| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) SF - Juan Torres (fresh) PF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) SF - Joseph Sperry (fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) C - David Bailey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Daniel Lever clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | Juan Torres grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Dayton | Matthew Shives can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Xavier | Daniel Lever tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | David Bailey tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lucio Giordano | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | Juan Torres is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joseph Sperry | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 3 from the left corner set up by David Bailey | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Dayton | Joseph Sperry is called for the reach on Lucio Giordano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Sperry, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | Matthew Shives scores on a runner from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | David Bailey misses short on a runner in the lane | 4-3 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Matthew Shives is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (SG), Mensah Accomando (PF) Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), William Murakami (PF), William Fleming (C) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, David Bailey | |
| 17:28 | Xavier | John Duke clanks a 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:27 | Dayton | Juan Torres gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:14 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik lays it in | 6-3 |
| 16:58 | Xavier | John Duke scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Brian O'Carroll | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by Lucio Giordano is blocked by William Murakami | 6-6 |
| 16:33 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin tips it back up and in | 8-6 |
| 16:16 | Xavier | William Murakami hits a turnaround in the lane | 8-8 |
| 15:57 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wilfredo Martin | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fairly fresh) SG - Wilfredo Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Torres (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Mensah Accomando (fresh) C - Szczesny Zubik (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brian O'Carroll (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Duke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Carrozza (fairly fresh) PF - William Murakami (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Fleming (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Xavier | John Duke misses the easy layup but the foul's on Wilfredo Martin - foul #1 on Wilfredo Martin, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Lawrence Stultz (C) Lucio Giordano, Wilfredo Martin, Juan Torres, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), David Bailey (C) Brian O'Carroll, John Carrozza, William Murakami, William Fleming | |
| 15:35 | Xavier | John Duke misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:35 | Xavier | John Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jerry Dunlap | 13-9 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | Alfredo Valdez steals the ball from David Bailey | 13-9 |
| 14:55 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the easy layup | 13-9 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | John Duke pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | David Bailey misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Mensah Accomando - foul #1 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF) Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF) John Duke, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 14:45 | Xavier | David Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | David Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz is hacked by John Carrozza - foul #1 on John Carrozza, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Sperry (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) John Carrozza, Joseph Connolly | |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Matthew Shives can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from close range | 13-9 |
| 14:17 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 14:11 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | David Bailey pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | David Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Juan Torres (SF) Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Carrozza (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF) Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Matthew Shives comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 13-9 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | Brad Davis gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | David Bailey blows the layup but he's hacked by Alfredo Valdez - foul #1 on Alfredo Valdez, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Mensah Accomando (PF) Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Duke (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Daniel Lever, John Carrozza, Joseph Connolly | |
| 13:25 | Xavier | David Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | David Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mensah Accomando | 13-9 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Juan Torres's floater is tipped away by David Bailey | 13-9 |
| 13:05 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Jerry Dunlap is called for the reach on Brad Davis - foul #1 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik (C) Leroy Pearce | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) John Duke, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, David Bailey | |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | William Fleming hits the follow up shot | 13-11 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-11 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Brad Davis is called for traveling | 16-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Lawrence Stultz (C) Lucio Giordano, Juan Torres, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Duke (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), David Bailey (C) Daniel Lever, John Carrozza, Joseph Connolly, William Fleming | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mensah Accomando (fresh) C - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Duke (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Sperry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) C - David Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Davis - foul #1 on Brad Davis, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez buries a jumper in the lane | 18-11 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | David Bailey makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 11:02 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Leroy Pearce (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Jerry Dunlap, Mensah Accomando, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), William Murakami (PF) John Duke, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Brad Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 10:52 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Daniel Lever picks off the pass by Wilfredo Martin | 18-13 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry slams it home on a great pass from Daniel Lever | 18-15 |
| 10:11 | Dayton | The jump hook by Szczesny Zubik is blocked by Joseph Sperry | 18-15 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Murakami | 18-15 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-15 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Davis | 18-15 |
| 09:37 | Xavier | David Bailey hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Brad Davis | 18-17 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | Matthew Shives scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | William Murakami is fouled on the floor by Leroy Pearce - foul #1 on Leroy Pearce, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Jerry Dunlap (SG), Juan Torres (SF), Mensah Accomando (PF), Lawrence Stultz (C) Wilfredo Martin, Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez, Leroy Pearce, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Duke (SG), John Carrozza (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), William Fleming (C) Daniel Lever, Joseph Sperry, William Murakami, David Bailey | |
| 08:24 | Xavier | William Fleming's pass is intercepted by Mensah Accomando | 20-17 |
| 08:06 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (C) William Fleming | |
| 07:57 | Xavier | David Bailey misses long on a jump hook from close range | 20-17 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lawrence Stultz | 20-17 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 20-17 |
| 07:35 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Mensah Accomando | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) SG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Torres (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Duke (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Carrozza (fairly fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fresh) C - David Bailey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz drills a shot from the left block set up by Mensah Accomando and he's fouled by John Duke - foul #1 on John Duke, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), Joseph Connolly (SF), William Fleming (C) Brad Davis, John Carrozza, David Bailey | |
| 07:23 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Lucio Giordano is called for the reach on Brian O'Carroll in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (C) Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Mensah Accomando picks off the pass by Glenn Wolfe | 23-17 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Brian O'Carroll is called for the reach on Lucio Giordano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian O'Carroll, team foul #5 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), John Carrozza (SF), David Bailey (C) Brian O'Carroll, John Duke, Joseph Connolly, William Fleming | |
| 06:40 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando lays it up and in set up by Leroy Pearce | 25-17 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | John Carrozza can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 06:21 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce gets the rebound | 25-17 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Davis - foul #2 on Brad Davis, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Jerry Dunlap, Juan Torres, Leroy Pearce | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), William Fleming (C) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, John Carrozza, David Bailey | |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Glenn Wolfe - foul #1 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (C) William Fleming | |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | David Bailey makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Sperry | 27-19 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | Matthew Shives's pass is intercepted by John Duke in the backcourt | 27-19 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe jams it on a nice dish by John Duke | 27-21 |
| 05:31 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano's floater is tipped away by Joseph Sperry | 27-21 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | John Duke snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | David Bailey's layup is rejected by Matthew Shives | 27-21 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | Matthew Shives knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Alfredo Valdez and he's fouled by Glenn Wolfe - foul #2 on Glenn Wolfe, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Wilfredo Martin (SF), Leroy Pearce (PF), Lawrence Stultz (C) Lucio Giordano, Alfredo Valdez, Mensah Accomando, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (PG), John Carrozza (SF), Joseph Connolly (PF), William Fleming (C) Brian O'Carroll, Joseph Sperry, Glenn Wolfe, David Bailey | |
| 04:50 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | John Duke pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly loses the ball out of bounds | 29-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Juan Torres (SF) Matthew Shives | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Murakami (PF) Joseph Connolly | |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap misses long on a jumper from the left side | 29-21 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | William Fleming gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 04:04 | Xavier | William Murakami comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | William Murakami grabs the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | John Duke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Juan Torres pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap is fouled in the backcourt by William Fleming - foul #1 on William Fleming, team foul #9 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Szczesny Zubik (C) Wilfredo Martin, Leroy Pearce | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Joseph Sperry (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), David Bailey (C) John Duke, John Carrozza, William Murakami, William Fleming | |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | David Bailey pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Daniel Lever misses the 3 from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Szczesny Zubik | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Juan Torres (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sperry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Glenn Wolfe (tiring) 2 pts. C - David Bailey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Brad Davis - foul #3 on Brad Davis, team foul #10 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Mensah Accomando (PF) Jerry Dunlap, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Duke (SG) Brad Davis | |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 03:12 | Xavier | John Duke hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mensah Accomando - foul #2 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #7 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez (SF) Juan Torres | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Connolly (PF) Glenn Wolfe | |
| 03:12 | Xavier | John Duke makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 03:12 | Xavier | John Duke misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Lever - foul #1 on Daniel Lever, team foul #11 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) Joseph Sperry | |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Alfredo Valdez swats the shot by John Duke | 32-22 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | David Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Szczesny Zubik blocks the short jumper by David Bailey | 32-22 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Matthew Shives throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Leroy Pearce (C) Lucio Giordano, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Carrozza (SG), Joseph Sperry (SF), William Fleming (C) John Duke, Glenn Wolfe, David Bailey | |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry misses short on a shot from the left side | 32-22 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez blows the wide open layup | 32-22 |
| 01:41 | Xavier | Joseph Sperry gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | John Carrozza buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Matthew Shives hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-24 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | William Fleming grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Joseph Connolly buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Daniel Lever | 32-26 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez lays it up and in and he's fouled by Joseph Sperry - foul #2 on Joseph Sperry, team foul #12 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Wilfredo Martin (SG), Juan Torres (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Jerry Dunlap, Matthew Shives, Mensah Accomando, Leroy Pearce | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian O'Carroll (PG), John Duke (SG), Glenn Wolfe (PF), David Bailey (C) Daniel Lever, John Carrozza, Joseph Sperry, William Fleming | |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Alfredo Valdez steals it from John Duke | 35-26 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-26 |