| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) SG - Frankie McCance (fresh) SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) PF - Clark Wood (fresh) C - William Lott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) SG - Dumaka Aja (fresh) SF - Percy Young (fresh) PF - Vernon Clark (fresh) C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Clark Wood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Clark Wood drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Frankie McCance | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Frankie McCance comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gilberto Rizzo | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Clark Wood - foul #1 on Clark Wood, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | William Gehrke clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Vernon Clark - foul #1 on Vernon Clark, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Xavier | Toni Zettel hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Percy Young | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | William Lott makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Crumpton and the foul's on Gilberto Rizzo - foul #1 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | William Lott makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Vernon Clark tips it in | 7-7 |
| 17:39 | Dayton | Toni Zettel is called for the reach on Joseph Crumpton - foul #1 on Toni Zettel, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Frankie McCance knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Percy Young connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dumaka Aja | 10-10 |
| 16:55 | Dayton | William Lott can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Clark Wood tips it back up and in | 12-10 |
| 16:34 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 16:14 | Dayton | Clark Wood misses the easy layup | 12-13 |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Toni Zettel makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Percy Young | 12-16 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton double dribbles | 12-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Kirk Thedford (SG), Travis Yarmitsky (SF), Nicholas Shepherd (PF), Raymond Cambridge (C) William Gehrke, Frankie McCance, Joseph Crumpton, Clark Wood, William Lott | |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Raftery (PG), Willie Mackey (SG), Edmund Lanier (SF), Kenneth Dandridge (PF), Joseph Tuma (C) Toni Zettel, Dumaka Aja, Percy Young, Vernon Clark, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Travis White (fresh) SG - Kirk Thedford (fresh) SF - Travis Yarmitsky (fresh) PF - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) C - Raymond Cambridge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Marvin Raftery (fresh) SG - Willie Mackey (fresh) SF - Edmund Lanier (fresh) PF - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) C - Joseph Tuma (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Marvin Raftery comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 15:46 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma hits the follow up shot | 12-18 |
| 15:35 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis Yarmitsky | 14-18 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma is fouled on the floor by Raymond Cambridge - foul #1 on Raymond Cambridge, team foul #2 | 14-18 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Marvin Raftery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Willie Mackey is called for the reach on Kirk Thedford - foul #1 on Willie Mackey, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Percy Young (SF) Marvin Raftery, Edmund Lanier | |
| 14:51 | Dayton | Raymond Cambridge lays it in | 16-18 |
| 14:33 | Xavier | Percy Young hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Tuma and he's hacked by Travis Yarmitsky - foul #1 on Travis Yarmitsky, team foul #3 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frankie McCance (SG), Clark Wood (PF) Travis Yarmitsky, Raymond Cambridge | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dumaka Aja (SG), Vernon Clark (PF) Willie Mackey, Joseph Tuma | |
| 14:33 | Xavier | Percy Young makes the free throw | 16-21 |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Percy Young steals the ball from Frankie McCance | 16-21 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Toni Zettel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), William Lott (C) Travis White, Kirk Thedford, Nicholas Shepherd | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo (C) Kenneth Dandridge | |
| 13:49 | Dayton | William Gehrke's pass is intercepted by Percy Young | 16-21 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Percy Young drills a runner from close range and he's hacked by Clark Wood - foul #2 on Clark Wood, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Cambridge (PF) Clark Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Raftery (PG) Toni Zettel | |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Percy Young makes the free throw | 16-24 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | William Lott loses the dribble to Gilberto Rizzo | 16-24 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 13:11 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton clanks a jump hook near the basket | 16-24 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to William Lott | 16-24 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Vernon Clark is called for the reach on Raymond Cambridge - foul #2 on Vernon Clark, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Kirk Thedford (SG), Nicholas Shepherd (PF) William Gehrke, Frankie McCance, Raymond Cambridge | |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Mackey (SG), Edmund Lanier (SF), Kenneth Dandridge (PF) Dumaka Aja, Percy Young, Vernon Clark | |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford is hacked by Gilberto Rizzo - foul #2 on Gilberto Rizzo, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky (SF) Joseph Crumpton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Joseph Tuma (C) Marvin Raftery, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| 12:19 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd loses the dribble to Toni Zettel | 16-24 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | Toni Zettel dunks the ball | 16-26 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | William Lott knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Travis White | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Travis White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kirk Thedford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Yarmitsky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) C - William Lott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Willie Mackey (fresh) SF - Edmund Lanier (fresh) PF - Kenneth Dandridge (fresh) C - Joseph Tuma (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Nicholas Shepherd steals the ball from Kenneth Dandridge | 18-26 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Edmund Lanier - foul #1 on Edmund Lanier, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frankie McCance (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Raymond Cambridge (C) Travis White, Kirk Thedford, William Lott | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dumaka Aja (SG), Percy Young (SF) Willie Mackey, Edmund Lanier | |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky makes the 3rd free throw | 20-26 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Raymond Cambridge steps in front of the Toni Zettel pass | 20-26 |
| 10:52 | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky is called for traveling | 20-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG) Travis Yarmitsky | |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Raftery (PG) Toni Zettel | |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | The rebound goes to William Gehrke | 20-26 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Tuma - foul #1 on Joseph Tuma, team foul #8 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kirk Thedford (PF) Nicholas Shepherd | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dumaka Aja | 22-28 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | William Gehrke buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Crumpton | 24-28 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Marvin Raftery scores on a shot from the left side set up by Dumaka Aja | 24-30 |
| 09:32 | Dayton | Raymond Cambridge connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from William Gehrke | 26-30 |
| 09:07 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma is fouled on the floor by Frankie McCance - foul #1 on Frankie McCance, team foul #5 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (SG), Travis Yarmitsky (SF), Nicholas Shepherd (PF), William Lott (C) Frankie McCance, Joseph Crumpton, Kirk Thedford, Raymond Cambridge | |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Willie Mackey (SG), Edmund Lanier (SF), Greg Womack (PF) Marvin Raftery, Dumaka Aja, Percy Young, Joseph Tuma | |
| 08:52 | Xavier | Toni Zettel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Greg Womack grabs the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | William Gehrke steps in front of the Greg Womack pass | 26-30 |
| 08:40 | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Gehrke | 28-30 |
| 08:30 | Xavier | Toni Zettel misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | William Lott gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Kenneth Dandridge grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Toni Zettel makes the shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 07:44 | Dayton | William Gehrke is fouled on the floor by Toni Zettel - foul #2 on Toni Zettel, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frankie McCance (SG), Kirk Thedford (PF) Travis White, Nicholas Shepherd | |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Raftery (PG), Percy Young (SF) Toni Zettel, Edmund Lanier | |
| 07:44 | Dayton | William Gehrke misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 07:44 | Dayton | William Lott gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frankie McCance (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Yarmitsky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kirk Thedford (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Marvin Raftery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Mackey (fresh) SF - Percy Young (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Greg Womack (fresh) C - Kenneth Dandridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Frankie McCance tips it in | 30-32 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | William Lott steals the ball from Percy Young | 30-32 |
| 06:40 | Dayton | William Lott clanks a runner in the lane | 30-32 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | Greg Womack gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Travis Yarmitsky swats the short shot by Greg Womack | 30-32 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Raftery | 30-32 |
| 06:19 | Xavier | Marvin Raftery loses the ball out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Joseph Crumpton (SF), Raymond Cambridge (C) William Gehrke, Travis Yarmitsky, William Lott | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dumaka Aja (SG), Joseph Tuma (PF) Willie Mackey, Greg Womack | |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Travis White misses the shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford tips it back up and in | 32-32 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Percy Young blows the layup | 32-32 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | Frankie McCance grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford lays it in set up by Frankie McCance | 34-32 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 05:04 | Dayton | Frankie McCance comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 05:02 | Xavier | Percy Young gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 34-32 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | Joseph Tuma can't tip it in | 34-32 |
| 04:38 | Dayton | Raymond Cambridge gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Frankie McCance | 36-32 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Percy Young double dribbles | 36-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky (SG), Nicholas Shepherd (PF), William Lott (C) Frankie McCance, Kirk Thedford, Raymond Cambridge | |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmund Lanier (PG), Willie Mackey (SF), Greg Womack (C) Marvin Raftery, Percy Young, Kenneth Dandridge | |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Travis White clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Greg Womack - foul #1 on Greg Womack, team foul #10 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frankie McCance (SG), Clark Wood (PF) Travis White, Nicholas Shepherd | |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Vernon Clark (PF), Gilberto Rizzo (C) Dumaka Aja, Joseph Tuma, Greg Womack | |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Travis Yarmitsky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie McCance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clark Wood (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Lott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Toni Zettel (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Willie Mackey (fresh) SF - Edmund Lanier (fresh) PF - Vernon Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilberto Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Toni Zettel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 03:26 | Dayton | William Lott grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Toni Zettel steals it from Frankie McCance | 38-32 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Edmund Lanier is called for traveling | 38-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Travis White (SG), Raymond Cambridge (SF) Travis Yarmitsky, Frankie McCance, Joseph Crumpton | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:34 | Dayton | William Lott comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 38-32 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Willie Mackey | 38-32 |
| 02:15 | Xavier | Toni Zettel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Cambridge - foul #2 on Raymond Cambridge, team foul #6 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dumaka Aja (SG), Percy Young (SF) Willie Mackey, Edmund Lanier | |
| 02:15 | Xavier | Toni Zettel makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 02:15 | Xavier | Toni Zettel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Clark Wood clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 02:04 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gilberto Rizzo | 38-34 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Toni Zettel misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-34 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Gilberto Rizzo snags the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | Vernon Clark gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | Dumaka Aja connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Vernon Clark | 38-36 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Raymond Cambridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frankie McCance (SG), Kirk Thedford (SF), Nicholas Shepherd (C) Travis White, Raymond Cambridge, William Lott | |
| Subs | Xavier | Marvin Raftery (PG), Joseph Tuma (PF), Greg Womack (C) Toni Zettel, Vernon Clark, Gilberto Rizzo | |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Kirk Thedford is called for the reach on Percy Young - foul #1 on Kirk Thedford, team foul #7 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky (PG), Joseph Crumpton (SF) William Gehrke, Clark Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Percy Young makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Percy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Frankie McCance | 41-38 |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Greg Womack misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Crumpton | 43-38 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Greg Womack is whistled for a carry | 43-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Clark Wood (PF) Travis Yarmitsky, Kirk Thedford | |
| Subs | Xavier | Toni Zettel (PG), Willie Mackey (SG), Edmund Lanier (SF), Vernon Clark (PF) Marvin Raftery, Dumaka Aja, Percy Young, Greg Womack | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Frankie McCance can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 43-38 |