| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James King (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Decesare (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Shipe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Weekes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock inbounds the ball | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | James King hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Scott - foul #1 on Jerry Scott, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| 19:38 | Xavier | James King makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 19:38 | Xavier | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | John Weekes is hacked by Stephen Peacock - foul #1 on Stephen Peacock, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker is denied on a layup by Stephen Peacock | 43-46 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Matthew Decesare | 43-46 |
| 18:57 | Xavier | James King loses the dribble to Walter Meserve | 43-46 |
| 18:48 | Dayton | John Weekes clanks a floater from the baseline | 43-46 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 18:34 | Xavier | James King drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Manuel Yates | 45-46 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | John Weekes makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Samuel Alexis and he's fouled by Stephen Peacock - foul #2 on Stephen Peacock, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | John Weekes misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Manuel Yates knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by James King | 47-48 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Jerry Scott makes the 3 from straight away | 47-51 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock double dribbles | 47-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Austin (PG), Huang Sun (PF) James King, Matthew Decesare | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SF) John Weekes | |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker loses the ball out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randall Summer (C) Jesse Shipe | |
| Subs | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez (PF) Walter Meserve | |
| 17:06 | Xavier | Manuel Yates comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Eric Studebaker - foul #2 on Eric Studebaker, team foul #2 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Howard (SF), John Fox (C) Samuel Alexis, Eric Studebaker | |
| 17:06 | Xavier | Manuel Yates misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 17:06 | Xavier | Manuel Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Edward Howard hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Javier Rodriguez | 48-53 |
| 16:33 | Xavier | Manuel Yates hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 16:27 | Dayton | Jerry Scott hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Javier Rodriguez | 50-56 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Huang Sun pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Manuel Yates can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 15:41 | Dayton | John Fox grabs the board | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steve Austin (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Manuel Yates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Peacock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Huang Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Summer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Javier Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fox (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Dayton | Gerald Wood buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Howard | 50-58 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Steve Austin misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Scott - foul #2 on Jerry Scott, team foul #3 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ben Begaye (SG), Joe Boyer (SF), Matthew Decesare (PF), Jesse Shipe (C) Manuel Yates, Stephen Peacock, Huang Sun, Randall Summer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Samuel Alexis (SG), John Weekes (SF), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Jerry Scott, Gerald Wood, Edward Howard, Javier Rodriguez, John Fox | |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Steve Austin makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Steve Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 15:06 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves loses the dribble to Matthew Decesare | 52-58 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Ben Begaye comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Walter Meserve grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Walter Meserve knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Samuel Alexis | 52-60 |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | James King (PG) Steve Austin | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Reeves | 52-63 |
| 14:02 | Xavier | Ben Begaye misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker snags the defensive board | 52-63 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 13:40 | Dayton | Walter Meserve hits the follow up shot | 52-65 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | James King can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Boyer | 52-65 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Ben Begaye misses short on a shot in the lane | 52-65 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Douglas Reeves | 52-65 |
| 13:08 | Dayton | John Weekes knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Reeves | 52-67 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Decesare | 54-67 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves is hacked by Jesse Shipe - foul #2 on Jesse Shipe, team foul #3 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Manuel Yates (SG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Huang Sun (PF), Randall Summer (C) Ben Begaye, Joe Boyer, Matthew Decesare, Jesse Shipe | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Edward Howard (SF), Javier Rodriguez (PF), John Fox (C) Douglas Reeves, Samuel Alexis, John Weekes, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Gerald Wood scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Scott | 54-69 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Manuel Yates is hacked by Gerald Wood - foul #2 on Gerald Wood, team foul #4 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Austin (PG) James King | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock misses the turnaround from the right block | 54-69 |
| 11:58 | Dayton | John Fox gets the rebound | 54-69 |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Jerry Scott buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Wood | 54-71 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Steve Austin misses the shot from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock snags the offensive board | 54-71 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steve Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Yates (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Huang Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Summer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Wood (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Javier Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fox (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Xavier | Manuel Yates misses the easy layup | 54-71 |
| 11:24 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Edward Howard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Wood | 54-74 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | Steve Austin makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-74 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Gerald Wood comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Peacock - foul #3 on Stephen Peacock, team foul #4 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | James King (PG), Matthew Decesare (PF), Jesse Shipe (C) Steve Austin, Huang Sun, Randall Summer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Samuel Alexis (SG), Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Edward Howard, Javier Rodriguez, John Fox | |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Gerald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | James King misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-75 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Walter Meserve gets the rebound | 56-75 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Jerry Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-75 |
| 10:29 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker tips it in | 56-77 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-77 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis gets the rebound | 56-77 |
| 09:57 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Gerald Wood and he's hacked by Jesse Shipe - foul #3 on Jesse Shipe, team foul #5 | 56-79 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Weekes (SF) Gerald Wood | |
| 09:57 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker makes the free throw | 56-80 |
| 09:41 | Xavier | Eric Studebaker steals the ball from Jesse Shipe | 56-80 |
| 09:30 | Dayton | John Weekes's pass is intercepted by James King | 56-80 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Matthew Decesare's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Studebaker | 56-80 |
| 09:19 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker pulls down the rebound | 56-80 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Walter Meserve hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Decesare - foul #2 on Matthew Decesare, team foul #6 | 56-80 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Austin (PG), Ben Begaye (SG), Joe Boyer (SF), Huang Sun (PF), Randall Summer (C) James King, Manuel Yates, Stephen Peacock, Matthew Decesare, Jesse Shipe | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG) Jerry Scott | |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Walter Meserve makes the 1st free throw | 56-81 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Walter Meserve misses the 2nd free throw | 56-81 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Huang Sun | 56-81 |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Steve Austin is fouled on the floor by Douglas Reeves - foul #2 on Douglas Reeves, team foul #5 | 56-81 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez (PF) Walter Meserve | |
| 08:46 | Xavier | John Weekes takes the ball from Ben Begaye | 56-81 |
| 08:36 | Dayton | Steve Austin is called for the reach on Douglas Reeves - foul #2 on Steve Austin, team foul #7 | 56-81 |
| 08:36 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 56-82 |
| 08:36 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 56-83 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Randall Summer misses the shot from the right wing | 56-83 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the board | 56-83 |
| 08:09 | Dayton | John Weekes lays it in on a great pass from Douglas Reeves | 56-85 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Ben Begaye's floater is knocked away by Samuel Alexis | 56-85 |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez grabs the board | 56-85 |
| 07:44 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-85 |
| 07:43 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to John Weekes | 56-85 |
| 07:32 | Dayton | John Weekes connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 56-87 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Steve Austin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ben Begaye (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joe Boyer (fresh) PF - Huang Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Summer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Douglas Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Weekes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Javier Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Huang Sun knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Steve Austin | 58-87 |
| 07:04 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-87 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Huang Sun pulls down the rebound | 58-87 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Joe Boyer hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Ben Begaye | 60-87 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-87 |
| Subs | Xavier | James King (PG), Manuel Yates (SG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Matthew Decesare (PF), Jesse Shipe (C) Steve Austin, Ben Begaye, Joe Boyer, Huang Sun, Randall Summer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Gerald Wood (SG), Edward Howard (SF), Walter Meserve (PF), John Fox (C) Douglas Reeves, Samuel Alexis, John Weekes, Javier Rodriguez, Eric Studebaker | |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Manuel Yates double dribbles | 60-87 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | John Fox is hacked by Jesse Shipe - foul #4 on Jesse Shipe, team foul #8 | 60-87 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | John Fox makes the 1st free throw | 60-88 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | John Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 60-88 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Matthew Decesare grabs the defensive rebound | 60-88 |
| 06:19 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock hits the finger roll and the foul's on John Fox - foul #1 on John Fox, team foul #6 | 62-88 |
| 06:19 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock makes the free throw | 63-88 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | James King is called for the reach on Edward Howard - foul #2 on James King, team foul #9 | 63-88 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Edward Howard misses the 1st free throw | 63-88 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe snags the defensive board | 63-88 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Matthew Decesare comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 63-88 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Walter Meserve snags the defensive board | 63-88 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Edward Howard is hacked by Stephen Peacock - foul #4 on Stephen Peacock, team foul #10 | 63-88 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Edward Howard misses the 1st free throw | 63-88 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Edward Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 63-88 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen Peacock | 63-88 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | Matthew Decesare buries a jump hook in the lane set up by James King | 65-88 |
| 05:16 | Dayton | Edward Howard loses the dribble to Jesse Shipe | 65-88 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | James King knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Peacock | 67-88 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Edward Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-88 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Matthew Decesare grabs the board | 67-88 |
| 04:42 | Xavier | James King misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-88 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Edward Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 67-88 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-88 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Samuel Alexis (SG), John Weekes (SF), Eric Studebaker (C) Edward Howard, Gerald Wood, John Fox | |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Walter Meserve's floater is tipped away by Matthew Decesare | 67-88 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe pulls down the rebound | 67-88 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Manuel Yates misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Weekes - foul #1 on John Weekes, team foul #7 | 67-88 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Manuel Yates makes the 1st free throw | 68-88 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Manuel Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 69-88 |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Jerry Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-88 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe is fouled on the floor by Walter Meserve - foul #4 on Walter Meserve, team foul #8 | 69-88 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe makes the 1st free throw | 70-88 |
| 03:31 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe makes the 2nd free throw | 71-88 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James King (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Yates (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Decesare (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Shipe (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Weekes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Alexis | 71-90 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-90 |
| 02:46 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Shipe | 71-90 |
| 02:31 | Xavier | Manuel Yates is whistled for traveling | 71-90 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Austin (PG), Ben Begaye (SG), Joe Boyer (SF), Huang Sun (PF), Randall Summer (C) James King, Manuel Yates, Stephen Peacock, Matthew Decesare, Jesse Shipe | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SF), Javier Rodriguez (PF) John Weekes, Walter Meserve | |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Gerald Wood is hacked by Huang Sun - foul #1 on Huang Sun, team foul #11 | 71-90 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 71-90 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 71-90 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker gets the offensive rebound | 71-90 |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker dunks the ball on a great pass from Gerald Wood | 71-92 |
| 01:51 | Xavier | Huang Sun hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Scott - foul #3 on Jerry Scott, team foul #9 | 71-92 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Weekes (SF), Walter Meserve (PF) Gerald Wood, Javier Rodriguez | |
| 01:51 | Xavier | Huang Sun makes the 1st free throw | 72-92 |
| 01:51 | Xavier | Huang Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 73-92 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Jerry Scott misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-92 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis can't tip it in | 73-92 |
| 01:19 | Dayton | Jerry Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 73-92 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Jerry Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-92 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Huang Sun grabs the board | 73-92 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Ben Begaye blows the layup | 73-92 |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker snags the defensive board | 73-92 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerry Scott | 73-95 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Joe Boyer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joe Boyer, team foul #12 | 73-95 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jerry Scott runs out the clock | 73-95 |