| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roderick Guidry (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Doles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Pierson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Nelson Wilkens denies the turnaround by Harold Lacy | 41-27 |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Harold Lacy grabs the offensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the jumpshot from the left side | 41-27 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Scott Pierson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 19:26 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens knocks in the jumper from the left block | 41-29 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Alberto Castro clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 19:06 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Doles | 41-31 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda buries a shot from the left side | 43-31 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | James Nelson clanks a jump hook in the lane | 43-31 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Harold Lacy | 43-31 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Doles - foul #3 on Robert Doles, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kerry Wilson (SF) Robert Doles | |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | Gary Berges is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-31 |
| 17:35 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Wright | 47-31 |
| 17:09 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Roderick Guidry | 47-31 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Alberto Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Kerry Wilson is called for the reach on Steven Wright - foul #3 on Kerry Wilson, team foul #2 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francisco Santos (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Jonathan Broyles (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Steven Wright, Roderick Guidry, Dikembe Banda, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Williams (SG), Wesley Edwards (SF), Lloyd Rosner (PF), Robin Jackson (C) Gary Berges, Kerry Wilson, Scott Pierson, Nelson Wilkens | |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Francisco Santos makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Alberto Castro | 50-31 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | James Nelson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-31 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres pulls down the rebound | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Francisco Santos scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 53-31 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:47 | Dayton | James Nelson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-31 |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Jonathan Broyles grabs the defensive rebound | 53-31 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Broyles (fresh) C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wesley Edwards (fresh) PF - Lloyd Rosner (fresh) C - Robin Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres banks in the layup on a nice dish by Francisco Santos and he's fouled by James Nelson - foul #1 on James Nelson, team foul #3 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (PG), Steven Wright (SG), Roderick Guidry (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Alberto Castro, Francisco Santos, Vule Zimmer, Jonathan Broyles | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Berges (SG), Robert Doles (SF), Scott Pierson (PF), Nelson Wilkens (C) James Nelson, William Williams, Lloyd Rosner, Robin Jackson | |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres misses the free throw | 55-31 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens pulls down the rebound | 55-31 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens blows the layup but he's hacked by Alejandro Torres - foul #1 on Alejandro Torres, team foul #1 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Lacy (C) Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens misses the 1st free throw | 55-31 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-32 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Scott Pierson blocks the short jumper by Harold Lacy | 55-32 |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Gary Berges grabs the defensive rebound | 55-32 |
| 14:34 | Dayton | Gary Berges comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-32 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Roderick Guidry snags the defensive board | 55-32 |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Roderick Guidry and he's hacked by Scott Pierson - foul #3 on Scott Pierson, team foul #4 | 57-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG) Fabian Yazzie | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Nelson (PG) Wesley Edwards | |
| 14:03 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda makes the free throw | 58-32 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-32 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 58-32 |
| 13:31 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-32 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Nelson Wilkens | 58-32 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | James Nelson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-32 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Scott Pierson gets the offensive rebound | 58-32 |
| 12:52 | Dayton | Robert Doles misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-32 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Pierson | 58-32 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Scott Pierson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-32 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Harold Lacy snags the defensive board | 58-32 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda can't connect on a floater from the left block | 58-32 |
| 12:19 | Xavier | Steven Wright can't tip it in | 58-32 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Doles | 58-32 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Lacy | 58-32 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda gets the rebound | 58-32 |
| 11:41 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-32 |
| 11:39 | Dayton | Scott Pierson snags the defensive board | 58-32 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roderick Guidry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Berges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Doles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Pierson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Nelson Wilkens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Dayton | James Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-32 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda snags the defensive board | 58-32 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Berges - foul #1 on Gary Berges, team foul #5 | 58-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (PG), Francisco Santos (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Jonathan Broyles (PF) Alberto Castro, Steven Wright, Roderick Guidry, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wesley Edwards (PG), William Williams (SG), Kerry Wilson (SF), Lloyd Rosner (PF), Robin Jackson (C) James Nelson, Gary Berges, Robert Doles, Scott Pierson, Nelson Wilkens | |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Harold Lacy makes the 1st free throw | 59-32 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Harold Lacy misses the 2nd free throw | 59-32 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Robin Jackson grabs the board | 59-32 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson misses the jumper from the right side | 59-32 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-32 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-32 |
| 10:20 | Dayton | William Williams tips it but misses | 59-32 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Jonathan Broyles snags the defensive board | 59-32 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Harold Lacy connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Francisco Santos | 61-32 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Lloyd Rosner connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Wesley Edwards | 61-34 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Francisco Santos comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 61-34 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson gets the rebound | 61-34 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | William Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-37 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | Jonathan Broyles comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-37 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-37 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Fabian Yazzie | 63-37 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | William Williams misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Lacy - foul #2 on Harold Lacy, team foul #2 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Roderick Guidry (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Alejandro Torres (C) Francisco Santos, Vule Zimmer, Jonathan Broyles, Harold Lacy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Berges (SG), Robert Doles (SF), Scott Pierson (PF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Wesley Edwards, Kerry Wilson, Lloyd Rosner, Robin Jackson | |
| 08:03 | Dayton | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-38 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-39 |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 63-39 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Gary Berges gets the rebound | 63-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fabian Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Roderick Guidry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - Alejandro Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Doles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Pierson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Scott Pierson loses the dribble to Dikembe Banda | 63-39 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-39 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens pulls down the rebound | 63-39 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Alberto Castro picks off the pass by William Williams | 63-39 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | William Williams is called for the reach on Alejandro Torres - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #6 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wright (SG) Fabian Yazzie | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wesley Edwards (PG), Timothy Buehler (SG), Kerry Wilson (SF), Lloyd Rosner (PF), Robin Jackson (C) William Williams, Gary Berges, Robert Doles, Scott Pierson, Nelson Wilkens | |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Roderick Guidry and he's fouled by Timothy Buehler - foul #1 on Timothy Buehler, team foul #7 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Vule Zimmer (SF) Roderick Guidry | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the free throw | 65-39 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Timothy Buehler grabs the board | 65-39 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | Alejandro Torres steals the ball from Lloyd Rosner | 65-39 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Alberto Castro misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-39 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres gets the offensive rebound | 65-39 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | Steven Wright drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Alberto Castro | 67-39 |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Timothy Buehler misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-39 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Lloyd Rosner tips it but misses | 67-39 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Timothy Buehler hits the follow up shot | 67-41 |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Kerry Wilson is called for the reach on Alejandro Torres - foul #4 on Kerry Wilson, team foul #8 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Roderick Guidry (SF) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Williams (PG) Robin Jackson | |
| 04:35 | Xavier | Alejandro Torres misses the 1st free throw | 67-41 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-41 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | William Williams buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wesley Edwards | 67-44 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Steven Wright connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alberto Castro | 69-44 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson banks in the layup and he's hacked by Alejandro Torres - foul #2 on Alejandro Torres, team foul #3 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie (PG), Francisco Santos (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF), Harold Lacy (C) Alberto Castro, Steven Wright, Vule Zimmer, Alejandro Torres | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robin Jackson (C) Timothy Buehler | |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson misses the free throw | 69-46 |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Harold Lacy pulls down the rebound | 69-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Fabian Yazzie (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Francisco Santos (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roderick Guidry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - Harold Lacy (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Wesley Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kerry Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Lloyd Rosner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robin Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie is hacked by Lloyd Rosner - foul #1 on Lloyd Rosner, team foul #9 | 69-46 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Fabian Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 71-46 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Francisco Santos is called for the reach on Wesley Edwards - foul #2 on Francisco Santos, team foul #4 | 71-46 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Dikembe Banda is called for the reach on Kerry Wilson - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #5 | 71-46 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | William Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kerry Wilson | 71-48 |
| 02:09 | Xavier | Kerry Wilson steals the ball from Harold Lacy | 71-48 |
| 02:00 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Steven Wright (SG) Fabian Yazzie, Francisco Santos | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Harold Lacy can't connect on a shot near the basket | 71-48 |
| 01:47 | Dayton | Robin Jackson grabs the board | 71-48 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 71-48 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Dikembe Banda denies the turnaround by Kerry Wilson | 71-48 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Robin Jackson tips it but misses | 71-48 |
| 01:20 | Dayton | Lloyd Rosner gets the offensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | William Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-48 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Harold Lacy pulls down the rebound | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Roderick Guidry | 73-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 73-48 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Lloyd Rosner steals it from Dikembe Banda | 73-48 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | William Williams clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-48 |
| 00:19 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 73-48 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Alberto Castro runs out the clock | 73-48 |