| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Jensen (fresh) SG - Rodney Moore (fresh) SF - Michael Barnes (fresh) PF - Pedro Flores (fresh) C - Osei Abdelwahed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) SG - Dale Nair (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Rodney Moore drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Pedro Flores | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter McCarry | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Dayton | Pedro Flores is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Rodney Moore is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Rodney Moore, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | Rodney Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | John Smith scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Peter McCarry and he's fouled by Michael Barnes - foul #1 on Michael Barnes, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Herman Jansen (SG), Jack Kearns (SF), Gordon Hillis (PF), Donald Jackson (C) Charles Jensen, Rodney Moore, Michael Barnes, Pedro Flores, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:49 | Xavier | John Smith makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Jackson | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | Peter McCarry is fouled on the floor by Gordon Hillis - foul #1 on Gordon Hillis, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Dudley (C) Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:21 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 5-5 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Dale Nair grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Peter McCarry and he's hacked by John Dudley - foul #1 on John Dudley, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rodney Moore (SG), Dominic Russo (SF), Donald Jackson (C) Herman Jansen, Jack Kearns, Gordon Hillis | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:55 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | John Dudley gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryant Mojica (fresh) SG - Rodney Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dominic Russo (fresh) PF - John Dudley (fresh) C - Donald Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Dayton | John Smith picks off the pass by Donald Jackson | 5-7 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:06 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | John Smith is whistled for a carry | 5-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Herman Jansen (SG), Gordon Hillis (PF), Osei Abdelwahed (C) Bryant Mojica, Rodney Moore, John Dudley, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), David Burnette (SG) Peter McCarry, Dale Nair | |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Cyril Wilker - foul #1 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rodney Moore (SG), Pedro Flores (PF) Herman Jansen, Gordon Hillis | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:38 | Dayton | John Smith steals it from Dominic Russo | 6-7 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | John Smith is whistled for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Herman Jansen (SG), Jack Kearns (SF), John Dudley (PF) Charles Jensen, Rodney Moore, Dominic Russo, Pedro Flores | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed misses the easy layup | 6-7 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | David Burnette tips it in | 6-9 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Herman Jansen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 6-9 |
| 12:05 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed can't tip it in | 6-9 |
| 12:04 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 11:37 | Xavier | John Smith throws it down on a nice dish by Cyril Wilker | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryant Mojica (fresh) SG - Herman Jansen (fresh) SF - Jack Kearns (fresh) PF - John Dudley (fresh) C - Osei Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) SG - David Burnette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Jack Kearns misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Cyril Wilker - foul #2 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rodney Moore (SG), Michael Barnes (SF), Gordon Hillis (PF), Pedro Flores (C) Bryant Mojica, Herman Jansen, John Dudley, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), Dale Nair (SG), Louis Gomes (PF) Gregory Greenwood, David Burnette, Cyril Wilker | |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Jack Kearns misses the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Jack Kearns makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | John Smith can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 7-11 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Dale Nair snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | John Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Dale Nair tips it home | 7-13 |
| 10:20 | Dayton | Rodney Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Louis Gomes pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 09:55 | Xavier | Dale Nair makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter McCarry | 7-15 |
| 09:29 | Dayton | Rodney Moore lays it up and in | 9-15 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | John Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Rodney Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis gets the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Jack Kearns buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker dunks the ball set up by John Smith | 11-17 |
| 07:29 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis is whistled for a carry | 11-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Herman Jansen (SG), Dominic Russo (SF), John Dudley (PF), Donald Jackson (C) Jack Kearns, Rodney Moore, Michael Barnes, Gordon Hillis, Pedro Flores | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), David Burnette (SF) Peter McCarry, Louis Gomes | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Jensen (fresh) SG - Herman Jansen (fresh) SF - Dominic Russo (fresh) PF - John Dudley (fresh) C - Donald Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) SG - Dale Nair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Burnette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Hunter Stucker (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Dale Nair connects on the 3 from the right corner | 11-20 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | Herman Jansen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Donald Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Herman Jansen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Dudley | 14-20 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | John Smith makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Nair | 14-22 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Dominic Russo clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 14-22 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Herman Jansen misses the tip | 14-22 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by John Dudley - foul #2 on John Dudley, team foul #5 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Rodney Moore (SG), Pedro Flores (PF), Osei Abdelwahed (C) Charles Jensen, Herman Jansen, John Dudley, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), Louis Gomes (PF) Dale Nair, John Smith | |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:04 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Rodney Moore makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Pedro Flores | 17-23 |
| 04:30 | Xavier | Rodney Moore steals it from Gregory Greenwood | 17-23 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Rodney Moore lays it in | 19-23 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood is hacked by Osei Abdelwahed - foul #1 on Osei Abdelwahed, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Gordon Hillis (PF) Bryant Mojica, Pedro Flores | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Smith (PF) Hunter Stucker | |
| 03:44 | Xavier | Louis Gomes blows the layup | 19-23 |
| 03:42 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Rodney Moore clanks a 3 from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | David Burnette grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | John Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Peter McCarry | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Jensen (fresh) SG - Rodney Moore (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dominic Russo (fresh) PF - Gordon Hillis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Osei Abdelwahed (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gregory Greenwood (fairly fresh) SF - David Burnette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Louis Gomes (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Peter McCarry - foul #1 on Peter McCarry, team foul #4 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Pedro Flores (PF) Charles Jensen, Gordon Hillis | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Nair (SG), Cyril Wilker (PF) Gregory Greenwood, David Burnette | |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Rodney Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | John Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Dominic Russo - foul #1 on Dominic Russo, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Herman Jansen (SG), John Dudley (PF) Rodney Moore, Pedro Flores | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:45 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Herman Jansen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Dale Nair - foul #1 on Dale Nair, team foul #5 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Michael Barnes (SF), Pedro Flores (PF) Bryant Mojica, Dominic Russo, John Dudley | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Herman Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Herman Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Pedro Flores blocks the short jumper by John Smith | 21-28 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Osei Abdelwahed | 21-28 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Herman Jansen connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Jensen and the foul's on Peter McCarry - foul #2 on Peter McCarry, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Dominic Russo (SF), Gordon Hillis (PF) Charles Jensen, Michael Barnes, Pedro Flores | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (SG), David Burnette (SF), Hunter Stucker (C) Dale Nair, John Smith, Louis Gomes | |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Herman Jansen misses the free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:35 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood drills a turnaround from close range | 23-30 |
| 01:08 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryant Mojica | 25-30 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Peter McCarry connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gregory Greenwood | 25-33 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Herman Jansen hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryant Mojica | 28-33 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter McCarry | 28-35 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed loses the ball out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Rodney Moore (SG), Michael Barnes (SF), John Dudley (PF), Donald Jackson (C) Bryant Mojica, Herman Jansen, Dominic Russo, Gordon Hillis, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Nair (SG), Louis Gomes (C) Peter McCarry, Hunter Stucker | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Dale Nair misses short on a halfcourt shot | 28-35 |