| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) SG - Kenneth Song (fresh) SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Danielson (fresh) SG - Mike Sciortino (fresh) SF - Alan Paulson (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Vance (fresh) C - Aaron Gonsalves (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Alan Paulson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Aaron Gonsalves is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Jack Saunders is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Mike Sciortino travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | Kenneth Song misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Xavier | Nathaniel Vance gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Xavier | Mike Sciortino misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | James Danielson tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | Matthew Luken misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | Nathaniel Vance snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Alan Paulson misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Luken - foul #1 on Matthew Luken, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Alan Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Xavier | Alan Paulson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Nathaniel Vance snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:39 | Xavier | Nathaniel Vance knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Danielson | 0-6 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | James Danielson is called for the reach on Matthew Luken - foul #1 on James Danielson, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Hempel (SF), Michael Dawson (C) Alan Paulson, Aaron Gonsalves | |
| 17:06 | Dayton | Matthew Luken jams it | 2-6 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Clarence Rhodes is called for the reach on Nathaniel Vance - foul #1 on Clarence Rhodes, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (PG), Charles Matthews (PF) Jack Saunders, Clarence Rhodes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Shelley (PG), Manuel Fisher (SG) James Danielson, Mike Sciortino | |
| 16:34 | Xavier | Nathaniel Vance is denied on a dunk by Matthew Luken | 2-6 |
| 16:33 | Dayton | Charles Matthews gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:20 | Dayton | Thomas Newton is fouled on the floor by Michael Dawson - foul #1 on Michael Dawson, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer (SG), John Coffey (C) Kenneth Song, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Jackson (SF) Nathaniel Vance | |
| 16:00 | Dayton | John Coffey hits a floater from the left side | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Newton (fresh) SG - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) SF - Matthew Luken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Matthews (fresh) C - John Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Glenn Shelley (fresh) SG - Manuel Fisher (fresh) SF - James Jackson (fresh) PF - Danny Hempel (fresh) C - Michael Dawson (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Thomas Newton picks off the pass by Danny Hempel | 4-6 |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Matthew Luken misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Danny Hempel - foul #1 on Danny Hempel, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes (PF) John Coffey | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Danielson (PG), Mike Sciortino (SG), Alan Paulson (SF), Aaron Gonsalves (C) Glenn Shelley, Manuel Fisher, James Jackson, Michael Dawson | |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Matthew Luken makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Matthew Luken makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Aaron Gonsalves misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Matthews - foul #1 on Charles Matthews, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Kenneth Song (SG), Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Thomas Newton, Matthew Luken, Charles Matthews | |
| Subs | Xavier | Nathaniel Vance (PF) Danny Hempel | |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Aaron Gonsalves makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Aaron Gonsalves misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Heffernan | 6-7 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Kenneth Song clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:36 | Dayton | Jack Saunders hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-7 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | James Danielson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 9-7 |
| 14:17 | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:09 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Danielson - foul #2 on James Danielson, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Luken (SF) Thomas Sawyer | |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Shelley (PG) James Danielson | |
| 14:09 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:09 | Dayton | Jack Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Aaron Gonsalves misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 10-7 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Aaron Gonsalves steals it from Matthew Luken | 10-7 |
| 13:16 | Xavier | Jack Saunders is called for the reach on Nathaniel Vance - foul #1 on Jack Saunders, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (PG), Thomas Sawyer (SG), Charles Matthews (PF), John Coffey (C) Jack Saunders, Kenneth Song, Clarence Rhodes, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Manuel Fisher (SG), Danny Hempel (C) Mike Sciortino, Aaron Gonsalves | |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Alan Paulson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Luken - foul #2 on Matthew Luken, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnny Smith (PG) Matthew Luken | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Alan Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:02 | Xavier | Alan Paulson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Johnny Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 12:45 | Dayton | John Coffey grabs the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | John Coffey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Jackson (SF), Michael Dawson (C) Alan Paulson, Nathaniel Vance | |
| 12:19 | Xavier | James Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | John Coffey pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Johnny Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 10-9 |
| 12:12 | Xavier | Michael Dawson pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Glenn Shelley is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Smith - foul #1 on Johnny Smith, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Song (SG), Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Johnny Smith, John Coffey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike Sciortino (SG) Manuel Fisher | |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Mike Sciortino can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Sawyer - foul #1 on Thomas Sawyer, team foul #7 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Clarence Rhodes (PF) Thomas Newton, Charles Matthews | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Mike Sciortino makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Mike Sciortino misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Song (fresh) SF - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Glenn Shelley (fresh) SG - Mike Sciortino (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Jackson (fresh) PF - Danny Hempel (fresh) C - Michael Dawson (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Dayton | Danny Hempel steals the ball from Jack Saunders | 10-10 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | James Jackson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Shelley | 10-13 |
| 10:50 | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer is fouled on the floor by James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Paulson (SF), Nathaniel Vance (PF), Aaron Gonsalves (C) James Jackson, Danny Hempel, Michael Dawson | |
| 10:32 | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer loses the dribble to Glenn Shelley | 10-13 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Aaron Gonsalves's floater is tipped away by Geoffrey Heffernan | 10-13 |
| 10:11 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 09:49 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan misses the lay-in | 10-13 |
| 09:47 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 09:32 | Dayton | Mike Sciortino steals the ball from Clarence Rhodes | 10-13 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Glenn Shelley misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 10-13 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Aaron Gonsalves tips it back up and in | 10-15 |
| 09:04 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes misses the jumper from the left side | 10-15 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Glenn Shelley snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Aaron Gonsalves drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Alan Paulson | 10-17 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 10-17 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Aaron Gonsalves snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Alan Paulson is whistled for a carry | 10-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnny Smith (PG), Thomas Newton (SG), Simon Dupont (SF), Charles Matthews (PF), John Coffey (C) Jack Saunders, Kenneth Song, Thomas Sawyer, Clarence Rhodes, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Manuel Fisher (PG), Craig Huffman (SG), Danny Hempel (SF), Michael Dawson (C) Glenn Shelley, Mike Sciortino, Alan Paulson, Aaron Gonsalves | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Johnny Smith (fresh) SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) SF - Simon Dupont (fresh) PF - Charles Matthews (fresh) C - John Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Manuel Fisher (fresh) SG - Craig Huffman (fresh) SF - Danny Hempel (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dawson (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Thomas Newton can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Vance | 10-17 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Manuel Fisher clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 07:26 | Dayton | John Coffey snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 07:13 | Dayton | Simon Dupont comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Danny Hempel - foul #2 on Danny Hempel, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Jackson (SF) Danny Hempel | |
| 07:13 | Dayton | Simon Dupont makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 07:13 | Dayton | Simon Dupont makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Craig Huffman buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Jackson | 12-19 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Simon Dupont throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Shelley (PG), Alan Paulson (SF), Sean Fredericksen (C) Craig Huffman, James Jackson, Nathaniel Vance | |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Manuel Fisher misses long on a floater from the left side | 12-19 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Sean Fredericksen hits the follow up shot | 12-21 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | John Coffey buries a jumper in the lane set up by Charles Matthews | 14-21 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | John Coffey is called for the reach on Glenn Shelley - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Song (SG), Thomas Sawyer (SF), Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Johnny Smith, Simon Dupont, John Coffey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike Sciortino (SG), Nathaniel Vance (PF), Aaron Gonsalves (C) Manuel Fisher, Michael Dawson, Sean Fredericksen | |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Glenn Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Glenn Shelley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Charles Matthews can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Nathaniel Vance - foul #1 on Nathaniel Vance, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Charles Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Charles Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | Glenn Shelley buries a driving attempt near the basket | 16-25 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | Thomas Newton clanks a jumper from the right block | 16-25 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan tips it in | 18-25 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Mike Sciortino can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Charles Matthews snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | Kenneth Song loses the dribble to Alan Paulson | 18-25 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Mike Sciortino lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alan Paulson | 18-27 |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan is fouled on the floor by Alan Paulson - foul #1 on Alan Paulson, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Matthew Luken (SF), Clarence Rhodes (PF) Thomas Newton, Thomas Sawyer, Charles Matthews | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Danielson (PG), Danny Hempel (SF) Glenn Shelley, Alan Paulson | |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Matthew Luken snags the offensive board | 18-27 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Song (fresh) SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Danielson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Sciortino (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Hempel (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Gonsalves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Nathaniel Vance swats the short shot by Geoffrey Heffernan | 18-27 |
| 03:38 | Dayton | Matthew Luken grabs the offensive board | 18-27 |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Nathaniel Vance picks off the pass by Matthew Luken | 18-27 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | James Danielson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Danny Hempel | 18-29 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer (SG), John Coffey (C) Kenneth Song, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Shelley (SG), James Jackson (SF), Michael Dawson (C) Mike Sciortino, Nathaniel Vance, Aaron Gonsalves | |
| 02:26 | Xavier | James Jackson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Matthews (C) John Coffey | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Jack Saunders is whistled for a carry | 18-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alan Paulson (SF) James Jackson | |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Michael Dawson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Dawson, team foul #10 | 18-29 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Danny Hempel steps in front of the Charles Matthews pass | 18-29 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Danny Hempel makes the turnaround in the paint set up by James Danielson | 18-31 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Matthew Luken misses badly on a floater in the paint | 18-31 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Matthew Luken tips it back up and in | 20-31 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Glenn Shelley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Sawyer - foul #2 on Thomas Sawyer, team foul #9 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (PG), Kenneth Song (SG), Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Jack Saunders, Thomas Sawyer, Clarence Rhodes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike Sciortino (SG), Nathaniel Vance (PF), Aaron Gonsalves (C) James Danielson, Danny Hempel, Michael Dawson | |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Glenn Shelley makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Glenn Shelley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Charles Matthews drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Song | 22-33 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Glenn Shelley scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Alan Paulson | 22-35 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Matthew Luken connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Geoffrey Heffernan | 24-35 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Glenn Shelley misses short on a halfcourt shot | 24-35 |