| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Sholes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Travis Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Black (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hansel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Andrew Harris inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Travis Thomas can't finish the layup | 29-34 |
| 19:37 | Xavier | James Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Andrew Harris denies the turnaround by Vincent Black | 29-34 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | James Phillips tips it back up and in | 29-36 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | The jumper by Andrew Harris is denied by Brandon Hutt | 29-36 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Danny Cox snags the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Andrew Harris hits a runner in the paint set up by David Harris | 31-36 |
| 18:32 | Xavier | Vincent Black buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary O'Neal | 31-38 |
| 18:07 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes makes the 3 from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Robert Hansel buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Gary O'Neal | 34-40 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Robert Hansel grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:03 | Xavier | David Harris swats the short shot by Robert Hansel | 34-40 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Travis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:56 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | David Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:35 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes is whistled for a carry | 34-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG), Jason Logan (SG), William Parr (SF), Carl Painter (PF), William Eastham (C) Danny Cox, Derrick Sholes, Andrew Harris, Travis Thomas, David Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Justin Greeley (SG), Greg Mauro (SF), Stanley Taulbee (PF), Winston Archer (C) Gary O'Neal, Vincent Black, Brandon Hutt, James Phillips, Robert Hansel | |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Winston Archer clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Russell Stevens - foul #1 on Russell Stevens, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Winston Archer makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Winston Archer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:07 | Dayton | William Eastham is hacked by Stanley Taulbee - foul #2 on Stanley Taulbee, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Carl Painter comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Stanley Taulbee - foul #3 on Stanley Taulbee, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Hutt (SF) Winston Archer | |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Carl Painter misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Carl Painter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Russell Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Logan (fresh) SF - William Parr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Painter (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Eastham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Greeley (fresh) SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Greg Mauro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Taulbee (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Xavier | William Parr takes the ball from Greg Mauro | 34-42 |
| 15:32 | Dayton | Jason Logan banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Parr | 36-42 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Jason Logan steals the ball from Justin Greeley | 36-42 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Jason Logan lays it up and in | 38-42 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Jason Logan is called for the reach on Justin Greeley - foul #3 on Jason Logan, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Derrick Sholes (SG), Andrew Harris (SF), Travis Thomas (PF) Russell Stevens, Jason Logan, William Parr, William Eastham | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Vincent Black (SG) Todd Blossom, Justin Greeley | |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Derrick Sholes - foul #2 on Derrick Sholes, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Hansel (C) Stanley Taulbee | |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Vincent Black makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Vincent Black makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:31 | Dayton | Brandon Hutt steals it from Andrew Harris | 38-44 |
| 14:02 | Xavier | Greg Mauro misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Danny Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:43 | Dayton | Danny Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Harris (C) Carl Painter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Greeley (SF), James Phillips (PF) Brandon Hutt, Greg Mauro | |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Robert Hansel hits the follow up shot | 38-46 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | David Harris makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Danny Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:48 | Dayton | David Harris makes the driving attempt from close range | 43-46 |
| 12:37 | Xavier | Justin Greeley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-46 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Travis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Travis Thomas makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Harris | 46-46 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Justin Greeley misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 11:56 | Dayton | David Harris snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Gary O'Neal steals the ball from Travis Thomas | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Sholes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Travis Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - David Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary O'Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Black (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Greeley (fresh) PF - James Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hansel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Xavier | James Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Gary O'Neal | 46-46 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | David Harris swats the short shot by Gary O'Neal | 46-46 |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Justin Greeley tips it in | 46-48 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Danny Cox makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Derrick Sholes | 48-48 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | James Phillips misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 10:34 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Black | 48-48 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | James Phillips misses the lay-in but the foul's on Travis Thomas - foul #3 on Travis Thomas, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG), Jason Logan (SG), William Parr (SF), Carl Painter (PF), William Eastham (C) Danny Cox, Derrick Sholes, Andrew Harris, Travis Thomas, David Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Dean Tipton (SG), Brandon Hutt (SF), Greg Mauro (C) Gary O'Neal, Vincent Black, Justin Greeley, Robert Hansel | |
| 10:07 | Xavier | James Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | James Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Greg Mauro gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Todd Blossom misses long on a floater from the right side | 48-49 |
| 09:55 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jason Logan | 48-49 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Todd Blossom steals the ball from William Parr | 48-49 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Russell Stevens takes the ball from Greg Mauro | 48-49 |
| 09:30 | Dayton | Russell Stevens lays it up and in | 50-49 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | James Phillips scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 50-51 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | William Eastham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee (C) James Phillips | |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dean Tipton | 50-53 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | Stanley Taulbee is called for the reach on Jason Logan - foul #4 on Stanley Taulbee, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Justin Greeley (SG), Winston Archer (C) Todd Blossom, Dean Tipton, Stanley Taulbee | |
| 07:48 | Dayton | Russell Stevens misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-53 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Justin Greeley pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Justin Greeley drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Winston Archer | 50-56 |
| 07:32 | Dayton | Russell Stevens buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Russell Stevens (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Logan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - William Parr (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Carl Painter (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Eastham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Greeley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Greg Mauro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Winston Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 07:15 | Dayton | William Parr grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Jason Logan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Winston Archer misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Eastham - foul #1 on William Eastham, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Derrick Sholes (SG), Andrew Harris (SF), Travis Thomas (PF), David Harris (C) Russell Stevens, Jason Logan, William Parr, Carl Painter, William Eastham | |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Vincent Black (SG), Stanley Taulbee (C) Gary O'Neal, Justin Greeley, Greg Mauro | |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Winston Archer misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:29 | Xavier | Winston Archer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:29 | Dayton | David Harris pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | David Harris buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Winston Archer is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Winston Archer, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Hansel (C) Winston Archer | |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes misses short on a floater from the left side | 56-56 |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Robert Hansel grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Todd Blossom misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Danny Cox gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Danny Cox drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Blossom | 59-58 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Andrew Harris misses the easy layup | 59-58 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Andrew Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Travis Thomas hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), James Phillips (PF) Todd Blossom, Stanley Taulbee | |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Robert Hansel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| 04:05 | Dayton | Travis Thomas is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 61-58 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | Vincent Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-58 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Danny Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-58 |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Andrew Harris grabs the offensive board | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Sholes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Travis Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Black (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hansel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Greg Mauro (SF) Brandon Hutt | |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Travis Thomas clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Robert Hansel grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | James Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 63-58 |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Andrew Harris pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Andrew Harris connects on the floater from the right side | 65-58 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to David Harris | 65-58 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Greg Mauro | 65-58 |
| 01:55 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-58 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Vincent Black tips it in | 65-60 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Andrew Harris is fouled on the floor by Greg Mauro - foul #2 on Greg Mauro, team foul #5 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Hutt (SF) Greg Mauro | |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Andrew Harris connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Cox | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Danny Cox is called for the reach on Gary O'Neal - foul #2 on Danny Cox, team foul #6 | 68-60 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-60 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal snags the offensive board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Xavier | James Phillips is fouled on the floor by Travis Thomas - foul #4 on Travis Thomas, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | James Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | James Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Travis Thomas snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Travis Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Gary O'Neal - foul #1 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (SG), Carl Painter (C) Derrick Sholes, David Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Gary O'Neal is called for the reach on Travis Thomas - foul #2 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Travis Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Travis Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Vincent Black buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-64 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Andrew Harris is hacked by Gary O'Neal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Andrew Harris makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Andrew Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Vincent Black hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Hansel | 72-67 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Gary O'Neal is called for the reach on Danny Cox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Danny Cox makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Danny Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-67 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Danny Cox grabs the board | 74-67 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Andrew Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Black - foul #2 on Vincent Black, team foul #10 | 74-67 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Andrew Harris makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Andrew Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | James Phillips grabs the board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Vincent Black hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-67 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hansel | 75-67 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt gets the offensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Andrew Harris snags the defensive board | 75-67 |