| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joshua Sessums (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dye (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Comer (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Knowles (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Embry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ramon Mendez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Michael Brown inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-25 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | David Dickson pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 19:31 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses the wide open jumper from the baseline | 29-25 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | James Knowles gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Mark Embry is called for the reach on William Dye - foul #3 on Mark Embry, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan Madden (SG), Mitchell Scott (PF) Mark Embry, Ramon Mendez | |
| 18:57 | Xavier | Christopher Comer drills a jump hook from close range set up by Michael Brown | 31-25 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Ryan Madden misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Knowles | 31-25 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Michael Brown is hacked by Lloyd Connolly - foul #2 on Lloyd Connolly, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Abad (PF), Joshua Bowne (C) Christopher Comer, James Knowles | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ramon Mendez (PF) Mitchell Scott | |
| 17:44 | Xavier | William Abad can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 17:24 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ramon Mendez, team foul #3 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Ray (PG), Anthony Ordway (SF) Joshua Sessums, William Dye | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:07 | Xavier | William Abad clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Michael Brown takes the ball from Ryan Madden in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Anthony Ordway dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Brown | 33-25 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Comer (PF) William Abad | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Brown (SG), Mitchell Scott (C) Ryan Madden, David Dickson | |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Christopher Comer misses the shot from close range | 33-27 |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez is open and buries a jumper in the paint | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Ordway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Comer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joshua Bowne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Brown (fresh) SF - Lloyd Connolly (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ramon Mendez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Xavier | Robert Ray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Anthony Ordway tips it in | 35-29 |
| 15:12 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly misses badly on the uncontested runner from the left block | 35-29 |
| 14:57 | Dayton | Kevin Brown grabs the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Michael Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Robert Ray buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Brown | 38-29 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Kevin Brown connects on the floater from the left side | 38-31 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Mitchell Scott takes the ball from Robert Ray | 38-31 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Michael Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ray - foul #2 on Robert Ray, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Sessums (PG), John Czlapinski (SG), William Abad (PF), James Knowles (C) Robert Ray, Anthony Ordway, Christopher Comer, Joshua Bowne | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (SG), David Dickson (C) Kevin Brown, Mitchell Scott | |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez loses the ball out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Roberto Yazzie (SF) Lloyd Connolly | |
| 13:05 | Xavier | William Abad is called for traveling | 38-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly (SF) Ramon Mendez | |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Michael Thompson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Abad | 38-31 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Mark Embry is called for the reach on William Abad - foul #4 on Mark Embry, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan Madden (SG), Ramon Mendez (PF) Mark Embry, Lloyd Connolly | |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Knowles | 40-31 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Michael Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | James Knowles pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joshua Sessums (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Czlapinski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Brown (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Abad (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Knowles (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Madden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Yazzie (fresh) PF - Ramon Mendez (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez can't connect on a shot from the right block | 43-31 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Czlapinski | 43-31 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Czlapinski and he's hacked by Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #5 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Anthony Ordway (SF), Christopher Comer (PF), Michael Mann (C) Michael Brown, William Abad, James Knowles | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Bergh (SG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), Mitchell Scott (PF) Ryan Madden, Roberto Yazzie, Ramon Mendez | |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums makes the free throw | 46-31 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Lee Bergh is fouled on the floor by John Czlapinski - foul #4 on John Czlapinski, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (SG), Joshua Bowne (C) John Czlapinski, Michael Mann | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ramon Mendez (PF) David Dickson | |
| 09:49 | Dayton | Ramon Mendez drills a floater from the left side | 46-33 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 09:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mitchell Scott | 46-33 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly misses the jumper from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | Christopher Comer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mitchell Scott - foul #3 on Mitchell Scott, team foul #6 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Ray (PG), William Abad (SF) Joshua Sessums, Anthony Ordway | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan Madden (SG), David Dickson (C) Lee Bergh, Mitchell Scott | |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Christopher Comer picks off the pass by Michael Thompson in the backcourt | 48-33 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | Robert Ray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-33 |
| 08:23 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly blows the layup | 48-33 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | David Dickson gets the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 08:09 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 48-33 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | William Abad pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Christopher Comer makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Abad and the foul's on Ramon Mendez - foul #2 on Ramon Mendez, team foul #7 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Czlapinski (SG), Michael Mann (C) William Dye, Joshua Bowne | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Bergh (PG), Mark Embry (SG), Kevin Brown (SF) Michael Thompson, Ryan Madden, Lloyd Connolly | |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Christopher Comer makes the free throw | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Czlapinski (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Abad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Comer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Mann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lee Bergh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Embry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ramon Mendez (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Kevin Brown misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the lane | 51-33 |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Michael Mann grabs the board | 51-33 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Robert Ray comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-33 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Mann | 51-33 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Christopher Comer misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ramon Mendez - foul #3 on Ramon Mendez, team foul #8 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (PG), Michael Brown (SF), James Knowles (C) Robert Ray, William Abad, Michael Mann | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), Mitchell Scott (PF), Roberto Yazzie (C) Lee Bergh, Kevin Brown, Ramon Mendez, David Dickson | |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Christopher Comer makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Christopher Comer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Mark Embry scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lloyd Connolly | 53-35 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Mitchell Scott swats the layup by Christopher Comer | 53-35 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | James Knowles gets the offensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Christopher Comer misses the jumper from the right wing | 53-35 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Thompson | 53-37 |
| 04:42 | Xavier | Christopher Comer lays it in set up by William Dye | 55-37 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly lays it in and the foul's on John Czlapinski - foul #5 on John Czlapinski, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joshua Sessums (PG), Anthony Ordway (SF), William Abad (PF), Joshua Bowne (C) John Czlapinski, Michael Brown, Christopher Comer, James Knowles | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Bergh (PG), Ryan Madden (SG) Michael Thompson, Mark Embry | |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly makes the free throw | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-40 |
| 03:56 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Ryan Madden loses the dribble to Joshua Sessums in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums lays it in | 57-40 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott double dribbles | 57-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Ray (SG) William Dye | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Myers (PG), Kevin Brown (SF) Lee Bergh, Lloyd Connolly | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joshua Sessums (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Ordway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Abad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Bowne (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Richard Myers (fresh) SG - Ryan Madden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roberto Yazzie (fairly fresh) C - Mitchell Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 03:06 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne tips it home | 59-40 |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Ryan Madden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-40 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne gets the rebound | 59-40 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Joshua Bowne loses the dribble to Ryan Madden | 59-40 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Kevin Brown banks in the layup set up by Ryan Madden | 59-42 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums is hacked by Ryan Madden - foul #1 on Ryan Madden, team foul #9 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Dye (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Christopher Comer (PF), James Knowles (C) Robert Ray, Anthony Ordway, William Abad, Joshua Bowne | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lee Bergh (PG) Richard Myers | |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Dayton | The jump hook by Lee Bergh is blocked by James Knowles | 61-42 |
| 01:34 | Xavier | James Knowles snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Christopher Comer clanks a jump hook from the left block | 61-42 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | James Knowles tips it in | 63-42 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 63-42 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Christopher Comer hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 63-44 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Dayton | James Knowles is called for the reach on Ryan Madden in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Knowles, team foul #6 | 63-44 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Lee Bergh comes up short on the floater from close range | 63-44 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Roberto Yazzie grabs the offensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Lee Bergh can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Joshua Sessums - foul #1 on Joshua Sessums, team foul #7 | 63-44 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Lee Bergh makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Lee Bergh makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Joshua Sessums runs out the clock | 63-46 |