| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Neil Wong (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Hennessy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Boerger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert George (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski inbounds the ball | 46-43 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 19:49 | Dayton | Neil Wong tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Ivan Sugalski - foul #1 on Ivan Sugalski, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 19:31 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Ivan Sugalski and he's fouled by James Wetzel - foul #2 on James Wetzel, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy misses the free throw | 50-43 |
| 19:19 | Xavier | James Robertson pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | Robert George connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Reese | 50-46 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 50-46 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | James Robertson pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Wetzel | 50-48 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Neil Wong misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-48 |
| 18:34 | Dayton | William Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy is hacked by Steven Boerger - foul #3 on Steven Boerger, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (SG) Steven Boerger | |
| 18:08 | Dayton | William Taylor throws it down on a nice dish by Neil Wong | 52-48 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-48 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Robert George can't tip it in | 52-48 |
| 18:00 | Dayton | Neil Wong grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy's fadeaway is rejected by Robert George | 52-48 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Richard Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Paul Reese is hacked by Michael Hennessy - foul #3 on Michael Hennessy, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Noguera (SG), Glenn Shaw (C) Michael Hennessy, Patrick Reilly | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Richard Lang comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 17:35 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ivan Sugalski, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Flury (PG), Christopher Andresen (SF), Kyle Whitman (C) Neil Wong, Ivan Sugalski, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Whitley (C) James Robertson | |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Richard Lang clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Noguera - foul #1 on Thomas Noguera, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG) Paul Reese | |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Richard Lang makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Richard Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman double dribbles | 52-52 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | James Wetzel clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Kyle Whitman | 52-52 |
| 16:19 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Andresen | 54-52 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-52 |
| 16:11 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Manuel Flury is whistled for a carry | 54-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (PG), Ivan Sugalski (SF), William Taylor (PF), Patrick Reilly (C) Manuel Flury, Christopher Andresen, Glenn Shaw, Kyle Whitman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), James Robertson (PF) Joseph Ford, Robert George | |
| 15:52 | Xavier | James Robertson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Neil Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Neil Wong (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Noguera (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Lang (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 15:26 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 15:25 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 15:15 | Dayton | Neil Wong comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Lang - foul #2 on Richard Lang, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (SG) Thomas Noguera | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Boerger (SG), John Davis (C) Richard Lang, Adam Whitley | |
| 15:15 | Dayton | Neil Wong misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 15:15 | Dayton | Neil Wong misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | John Davis gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Paul Reese hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Wetzel | 54-55 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Neil Wong | 56-55 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Steven Boerger connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Wetzel | 56-58 |
| 14:05 | Dayton | Neil Wong is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | James Wetzel can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 13:44 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 13:28 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski misses long on a shot from close range | 56-58 |
| 13:27 | Dayton | William Taylor tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Neil Wong grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 13:12 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Paul Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | James Wetzel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-58 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Steven Boerger misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-58 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Davis | 60-58 |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-58 |
| 12:14 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 60-58 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Steven Boerger misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Neil Wong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Hennessy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Sugalski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Reilly (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Boerger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Wetzel (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Dayton | William Taylor misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 60-58 |
| 11:23 | Xavier | James Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Paul Reese knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Steven Boerger | 60-61 |
| 10:39 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly is hacked by James Robertson - foul #3 on James Robertson, team foul #4 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Flury (PG), Thomas Noguera (SG), Christopher Andresen (SF), Glenn Shaw (PF), Kyle Whitman (C) Neil Wong, Michael Hennessy, Ivan Sugalski, William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Joseph Ford (SG), Robert George (SF), Adam Whitley (PF) Paul Reese, Steven Boerger, James Wetzel, James Robertson | |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Richard Lang blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Thomas Noguera | 60-61 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Christopher Andresen hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Richard Lang can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Adam Whitley grabs the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | Richard Lang is fouled on the floor by Manuel Flury - foul #1 on Manuel Flury, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| 09:35 | Xavier | John Davis clanks a jumper from the right block | 62-61 |
| 09:34 | Dayton | Manuel Flury gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 09:19 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Flury | 64-61 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Joseph Ford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 09:06 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kyle Whitman, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) John Davis | |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Richard Lang's pass is intercepted by Glenn Shaw | 64-61 |
| 08:23 | Dayton | Manuel Flury's floater is tipped away by Robert George | 64-61 |
| 08:21 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman tips it home | 66-61 |
| 08:12 | Xavier | James Wetzel comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 66-61 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Glenn Shaw | 66-61 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Richard Lang snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Joseph Ford comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | Adam Whitley grabs the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 07:48 | Dayton | Manuel Flury grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Kyle Whitman | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Manuel Flury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Noguera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Andresen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Whitman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wetzel (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert George (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Adam Whitley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Manuel Flury takes the ball from Richard Lang | 68-61 |
| 07:21 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ford - foul #1 on Joseph Ford, team foul #5 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (PG), Michael Hennessy (SG) Manuel Flury, Thomas Noguera | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Steven Boerger (SG), John Davis (C) Richard Lang, Joseph Ford, Adam Whitley | |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Neil Wong knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kyle Whitman | 70-61 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Steven Boerger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | John Davis snags the offensive board | 70-61 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Steven Boerger misses the 3 from straight away | 70-61 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski (SF), William Taylor (PF) Christopher Andresen, Kyle Whitman | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Robertson (PF) James Wetzel | |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Paul Reese clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-61 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | John Davis hits the follow up shot | 70-63 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | William Taylor banks in the layup and he's fouled by John Davis - foul #4 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Noguera (PG) Neil Wong | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (SG) John Davis | |
| 05:49 | Dayton | William Taylor misses the free throw | 72-63 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | James Robertson snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Steven Boerger is hacked by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #7 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Patrick Reilly (C) Glenn Shaw | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Steven Boerger makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Steven Boerger makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Robert George blocks the short jumper by Patrick Reilly | 72-65 |
| 05:16 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy gets the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Lang - foul #3 on Richard Lang, team foul #7 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG) Paul Reese | |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | Steven Boerger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly pulls down the rebound | 74-65 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski comes up short on the floater from the left side | 74-65 |
| 04:25 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy grabs the offensive board | 74-65 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly buries a jumper from the baseline | 76-65 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | James Robertson loses the ball out of bounds | 76-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (PG), Christopher Andresen (SF), Glenn Shaw (PF), Kyle Whitman (C) Michael Hennessy, Ivan Sugalski, William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), James Wetzel (SF), Adam Whitley (PF), John Davis (C) Richard Lang, Steven Boerger, Robert George, James Robertson | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Christopher Andresen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-65 |
| 03:29 | Xavier | James Wetzel snags the defensive board | 76-65 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Neil Wong (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Thomas Noguera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Andresen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Whitman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wetzel (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Joseph Ford is hacked by Kyle Whitman - foul #2 on Kyle Whitman, team foul #8 | 76-65 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Joseph Ford makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Joseph Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-67 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | John Davis slams it home | 76-69 |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (SG), Ivan Sugalski (SF), William Taylor (PF), Patrick Reilly (C) Thomas Noguera, Christopher Andresen, Glenn Shaw, Kyle Whitman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (SG), Steven Boerger (SF), James Robertson (PF) Joseph Ford, James Wetzel, John Davis | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Dayton | William Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Boerger | 76-69 |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly grabs the offensive rebound | 76-69 |
| 02:33 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Neil Wong and he's hacked by James Robertson - foul #4 on James Robertson, team foul #8 | 78-69 |
| 02:33 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy misses the free throw | 78-69 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | James Robertson pulls down the rebound | 78-69 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Richard Lang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-69 |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski pulls down the rebound | 78-69 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Neil Wong | 81-69 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Richard Lang drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-72 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Steven Boerger steals it from Neil Wong out of a doubleteam | 81-72 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF), Robert George (PF), John Davis (C) Richard Lang, James Robertson, Adam Whitley | |
| 01:28 | Xavier | James Wetzel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-72 |
| 01:26 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly snags the defensive board | 81-72 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy's layup is rejected by John Davis | 81-72 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | James Wetzel snags the defensive board | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:49 | Xavier | James Wetzel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-72 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Patrick Reilly | 81-72 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly is hacked by Paul Reese in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Reese, team foul #9 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Shaw (PF) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | James Wetzel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-72 |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Flury (PG), Thomas Noguera (SG), Christopher Andresen (SF), Kyle Whitman (C) Neil Wong, Michael Hennessy, Ivan Sugalski, Patrick Reilly | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Joseph Ford (SG), James Robertson (PF), Adam Whitley (C) Paul Reese, Steven Boerger, Robert George, John Davis | |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Christopher Andresen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 85-72 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | The refs have stopped play. Manuel Flury is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 85-72 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (SG) Manuel Flury | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Joseph Ford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 85-72 |