| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 20 pts. SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Hugh Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Thomas Young inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits a wide open turnaround from close range | 41-39 |
| 19:21 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 19:20 | Xavier | Richard Runion gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Eric Draves can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 19:04 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Young - foul #1 on Thomas Young, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 18:43 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Draves - foul #3 on Eric Draves, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Eric Draves, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF) Lawrence Stultz | |
| 18:43 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:43 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | Thomas Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Michael Durante (SF), Mensah Accomando (C) Lucio Giordano, Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 18:19 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe's pass is intercepted by Mensah Accomando | 41-40 |
| 17:42 | Dayton | Justin Clarke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the lay-in | 41-40 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 17:06 | Dayton | Justin Clarke misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Daniel Lever is hacked by Justin Clarke - foul #2 on Justin Clarke, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Daniel Lever, John Pearson, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Wilfredo Martin, Justin Clarke, Michael Durante, Leroy Pearce, Mensah Accomando | |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Richard Runion scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Brad Davis | 43-40 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | Matthew Shives is hacked by Brad Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brad Davis, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brad Davis out of the doubleteam | 45-43 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Szczesny Zubik and he's hacked by Brad Davis - foul #2 on Brad Davis, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (PF) Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG), Leroy Pearce (PF) Matthew Shives, Lawrence Stultz | |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | David Bailey pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Hugh Moore knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) PF - David Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Moore (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Justin Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Pearce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Clarke | 47-47 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Hugh Moore can't finish the layup but the foul's on Leroy Pearce - foul #1 on Leroy Pearce, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF) Brad Davis, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Michael Durante (SF), Mensah Accomando (C) Lucio Giordano, Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 14:51 | Dayton | Michael Durante misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Pearson - foul #3 on John Pearson, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF) David Bailey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG) Justin Clarke | |
| 14:51 | Dayton | Michael Durante misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:51 | Dayton | Michael Durante makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Richard Runion misses the jump hook in the lane | 47-48 |
| 14:34 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mensah Accomando | 47-48 |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Michael Durante makes the floater from the right wing set up by Wilfredo Martin | 47-50 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | Hugh Moore scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Eric Draves | 49-50 |
| 13:58 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Daniel Lever, John Pearson, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Lawrence Stultz (PF) Wilfredo Martin, Leroy Pearce | |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Thomas Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF) Matthew Shives, Michael Durante | |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Steven Gochenour steals the ball from Alfredo Valdez | 49-50 |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Hugh Moore clanks a shot from the right block | 49-50 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Hugh Moore gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Thomas Young blows the dunk but the foul's on Mensah Accomando - foul #3 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF), David Bailey (C) Glenn Wolfe, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik (C) Mensah Accomando | |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Runion - foul #2 on Richard Runion, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF) Thomas Young | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mensah Accomando (PF) Lawrence Stultz | |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 12:46 | Xavier | David Bailey is called for 5 seconds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Durante (SF) Alfredo Valdez | |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Justin Clarke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG) Lucio Giordano | |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Eric Draves splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 12:19 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses long on a runner in the paint | 51-51 |
| 12:17 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses long on an open driving attempt from the right block | 51-51 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 11:49 | Dayton | Justin Clarke is called for traveling | 51-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Richard Runion, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Leroy Pearce (PF) Wilfredo Martin, Justin Clarke, Michael Durante, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) C - Hugh Moore (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Pearce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mensah Accomando (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Mensah Accomando - foul #4 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz (PF) Leroy Pearce | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 11:24 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz misses short on a runner in the lane | 53-51 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 53-51 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the jumper from the right side | 53-51 |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Daniel Lever grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Eric Draves is hacked by Mensah Accomando - foul #5 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), John Pearson (PF) Eric Draves, Daniel Lever, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Michael Durante (SF), Leroy Pearce (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Lucio Giordano, Alfredo Valdez, Lawrence Stultz, Mensah Accomando | |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Thomas Young can't connect on an uncontested shot from close range | 53-51 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Michael Durante snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 10:19 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce is hacked by Hugh Moore - foul #2 on Hugh Moore, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF), David Bailey (C) Thomas Young, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG) Matthew Shives | |
| 10:19 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | David Bailey gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | David Bailey misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 53-51 |
| 10:06 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Justin Clarke | 53-53 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, Steven Gochenour, John Pearson, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF) Wilfredo Martin, Michael Durante, Leroy Pearce | |
| 09:06 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 09:04 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Justin Clarke drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lucio Giordano | 53-56 |
| 08:36 | Xavier | Hugh Moore is denied on a layup by Alfredo Valdez | 53-56 |
| 08:35 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Justin Clarke travels in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Daniel Lever, Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG) Justin Clarke | |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Eric Draves is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-56 |
| 08:26 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 08:21 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Brad Davis snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Eric Draves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| 07:45 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano's layup is rejected by Glenn Wolfe | 53-56 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brad Davis (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hugh Moore (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Stultz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Szczesny Zubik (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Xavier | Szczesny Zubik is called for the reach on Brad Davis - foul #2 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), John Pearson (PF), David Bailey (C) Brad Davis, Glenn Wolfe, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF) Lawrence Stultz | |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Eric Draves works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-56 |
| 06:55 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik tips it home | 55-58 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Eric Draves shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:33 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the lay-in | 55-58 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | Matthew Shives snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 55-58 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce is fouled on the floor by John Pearson - foul #4 on John Pearson, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, John Pearson, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Michael Durante (SF) Lucio Giordano, Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez | |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Hugh Moore pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Hugh Moore connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 57-58 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Hugh Moore - foul #3 on Hugh Moore, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz (PF) Leroy Pearce | |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Hugh Moore can't finish the layup but the foul's on Szczesny Zubik - foul #3 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Justin Clarke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Glenn Wolfe | 59-60 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Hugh Moore lays it up and in | 61-60 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Richard Runion (PF) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Alfredo Valdez (SF) Wilfredo Martin, Michael Durante | |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Liang Hong is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 61-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF) Liang Hong | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfredo Valdez | 61-62 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Alfredo Valdez - foul #1 on Alfredo Valdez, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), David Bailey (C) Eric Draves, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Leroy Pearce (C) Justin Clarke, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Stultz (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leroy Pearce (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 03:25 | Xavier | Richard Runion hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Matthew Shives hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-62 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz snags the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 02:35 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce lays it in set up by Lucio Giordano | 64-64 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Leroy Pearce - foul #2 on Leroy Pearce, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Liang Hong (SF), John Pearson (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Michael Durante (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Lucio Giordano, Alfredo Valdez, Lawrence Stultz | |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Hugh Moore - foul #4 on Hugh Moore, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Szczesny Zubik - foul #4 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF) Daniel Lever, John Pearson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF) Wilfredo Martin, Michael Durante, Leroy Pearce | |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:55 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Runion (PF) Glenn Wolfe | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:37 | Xavier | The short jumper by Thomas Young is denied by Alfredo Valdez | 65-66 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Matthew Shives | 65-66 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hugh Moore | 65-66 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Eric Draves works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-66 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lawrence Stultz | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Hugh Moore double dribbles | 65-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Michael Durante (SF) Lucio Giordano, Matthew Shives, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Eric Draves is called for the reach on Michael Durante in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Draves, team foul #11 | 65-68 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Michael Durante makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Michael Durante misses the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Hugh Moore gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Eric Draves works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Michael Durante is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Draves - foul #5 on Eric Draves, team foul #12 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG) Eric Draves | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Lawrence Stultz (PF) Wilfredo Martin, Justin Clarke, Alfredo Valdez | |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Michael Durante makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Michael Durante misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Richard Runion pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Brad Davis knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 71-70 |