| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Smalls (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Calvin Haralson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sandell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roberto Leal (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Wright (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Cisco (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Stull (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Dayton | Dale Wright loses the dribble to Charles Smalls | 29-36 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Dale Wright steals it from John Sandell | 29-36 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | Dale Wright misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Smalls - foul #1 on Charles Smalls, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | Dale Wright makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | Dale Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Pickel | 29-38 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett is fouled on the floor by Roberto Leal - foul #3 on Roberto Leal, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Perryman (PF) Roberto Leal | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:31 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Garrett | 29-40 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | David Smith clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-40 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-40 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | David Smith comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 29-40 |
| 17:36 | Dayton | Dale Wright snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Dale Wright drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Garrett | 29-43 |
| 17:04 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | James Cisco misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 32-43 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Charles Smalls | 32-43 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | John Stull is called for the reach on John Sandell - foul #2 on John Stull, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger (PG), Steven Wheeler (SG), Scott Lipman (PF) Charles Smalls, Calvin Haralson, John Sandell | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Fairfax (SG), Wallace Lewis (SF), Jerry Wills (PF), Alan Green (C) Dale Wright, Kenneth Pickel, James Cisco, John Stull | |
| 16:19 | Xavier | James Fairfax steps in front of the Steven Wheeler pass | 32-43 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett travels with the ball | 32-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Neilson (C) David Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG) Thomas Garrett | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | James Perryman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 15:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jerry Wills | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Meidinger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Perryman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Lipman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Neilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Mitchell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Fairfax (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wallace Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Wills (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Dayton | Jerry Wills misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 32-43 |
| 15:34 | Xavier | James Perryman snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger is called for 3 seconds | 32-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Smalls (PG), Calvin Haralson (SG), Roberto Leal (PF) Kenneth Meidinger, Steven Wheeler, James Perryman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel (SF), John Stull (C) Wallace Lewis, Alan Green | |
| 14:53 | Dayton | Jerry Wills is hacked by Roberto Leal - foul #4 on Roberto Leal, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Sandell (SF), David Smith (C) Roberto Leal, John Neilson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), Dale Wright (SG), James Cisco (PF) Carl Mitchell, James Fairfax, Jerry Wills | |
| 14:41 | Dayton | John Stull misses badly on a floater near the basket | 32-43 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | John Sandell pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | Scott Lipman banks in the layup | 34-43 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Calvin Haralson is called for the reach on Dale Wright - foul #2 on Calvin Haralson, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Perryman (PF) Scott Lipman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | James Perryman misses short on a jumper from the left block | 34-45 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson hits the follow up shot | 36-45 |
| 13:21 | Dayton | The jump hook by James Cisco is blocked by David Smith | 36-45 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | David Smith grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Charles Smalls misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 12:55 | Dayton | James Cisco pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | John Sandell is called for the reach on James Cisco - foul #1 on John Sandell, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger (PG), Steven Wheeler (SG), Scott Lipman (PF) Charles Smalls, Calvin Haralson, John Sandell | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Fairfax (SG), Wallace Lewis (SF), Jerry Wills (PF), Alan Green (C) Dale Wright, Kenneth Pickel, James Cisco, John Stull | |
| 12:27 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 12:26 | Dayton | Jerry Wills grabs the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Kenneth Meidinger - foul #2 on Kenneth Meidinger, team foul #6 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Shaddix (PF), John Neilson (C) James Perryman, David Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG) Thomas Garrett | |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis makes the free throw | 36-48 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | John Neilson is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Neilson, team foul #7 | 36-48 |
| 11:32 | Dayton | James Fairfax hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-48 |
| 11:30 | Xavier | Scott Lipman grabs the board | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Meidinger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Lipman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Shaddix (fresh) C - John Neilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Mitchell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Fairfax (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wallace Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Wills (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | Alan Green drills a jumper from the right side | 36-50 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | John Neilson banks in the layup | 38-50 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | James Fairfax is fouled on the floor by Steven Wheeler - foul #1 on Steven Wheeler, team foul #8 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Smalls (PG), Calvin Haralson (SG), John Sandell (SF), James Perryman (PF), David Smith (C) Kenneth Meidinger, Steven Wheeler, Scott Lipman, Joseph Shaddix, John Neilson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), Kenneth Pickel (SF), James Cisco (PF), John Stull (C) Carl Mitchell, Wallace Lewis, Jerry Wills, Alan Green | |
| 10:08 | Dayton | James Fairfax makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | James Fairfax makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 09:51 | Xavier | Charles Smalls clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-52 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett's pass is intercepted by Charles Smalls in the backcourt | 38-52 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Kenneth Pickel picks off the pass by James Perryman | 38-52 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | James Cisco misses the dunk attempt | 38-52 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | John Sandell pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Kenneth Pickel picks off the pass by David Smith | 38-52 |
| 08:38 | Dayton | John Sandell takes the ball from Kenneth Pickel | 38-52 |
| 08:21 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | James Perryman tips it in | 40-52 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | James Fairfax comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 40-52 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | David Smith snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Charles Smalls comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 07:44 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 07:34 | Dayton | James Cisco lays it in set up by Thomas Garrett | 40-54 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | James Perryman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Roberto Leal (PF) John Sandell | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dale Wright (SG) James Fairfax | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Smalls (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Haralson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Perryman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roberto Leal (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - David Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Wright (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - James Cisco (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - John Stull (fresh) 7 pts. 2 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett is hacked by Charles Smalls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Smalls, team foul #9 | 40-54 |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Roberto Leal pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:00 | Xavier | James Perryman travels with the ball | 40-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger (SG), Scott Lipman (SF) Calvin Haralson, James Perryman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wallace Lewis (SF), Jerry Wills (PF) Kenneth Pickel, James Cisco | |
| 06:46 | Dayton | Jerry Wills knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Dale Wright | 40-57 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | David Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-57 |
| 06:30 | Dayton | John Stull snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-57 |
| 06:02 | Xavier | David Smith grabs the board | 40-57 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Charles Smalls buries a floater near the basket | 42-57 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | David Smith steals it from Wallace Lewis | 42-57 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Scott Lipman is hacked by Wallace Lewis - foul #2 on Wallace Lewis, team foul #2 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Calvin Haralson (SG), John Sandell (SF), James Perryman (C) Charles Smalls, Scott Lipman, David Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), Kenneth Pickel (SF), James Cisco (PF) Thomas Garrett, Wallace Lewis, John Stull | |
| 04:59 | Xavier | James Perryman misses the dunk but he's hacked by Carl Mitchell - foul #1 on Carl Mitchell, team foul #3 | 42-57 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | James Perryman makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | James Perryman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | James Cisco misses the lay-in | 44-57 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Roberto Leal | 44-57 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Roberto Leal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-57 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | James Cisco grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 03:56 | Dayton | Jerry Wills misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 44-57 |
| 03:54 | Xavier | James Perryman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Xavier | John Sandell drills a jumper in the paint | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Jerry Wills drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Carl Mitchell | 46-59 |
| 03:18 | Xavier | James Perryman blows the dunk | 46-59 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger grabs the offensive board | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Meidinger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Haralson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sandell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Roberto Leal (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - James Perryman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Mitchell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dale Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - James Cisco (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Wills (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger drills a 3 from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Smalls (PG), David Smith (C) Kenneth Meidinger, Roberto Leal | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), John Stull (C) Carl Mitchell, Jerry Wills | |
| 02:31 | Dayton | James Cisco hits a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by James Perryman - foul #3 on James Perryman, team foul #10 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Wheeler (PG), Scott Lipman (SG), Joseph Shaddix (PF), John Neilson (C) Charles Smalls, Calvin Haralson, John Sandell, David Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), James Fairfax (SG), Wallace Lewis (SF), Jerry Wills (C) Thomas Garrett, Dale Wright, Kenneth Pickel, John Stull | |
| 02:31 | Dayton | James Cisco makes the free throw | 49-62 |
| 02:05 | Xavier | Scott Lipman loses the dribble to James Cisco | 49-62 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | James Fairfax misses short on a shot from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Joseph Shaddix grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Steven Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-62 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | John Neilson misses the tip | 49-62 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | Carl Mitchell scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Cisco | 49-64 |
| 01:08 | Xavier | Steven Wheeler hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Shaddix | 52-64 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Carl Mitchell is hacked by Joseph Shaddix - foul #1 on Joseph Shaddix, team foul #11 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger (PG) Joseph Shaddix | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alan Green (C) James Cisco | |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Carl Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Carl Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Scott Lipman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | James Perryman tips it home | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on James Perryman - foul #4 on James Perryman, team foul #12 | 54-65 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Steven Wheeler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Carl Mitchell runs out the clock | 56-67 |