| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cisco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stull (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Smalls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Haralson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sandell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roberto Leal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Sandell inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Thomas Garrett steals the ball from Charles Smalls | 40-31 |
| 19:27 | Dayton | John Stull lays it up and in and he's hacked by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 19:27 | Dayton | John Stull makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | John Sandell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Charles Smalls grabs the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | David Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Roberto Leal grabs the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | David Smith lays it in | 43-33 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | John Stull misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Perryman (C) David Smith | |
| 18:36 | Dayton | John Stull misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | John Stull makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | James Perryman scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Roberto Leal | 44-35 |
| 18:02 | Dayton | John Stull misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 18:00 | Dayton | Dale Wright misses the tip | 44-35 |
| 17:59 | Xavier | Roberto Leal gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | James Perryman can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-35 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Roberto Leal tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| 17:09 | Dayton | Dale Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Fairfax (SG), Jerry Wills (PF) Dale Wright, James Cisco | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Lipman (PF), John Neilson (C) John Sandell, Roberto Leal | |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Scott Lipman misses the easy layup | 44-37 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Jerry Wills grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:49 | Dayton | James Fairfax clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 16:48 | Xavier | Scott Lipman gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:34 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | John Stull snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | John Stull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), Dale Wright (SG), Wallace Lewis (SF), James Cisco (PF) Thomas Garrett, James Fairfax, Kenneth Pickel, John Stull | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger (PG), Steven Wheeler (SG) Charles Smalls, Calvin Haralson | |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wallace Lewis (fresh) PF - James Cisco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Wills (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kenneth Meidinger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Wheeler (fresh) SF - James Perryman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Lipman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Neilson (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Carl Mitchell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-40 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | John Neilson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Steven Wheeler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-40 |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Scott Lipman gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:26 | Xavier | Steven Wheeler connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kenneth Meidinger | 44-43 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | John Neilson gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Scott Lipman hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Neilson and he's fouled by James Cisco - foul #2 on James Cisco, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG) Carl Mitchell | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Sandell (SF), Roberto Leal (PF), David Smith (C) Steven Wheeler, James Perryman, John Neilson | |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Scott Lipman misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Jerry Wills grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 14:42 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett makes the fadeaway from the left block | 46-45 |
| 14:21 | Xavier | Scott Lipman's pass is intercepted by James Cisco | 46-45 |
| 14:11 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis's floater is knocked away by John Sandell | 46-45 |
| 14:10 | Dayton | Dale Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Dale Wright hits a 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | David Smith is called for traveling | 49-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Fairfax (SG), Kenneth Pickel (SF), Alan Green (PF), John Stull (C) Dale Wright, Wallace Lewis, James Cisco, Jerry Wills | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Smalls (PG), Calvin Haralson (SG) Scott Lipman, Kenneth Meidinger | |
| 13:19 | Dayton | John Stull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Perryman (PF) Roberto Leal | |
| 13:00 | Xavier | James Perryman comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 49-45 |
| 12:59 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Stull | 49-45 |
| 12:44 | Dayton | Alan Green misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-45 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Charles Smalls is called for the reach on Kenneth Pickel - foul #1 on Charles Smalls, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG) Thomas Garrett | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:16 | Dayton | John Sandell is called for the reach on James Fairfax - foul #1 on John Sandell, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Shaddix (PF) John Sandell | |
| 11:59 | Dayton | John Stull knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Pickel | 51-45 |
| 11:46 | Xavier | Charles Smalls buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Calvin Haralson | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Fairfax (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan Green (fresh) C - John Stull (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Smalls (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Haralson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Perryman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Shaddix (fresh) C - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Dayton | James Perryman picks off the pass by Carl Mitchell | 51-48 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Joseph Shaddix misses the easy layup | 51-48 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Stull | 51-48 |
| 11:08 | Dayton | James Fairfax misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 11:06 | Dayton | Alan Green gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:52 | Dayton | John Stull banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alan Green and the foul's on David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), Dale Wright (SG), James Cisco (PF) Carl Mitchell, James Fairfax, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Sandell (SF), Roberto Leal (PF), John Neilson (C) James Perryman, Joseph Shaddix, David Smith | |
| 10:52 | Dayton | John Stull makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | John Sandell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | James Cisco travels with the ball | 54-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wallace Lewis (SF), Jerry Wills (C) Kenneth Pickel, John Stull | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger (PG), Steven Wheeler (SG) Charles Smalls, Calvin Haralson | |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Steven Wheeler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to John Neilson | 54-48 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Wallace Lewis is called for the reach on John Sandell - foul #3 on Wallace Lewis, team foul #2 | 54-48 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Roberto Leal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | John Sandell misses the tip | 54-48 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Roberto Leal pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Steven Wheeler is hacked by Thomas Garrett - foul #3 on Thomas Garrett, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel (SF), John Stull (C) Wallace Lewis, Jerry Wills | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Smalls (PG) Steven Wheeler | |
| 09:11 | Xavier | John Sandell drills a floater in the lane set up by Charles Smalls | 54-50 |
| 09:02 | Dayton | James Cisco misses the lay-in | 54-50 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Charles Smalls snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Thomas Garrett steals the ball from Roberto Leal | 54-50 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett is hacked by Charles Smalls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Smalls, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Calvin Haralson (SG), James Perryman (SF) Kenneth Meidinger, John Sandell | |
| 08:30 | Dayton | James Cisco hits the finger roll | 56-50 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Roberto Leal can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 08:14 | Dayton | Dale Wright grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 08:09 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Garrett - foul #4 on Thomas Garrett, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), James Fairfax (SG), Jerry Wills (PF) Thomas Garrett, Dale Wright, James Cisco | |
| Subs | Xavier | Scott Lipman (PF) Roberto Leal | |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | Jerry Wills snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Carl Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Scott Lipman | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Fairfax (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Pickel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Wills (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - John Stull (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Smalls (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Haralson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Perryman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Lipman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Neilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Pickel - foul #1 on Kenneth Pickel, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), Wallace Lewis (SF), Alan Green (C) Carl Mitchell, Kenneth Pickel, John Stull | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger (PG), David Smith (C) Charles Smalls, John Neilson | |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:21 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:12 | Dayton | James Fairfax comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | David Smith makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Kenneth Meidinger | 56-55 |
| 06:41 | Dayton | James Fairfax hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 06:40 | Dayton | Jerry Wills misses the tip | 56-55 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jerry Wills | 56-55 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | James Fairfax can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 05:55 | Dayton | Jerry Wills tips it but misses | 56-55 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kenneth Meidinger | 56-55 |
| 05:25 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 05:23 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Fairfax | 56-55 |
| 05:23 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dale Wright (SG), Kenneth Pickel (SF), James Cisco (PF), John Stull (C) James Fairfax, Wallace Lewis, Jerry Wills, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Smalls (PG), John Sandell (SF), Roberto Leal (PF) Kenneth Meidinger, James Perryman, Scott Lipman | |
| 05:06 | Dayton | John Stull hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 56-55 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | John Sandell misses the jumper in the paint | 56-55 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Roberto Leal grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Smith | 56-58 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | John Stull hits a jumper from close range set up by James Cisco | 58-58 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Charles Smalls can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-58 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Dale Wright grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Dale Wright drills a shot from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 03:42 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 03:23 | Dayton | James Cisco scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Stull and the foul's on Charles Smalls - foul #3 on Charles Smalls, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kenneth Meidinger (SG) Calvin Haralson | |
| 03:23 | Dayton | James Cisco makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dale Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cisco (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stull (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Smalls (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Meidinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Sandell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roberto Leal (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Roberto Leal misses the floater from the right side | 63-60 |
| 03:06 | Dayton | James Cisco pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Sandell - foul #2 on John Sandell, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Perryman (SF), Scott Lipman (PF) John Sandell, Roberto Leal | |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:46 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Calvin Haralson (SG), John Sandell (SF) Kenneth Meidinger, Scott Lipman | |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson is hacked by Dale Wright - foul #1 on Dale Wright, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Roberto Leal (PF) James Perryman | |
| 02:04 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Charles Smalls | 65-62 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | James Cisco's pass is intercepted by Calvin Haralson | 65-62 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson dunks the ball | 65-64 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | John Sandell steps in front of the John Stull pass | 65-64 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | John Sandell lays it up and in | 65-66 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | James Cisco banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Garrett | 67-66 |
| 00:56 | Xavier | David Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | James Cisco gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Roberto Leal is called for the reach on Dale Wright - foul #3 on Roberto Leal, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Dale Wright makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Dale Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Calvin Haralson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-66 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Dale Wright grabs the board | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Dale Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Smalls - foul #4 on Charles Smalls, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Dale Wright makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Dale Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Charles Smalls misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Roberto Leal | 70-66 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The clock runs out | 70-66 |