 | Dayton | Jack Bright tips it in | 44-25 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant loses the dribble to Ricky Wiesner | 44-25 |
| 15:45 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg lays it up and in set up by Ricky Wiesner | 44-27 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Massenburg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Bright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Xavier | John Rice knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Lynn Keen | 46-27 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Bright | 46-30 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | William Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:22 | Dayton | Jack Bright misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-30 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Oscar Bryant | 46-30 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | John Rice can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Steven Massenburg - foul #2 on Steven Massenburg, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SG), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Jacob Ewing (C) Lynn Keen, William Davis, Oscar Bryant, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (PG), Ronald Howard (SG), Jay Zubek (SF), Wayne Akin (C) Rickie Begley, Ricky Wiesner, Steven Massenburg, Jack Bright | |
| 14:00 | Xavier | John Rice makes the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | John Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:42 | Dayton | Jay Zubek comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 13:40 | Dayton | Wayne Akin can't tip it in | 48-30 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing blows the layup | 48-30 |
| 13:08 | Dayton | Wayne Akin snags the defensive board | 48-30 |
| 12:48 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-30 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith gets the rebound | 48-30 |
| 12:40 | Xavier | James Caruso misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 48-30 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith is whistled for traveling | 48-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SG) John Rice | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Jack Bright (PF) Jay Zubek, Ronald Teeters | |
| 12:08 | Dayton | Rickie Begley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-30 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Ronald Howard tips it but misses | 48-30 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dustin Highsmith | 48-30 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Christopher Glass is called for the reach on James Caruso - foul #1 on Christopher Glass, team foul #3 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG) Derrick Tosh | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG) Ronald Howard | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 15 pts. SG - William Davis (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Glass (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Bright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith is fouled on the floor by Jack Bright - foul #3 on Jack Bright, team foul #4 | 48-30 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith hits a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Wayne Akin - foul #2 on Wayne Akin, team foul #5 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) Jacob Ewing | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Howard (SF), George Stancil (C) Christopher Glass, Wayne Akin | |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the free throw | 51-30 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Jack Bright drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Rickie Begley | 51-33 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | William Davis knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 54-33 |
| 10:11 | Dayton | Jack Bright misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Dustin Highsmith - foul #2 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #2 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Simon Dashner (PF) James Caruso, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Massenburg (SF), Ronald Teeters (C) Rickie Begley, George Stancil | |
| 10:11 | Dayton | Jack Bright misses the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 10:11 | Dayton | Jack Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| 09:45 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-34 |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Jack Bright grabs the board | 54-34 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters's pass is intercepted by Simon Dashner | 54-34 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | William Davis buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Ricky Wiesner - foul #1 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #6 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (PF), Jacob Ewing (C) Simon Dashner, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Wayne Akin (C) Ronald Howard, Jack Bright | |
| 09:20 | Xavier | William Davis misses the free throw | 56-34 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | Wayne Akin pulls down the rebound | 56-34 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Rickie Begley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-34 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing grabs the defensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | Steven Massenburg is called for the reach on Lynn Keen - foul #3 on Steven Massenburg, team foul #7 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SG), Dwayne Boden (SF) William Davis, Oscar Bryant | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:40 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 1st free throw | 57-34 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-34 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Wayne Akin misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-34 |
| 08:23 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg snags the offensive board | 58-34 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-34 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the offensive rebound | 58-34 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Ricky Wiesner | 58-36 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Massenburg - foul #4 on Steven Massenburg, team foul #8 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Oscar Bryant (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF) Lynn Keen, Derrick Tosh, John Rice | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (SG), Jack Bright (PF) Ricky Wiesner, Ronald Teeters | |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden makes the 2nd free throw | 60-36 |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Wayne Akin misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Dustin Highsmith - foul #3 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #3 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF) Dwayne Boden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Howard (SF) Steven Massenburg | |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 1st free throw | 60-37 |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Wayne Akin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-37 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing pulls down the rebound | 60-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jack Bright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing banks in the layup on a great pass from James Caruso | 62-37 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Christopher Glass clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-37 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith snags the defensive board | 62-37 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Wayne Akin - foul #3 on Wayne Akin, team foul #9 | 62-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Dwayne Boden (SF), John Rice (PF) James Caruso, Oscar Bryant, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jay Zubek (SF), George Stancil (PF), Ronald Teeters (C) Rickie Begley, Jack Bright, Wayne Akin | |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing misses the 1st free throw | 62-37 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 63-37 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | George Stancil is whistled for traveling | 63-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) Jacob Ewing | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:39 | Xavier | John Rice's pass is intercepted by Ronald Teeters | 63-37 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | George Stancil misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-37 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Rice | 63-37 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jay Zubek - foul #1 on Jay Zubek, team foul #10 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (SG) Christopher Glass | |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden makes the 1st free throw | 64-37 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden makes the 2nd free throw | 65-37 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Derrick Tosh is called for the reach on Jay Zubek - foul #1 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #4 | 65-37 |
| 04:25 | Dayton | Ronald Howard drills a shot from the left side | 65-39 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | Richard Henley comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 65-39 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden hits the follow up shot | 67-39 |
| 03:37 | Dayton | Jay Zubek misses the floater from just outside the lane | 67-39 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Zubek | 67-39 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Dayton | John Pierce misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-39 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh grabs the board | 67-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Boden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Derrick Tosh (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Rice (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ronald Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pierce (fresh) SF - Jay Zubek (fresh) PF - George Stancil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh is hacked by Jay Zubek - foul #2 on Jay Zubek, team foul #11 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Simon Dashner (PF) John Rice | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (PG) Jay Zubek | |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh misses the 1st free throw | 67-39 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh makes the 2nd free throw | 68-39 |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses badly on a runner in the paint | 68-39 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Richard Henley snags the defensive board | 68-39 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Simon Dashner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-39 |
| 02:31 | Dayton | Ronald Howard grabs the board | 68-39 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | John Pierce is denied on a layup by Richard Henley | 68-39 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Lynn Keen grabs the board | 68-39 |
| 01:57 | Xavier | Richard Henley hits the finger roll | 70-39 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | John Pierce misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-39 |
| 01:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Henley | 70-39 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by George Stancil - foul #1 on George Stancil, team foul #12 | 70-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (PF) Simon Dashner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jay Zubek (SF) John Pierce | |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the 1st free throw | 70-39 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Richard Henley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-39 |
| 01:07 | Dayton | Ronald Howard is fouled on the floor by Lynn Keen - foul #1 on Lynn Keen, team foul #5 | 71-39 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Ronald Howard misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Dwayne Boden - foul #1 on Dwayne Boden, team foul #6 | 71-39 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Ronald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 71-40 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Ronald Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 71-40 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Richard Henley snags the defensive board | 71-40 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses long on a floater from the right side | 71-40 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Jay Zubek grabs the board | 71-40 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters double dribbles | 71-40 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Richard Henley hits a jumper from the baseline | 73-40 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Ronald Howard clanks a halfcourt shot | 73-40 |