| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Jensen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dominic Russo (fresh) PF - Jack Kearns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Troy Hsu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Dominic Russo inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Troy Hsu drills a jumper in the lane | 35-32 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-32 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses the tip | 35-32 |
| 19:21 | Dayton | Troy Hsu gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | Rodney Moore makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Dominic Russo | 35-34 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | John Smith connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Peter McCarry and the foul's on Dominic Russo - foul #1 on Dominic Russo, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Herman Jansen (SG), Gordon Hillis (SF), Osei Abdelwahed (PF), Ryan Pauls (C) Charles Jensen, Rodney Moore, Dominic Russo, Jack Kearns, Troy Hsu | |
| 18:48 | Xavier | John Smith makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-34 |
| 18:28 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker's pass is intercepted by Ryan Pauls | 38-36 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hunter Stucker | 38-36 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Osei Abdelwahed blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by John Smith | 38-36 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Herman Jansen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Bryant Mojica and he's fouled by Bryan Rogers - foul #2 on Bryan Rogers, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (C) Hunter Stucker | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dominic Russo (SF), Jack Kearns (PF), Troy Hsu (C) Gordon Hillis, Osei Abdelwahed, Ryan Pauls | |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Herman Jansen makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 16:51 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Troy Hsu misses short on a runner near the basket | 40-39 |
| 16:31 | Dayton | Troy Hsu tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Dominic Russo grabs the board | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Rogers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Philip Warrior (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryant Mojica (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herman Jansen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dominic Russo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Kearns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Troy Hsu (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Troy Hsu travels with the ball | 40-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) Bryan Rogers, Philip Warrior | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gordon Hillis (SG), Michael Barnes (SF), Osei Abdelwahed (PF), Ryan Pauls (C) Herman Jansen, Dominic Russo, Jack Kearns, Troy Hsu | |
| 15:31 | Xavier | David Burnette misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Pauls - foul #2 on Ryan Pauls, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:13 | Dayton | Ryan Pauls misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 42-41 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | John Smith gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker travels with the ball | 42-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Kearns (PF), Troy Hsu (C) Osei Abdelwahed, Ryan Pauls | |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Cyril Wilker - foul #1 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG) David Burnette | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:27 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Peter McCarry | 44-43 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Hunter Stucker blocks the short jumper by Gordon Hillis | 44-43 |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Troy Hsu pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:03 | Dayton | Jack Kearns drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 13:48 | Xavier | John Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cyril Wilker | 46-45 |
| 13:40 | Dayton | Troy Hsu is hacked by Hunter Stucker - foul #3 on Hunter Stucker, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (C) Hunter Stucker | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Dominic Russo (SF), Osei Abdelwahed (PF), Ryan Pauls (C) Bryant Mojica, Michael Barnes, Jack Kearns, Troy Hsu | |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Dominic Russo hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Herman Jansen (SG), Jack Kearns (PF) Gordon Hillis, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Dominic Russo misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Dominic Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:00 | Xavier | Philip Warrior's pass is intercepted by Ryan Pauls | 46-46 |
| 12:48 | Dayton | Dominic Russo misses long on a shot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 12:46 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Philip Warrior | 46-46 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Philip Warrior knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Peter McCarry | 48-46 |
| 12:08 | Dayton | Dominic Russo connects on the shot from close range | 48-48 |
| 11:44 | Xavier | Peter McCarry is fouled on the floor by Dominic Russo - foul #2 on Dominic Russo, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) Bryan Rogers, John Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Gordon Hillis (SG), Michael Barnes (SF), Osei Abdelwahed (PF), Troy Hsu (C) Charles Jensen, Herman Jansen, Dominic Russo, Jack Kearns, Ryan Pauls | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (tiring) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Philip Warrior (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryant Mojica (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gordon Hillis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Osei Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Hsu (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Xavier | David Burnette misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:24 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed is called for traveling | 48-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rodney Moore (PG) Bryant Mojica | |
| 10:58 | Xavier | David Burnette can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-48 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Troy Hsu pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Philip Warrior grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:28 | Xavier | David Burnette misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Rodney Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), John Smith (SF) David Burnette, Philip Warrior | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Herman Jansen (SG), Dominic Russo (SF), Jack Kearns (PF) Rodney Moore, Gordon Hillis, Michael Barnes, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-48 |
| 09:48 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| 09:30 | Dayton | John Smith blocks the short jumper by Troy Hsu | 50-48 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hunter Stucker | 50-48 |
| 09:07 | Xavier | John Smith blows the layup | 50-48 |
| 09:05 | Xavier | John Smith can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker hits the follow up shot | 52-48 |
| 08:54 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Hsu | 52-48 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Jack Kearns is hacked by Cyril Wilker - foul #2 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (C) Hunter Stucker | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Rodney Moore (SG), Michael Barnes (SF), Joseph Brenowitz (C) Bryant Mojica, Herman Jansen, Dominic Russo, Troy Hsu | |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Jack Kearns misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 08:30 | Xavier | Philip Warrior gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | John Smith drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Rogers | 54-48 |
| 07:49 | Dayton | Joseph Brenowitz makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jack Kearns | 54-51 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the floater from close range | 54-51 |
| 07:18 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker gets the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (tiring) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Rogers (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Philip Warrior (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Jensen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Moore (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Kearns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Joseph Brenowitz (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Philip Warrior is whistled for a carry | 54-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Bryan Rogers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Gordon Hillis (SG), Dominic Russo (SF), Osei Abdelwahed (PF), Ryan Pauls (C) Charles Jensen, Rodney Moore, Michael Barnes, Jack Kearns, Joseph Brenowitz | |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryant Mojica | 54-54 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Philip Warrior drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Peter McCarry | 57-54 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-54 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed misses the tip | 57-54 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 05:55 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-54 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Philip Warrior misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 05:34 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 05:29 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Cyril Wilker - foul #3 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) David Burnette, John Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Herman Jansen (SG), Michael Barnes (SF), Jack Kearns (PF), Troy Hsu (C) Gordon Hillis, Dominic Russo, Osei Abdelwahed, Ryan Pauls | |
| 05:29 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:29 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hunter Stucker | 57-57 |
| 05:08 | Xavier | Philip Warrior knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Rogers | 59-57 |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica travels with the ball | 59-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (SF) Philip Warrior | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Gordon Hillis (SG) Bryant Mojica, Herman Jansen | |
| 04:30 | Xavier | John Smith knocks in the turnaround from close range | 61-57 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Peter McCarry is called for the reach on Gordon Hillis - foul #4 on Peter McCarry, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rodney Moore (PG), Ryan Pauls (C) Charles Jensen, Troy Hsu | |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers clanks a shot from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Rodney Moore grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Ryan Pauls makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Gordon Hillis | 61-61 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | John Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Rodney Moore gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (tired) 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rodney Moore (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gordon Hillis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Kearns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Ryan Pauls (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Peter McCarry - foul #5 on Peter McCarry, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (PG), Philip Warrior (SF) Peter McCarry, John Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Dominic Russo (SF), Osei Abdelwahed (PF), Troy Hsu (C) Gordon Hillis, Michael Barnes, Jack Kearns, Ryan Pauls | |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Rodney Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Xavier | Dominic Russo takes the ball from David Burnette | 61-62 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Charles Jensen misses the lay-in | 61-62 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (SF) Philip Warrior | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Herman Jansen (SG), Jack Kearns (PF), Joseph Brenowitz (C) Charles Jensen, Rodney Moore, Osei Abdelwahed, Troy Hsu | |
| 01:56 | Xavier | David Burnette misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 01:55 | Dayton | Dominic Russo grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Dominic Russo is denied on a layup by Hunter Stucker | 61-62 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Dominic Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Joseph Brenowitz connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Bryant Mojica | 61-64 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | John Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Burnette | 64-64 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Herman Jansen is fouled on the floor by Cyril Wilker - foul #4 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Troy Hsu (C) Bryant Mojica, Joseph Brenowitz | |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Herman Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Herman Jansen misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cyril Wilker | 64-65 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | John Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Herman Jansen grabs the board | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Herman Jansen is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Rogers - foul #3 on Bryan Rogers, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Herman Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Herman Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | John Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-67 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jack Kearns grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |