| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) C - Brent Mintz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Delbert Briceno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Noggle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Damian Madalinski (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Bible (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jed Lucky inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:51 | Dayton | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Bible - foul #3 on John Bible, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Shumate (C) John Bible | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Jake Guidry knocks in the runner from the baseline | 33-36 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski is fouled on the floor by Donald Ayers - foul #2 on Donald Ayers, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Brent Mintz is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Brent Mintz, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 18:25 | Dayton | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Jed Lucky connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Brent Mintz | 36-36 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Charles Noggle misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Donald Shumate hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 17:47 | Dayton | Jed Lucky clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | David Johnson grabs the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:32 | Dayton | David Johnson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jake Guidry | 39-38 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Donald Ayers denies the turnaround by Jay Borror | 39-38 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Donald Ayers | 39-38 |
| 17:00 | Dayton | Jed Lucky is fouled on the floor by Charles Noggle - foul #2 on Charles Noggle, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jake Guidry, David Johnson, Jed Lucky, Donald Ayers, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Thomas (SG), Greg Harris (SF), Anthony Williamson (PF), Alvin Brault (C) Delbert Briceno, Jay Borror, Damian Madalinski, Donald Shumate | |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Williamson - foul #1 on Anthony Williamson, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG) Charles Noggle | |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:32 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas is whistled for traveling | 40-38 |
| 16:17 | Dayton | Norman Welsch can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 16:16 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Greg Harris | 40-38 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Greg Harris misses badly on a shot in the paint | 40-38 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Norman Welsch (fresh) SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Delbert Briceno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Greg Harris (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Anthony Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Brault (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Delbert Briceno is called for the reach on Norman Welsch - foul #1 on Delbert Briceno, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Ayers (PF) Robin Haubert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Noggle (PG), Jay Borror (SF), Damian Madalinski (PF), John Bible (C) Delbert Briceno, Kevin Thomas, Anthony Williamson, Alvin Brault | |
| 15:40 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye misses long on a floater from the left side | 40-38 |
| 15:38 | Xavier | Greg Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Charles Noggle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-38 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Jay Borror grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Jay Borror banks in the layup | 40-40 |
| 14:52 | Dayton | Matthew Carr lays it in | 42-40 |
| 14:27 | Xavier | John Bible knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Greg Harris | 42-42 |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Norman Welsch scores on a shot from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), David Johnson (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Brent Mintz (C) Norman Welsch, Dikembe Akinyooye, Matthew Carr, Donald Ayers, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG), Anthony Williamson (PF) Greg Harris, Damian Madalinski | |
| 13:29 | Dayton | David Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 13:27 | Dayton | Jed Lucky gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:12 | Dayton | Brent Mintz connects on the floater from close range | 46-42 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | John Bible connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Anthony Williamson | 46-44 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | David Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 12:39 | Dayton | Jed Lucky tips it but misses | 46-44 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Jed Lucky grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 12:32 | Dayton | John Bible blocks the short jumper by Jed Lucky | 46-44 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 12:12 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | John Bible snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Jay Borror can't finish the layup | 46-44 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Jay Borror tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brent Mintz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Delbert Briceno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Noggle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jay Borror (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bible (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Dayton | Brent Mintz buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 11:21 | Dayton | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Brent Mintz misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | John Bible grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | John Bible gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Jed Lucky steals it from John Bible | 48-46 |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Delbert Briceno steps in front of the Jake Guidry pass in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno can't finish the layup | 48-46 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Jed Lucky grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Jed Lucky misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-46 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Bible | 48-46 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Jay Borror double dribbles | 48-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Donald Ayers (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jake Guidry, David Johnson, Jed Lucky, Robin Haubert, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Thomas (SG), Greg Harris (SF), Damian Madalinski (PF), Donald Shumate (C) Charles Noggle, Jay Borror, Anthony Williamson, John Bible | |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Donald Ayers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Donald Ayers picks off the pass by Kevin Thomas | 48-46 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski misses badly on a shot from the right block | 48-46 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski tips it home | 50-46 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Greg Harris | 50-49 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Greg Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 08:27 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-49 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Greg Harris | 50-52 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Matthew Carr is hacked by Kevin Thomas - foul #2 on Kevin Thomas, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 07:44 | Dayton | The jumper by Dikembe Akinyooye is denied by Damian Madalinski | 50-52 |
| 07:43 | Dayton | Matthew Carr hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Norman Welsch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Delbert Briceno (tiring) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Greg Harris (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Damian Madalinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Shumate (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 07:30 | Dayton | Donald Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Delbert Briceno picks off the pass by Matthew Carr | 52-52 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Shumate | 52-52 |
| 06:33 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | Matthew Carr grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 06:21 | Dayton | Norman Welsch is fouled on the floor by Kevin Thomas - foul #3 on Kevin Thomas, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), David Johnson (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Brent Mintz (C) Norman Welsch, Dikembe Akinyooye, Matthew Carr, Donald Ayers, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Noggle (SG), Jay Borror (SF), Anthony Williamson (PF), John Bible (C) Kevin Thomas, Greg Harris, Damian Madalinski, Donald Shumate | |
| 06:12 | Dayton | David Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jake Guidry | 55-52 |
| 05:52 | Xavier | John Bible clanks a jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jake Guidry | 55-52 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Jake Guidry makes the jump hook in the lane | 57-52 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Jay Borror hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 05:30 | Dayton | David Johnson grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Jake Guidry misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-52 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | David Johnson misses the tip | 57-52 |
| 05:20 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Charles Noggle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Damian Madalinski (PF) Anthony Williamson | |
| 04:47 | Dayton | David Johnson buries a 3 from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Jay Borror banks in the layup set up by Charles Noggle | 60-54 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Jake Guidry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Robin Haubert pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | John Bible is called for the reach on Brent Mintz - foul #4 on John Bible, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Carr (SF), Donald Ayers (PF) Jed Lucky, Robin Haubert | |
| Subs | Xavier | Greg Harris (SG) Delbert Briceno | |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Brent Mintz makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Brent Mintz misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Jay Borror pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Charles Noggle misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | John Bible misses the tip | 61-54 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Brent Mintz grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Matthew Carr scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jake Guidry | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Donald Ayers steals it from Greg Harris | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brent Mintz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Noggle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Greg Harris (fresh) 6 reb. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Damian Madalinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Bible (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Brent Mintz's pass is intercepted by John Bible | 63-54 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Greg Harris is hacked by Matthew Carr - foul #2 on Matthew Carr, team foul #3 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jake Guidry, David Johnson, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Thomas (SG), Anthony Williamson (PF), Donald Shumate (C) Jay Borror, Damian Madalinski, John Bible | |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Charles Noggle buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Greg Harris | 63-56 |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jed Lucky (SF) Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jay Borror (SF), Damian Madalinski (PF), John Bible (C) Kevin Thomas, Anthony Williamson, Donald Shumate | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Greg Harris steals it from Eldon Horodyski | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:03 | Xavier | Norman Welsch steals it from Damian Madalinski | 63-56 |
| 02:03 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), David Johnson (SG), Brent Mintz (C) Norman Welsch, Dikembe Akinyooye, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:49 | Dayton | Brent Mintz comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Greg Harris snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | Greg Harris drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by John Bible | 63-58 |
| 01:12 | Dayton | David Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-58 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | John Bible pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Jake Guidry is called for the reach on Charles Noggle - foul #2 on Jake Guidry, team foul #4 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG) Greg Harris | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Jay Borror | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:24 | Dayton | The jumper by Jake Guidry is denied by John Bible | 63-60 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Jay Borror gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brent Mintz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Delbert Briceno (fresh) 13 pts. 4 stl. SG - Charles Noggle (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Damian Madalinski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Bible (fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Charles Noggle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-63 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Jed Lucky grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Jed Lucky buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by John Bible - foul #5 on John Bible, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Shumate (C) John Bible | |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Jed Lucky makes the free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Jay Borror hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Noggle | 66-66 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Jake Guidry buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jed Lucky | 69-66 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Donald Shumate hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-66 |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Brent Mintz grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Jake Guidry is fouled on the floor by Delbert Briceno - foul #2 on Delbert Briceno, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Jake Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Jake Guidry misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Jed Lucky snags the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 03:28 | Dayton | David Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jake Guidry | 73-66 |
| 03:08 | Xavier | Jay Borror hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 73-66 |
| 03:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Donald Ayers | 73-66 |
| 03:01 | Dayton | David Johnson loses the dribble to Damian Madalinski | 73-66 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Donald Ayers is called for the reach on Donald Shumate - foul #3 on Donald Ayers, team foul #5 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Carr (SF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jed Lucky, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Damian Madalinski comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 73-66 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Donald Ayers | 73-66 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jed Lucky (SF) Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Jake Guidry drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Jay Borror misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 75-66 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski grabs the defensive rebound | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Jake Guidry misses the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Donald Shumate - foul #2 on Donald Shumate, team foul #10 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Brent Mintz (C) Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Jake Guidry misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Jake Guidry misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Jake Guidry makes the 3rd free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Charles Noggle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-66 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Jay Borror throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jake Guidry, David Johnson, Jed Lucky, Donald Ayers, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Thomas (SG), Greg Harris (SF), Anthony Williamson (PF) Charles Noggle, Jay Borror, Damian Madalinski | |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Norman Welsch drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Akinyooye | 78-66 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Norman Welsch (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Delbert Briceno (fresh) 13 pts. 4 stl. SG - Kevin Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Anthony Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Shumate (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Kevin Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-66 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Matthew Carr grabs the board | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Matthew Carr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Greg Harris - foul #2 on Greg Harris, team foul #11 | 78-66 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson pulls down the rebound | 78-66 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Anthony Williamson connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Delbert Briceno | 78-68 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Norman Welsch runs out the clock | 78-68 |