| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jay White (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Hillhouse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Jie Wang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Knaack (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edgar Printz (fresh) 10 pts. C - Floyd Guinn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel misses long on a shot from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 19:29 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 19:19 | Santa Clara | Jie Wang knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Knaack | 22-31 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | Jay White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| 19:02 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Ryan swats the layup by Michael Myers | 22-31 |
| 19:01 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 18:40 | Dayton | Mark Purcell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Jay White tips it back up and in | 24-31 |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | Jie Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 18:20 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers tips it in | 24-33 |
| 18:04 | Dayton | Mark Purcell comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 24-33 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 17:56 | Santa Clara | Jie Wang hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Floyd Guinn | 24-36 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Mark Purcell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-36 |
| 17:34 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan grabs the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 17:14 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Daniel | 27-36 |
| 16:52 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-38 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Michael Myers is called for the reach on Clarence Daniel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Myers, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Parker Cosby (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Josef Ciskowski (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Clarence Daniel, Mark Purcell, Jeffrey Ryan, Jay White, Ernest Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Agee (SG), Jeffery Simons (SF), Charles Grimes (C) Michael Myers, Walter Knaack, Floyd Guinn | |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson drills a fadeaway from the left block | 29-38 |
| 16:09 | Santa Clara | Jie Wang clanks a shot from the left side | 29-38 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack (SF) Jie Wang | |
| 15:41 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Purcell (SG), Jeffrey Ryan (SF) Parker Cosby, Carl Wildermuth | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Patton (PG), Brett Thomas (C) Walter Knaack, Edgar Printz | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Mark Patton (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Eric Agee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Simons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Grimes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brett Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Patton - foul #4 on Mark Patton, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack (SF) Mark Patton | |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Charles Grimes takes the ball from Josef Ciskowski | 29-38 |
| 15:08 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jie Wang (PG) Jeffery Simons | |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marin Slowinski (C) Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn (PF) Charles Grimes | |
| 14:58 | Santa Clara | Eric Agee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 14:57 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Purcell | 32-38 |
| 14:13 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jie Wang | 32-41 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski makes the shot in the paint | 34-41 |
| 13:26 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-41 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Marin Slowinski | 34-41 |
| 13:21 | Dayton | Jie Wang is called for the reach on Jeffrey Ryan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jie Wang, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Parker Cosby (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Jay White (PF), Ernest Hillhouse (C) Clarence Daniel, Mark Purcell, Jeffrey Ryan, Josef Ciskowski, Marin Slowinski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Myers (SG), Jeffery Simons (SF), Edgar Printz (PF), Charles Grimes (C) Eric Agee, Walter Knaack, Floyd Guinn, Brett Thomas | |
| 13:08 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth connects on the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Jeffery Simons - foul #1 on Jeffery Simons, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| 13:08 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:39 | Santa Clara | Ernest Hillhouse steals it from Edgar Printz | 37-41 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan (SF) Carl Wildermuth | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn (PG) Jie Wang | |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Shawn Hermanson - foul #2 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel is fouled on the floor by Michael Myers - foul #2 on Michael Myers, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Purcell (SG) Parker Cosby | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack (SF), Brett Thomas (C) Jeffery Simons, Charles Grimes | |
| 11:24 | Dayton | Jay White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marin Slowinski (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Jay White, Ernest Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Agee (PG) Floyd Guinn | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marin Slowinski (fresh) C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Agee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Knaack (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Edgar Printz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-43 |
| 11:09 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Luka Sobrowski | 37-43 |
| 10:47 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Ryan | 39-43 |
| 10:30 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack scores on a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Jeffrey Ryan - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ryan, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Carl Wildermuth (SF) Clarence Daniel, Jeffrey Ryan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons (SG), Charles Grimes (C) Michael Myers, Brett Thomas | |
| 10:30 | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Jeffery Simons picks off the pass by Shawn Hermanson in the backcourt | 39-45 |
| 10:26 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons slams it home | 39-47 |
| 10:11 | Dayton | Eric Agee steals the ball from Luka Sobrowski | 39-47 |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons drills a jump hook from the left block | 39-49 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Wildermuth | 41-49 |
| 09:35 | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Knaack | 41-51 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth is fouled on the floor by Walter Knaack - foul #1 on Walter Knaack, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG), Parker Cosby (SG), Jeffrey Ryan (SF), Jay White (PF), Ernest Hillhouse (C) Shawn Hermanson, Mark Purcell, Carl Wildermuth, Marin Slowinski, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jie Wang (PG), Michael Myers (SG), Floyd Guinn (SF), Brett Thomas (C) Eric Agee, Jeffery Simons, Walter Knaack, Charles Grimes | |
| 08:56 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Clarence Daniel | 43-51 |
| 08:41 | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Floyd Guinn steals the ball from Jay White | 43-51 |
| 08:08 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers hits the finger roll set up by Floyd Guinn | 43-53 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jie Wang - foul #3 on Jie Wang, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Mark Purcell (SG) Clarence Daniel, Parker Cosby | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Patton (PG), Charles Grimes (PF), Michael Parks (C) Jie Wang, Edgar Printz, Brett Thomas | |
| 07:46 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:33 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Ryan takes the ball from Michael Parks | 45-53 |
| 07:16 | Dayton | Mark Purcell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth (SF), Josef Ciskowski (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Jeffrey Ryan, Jay White, Ernest Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Agee (SG), Jeffery Simons (SF) Michael Myers, Floyd Guinn | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Mark Patton (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Eric Agee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Simons (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Grimes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Parks (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Santa Clara | Eric Agee misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-53 |
| 06:59 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes grabs the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:47 | Santa Clara | Mark Patton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-53 |
| 06:45 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons grabs the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:25 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes misses the shot from the right block | 45-53 |
| 06:23 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons tips it but misses | 45-53 |
| 06:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Josef Ciskowski | 45-53 |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Grimes - foul #1 on Charles Grimes, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG), Parker Cosby (SG), Jeffrey Ryan (SF), Ernest Hillhouse (C) Shawn Hermanson, Mark Purcell, Carl Wildermuth, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn (SF), Edgar Printz (PF), Brett Thomas (C) Jeffery Simons, Charles Grimes, Michael Parks | |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:42 | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-53 |
| 05:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Parker Cosby | 47-53 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan is open and buries a jumper in the lane set up by Josef Ciskowski | 49-53 |
| 04:54 | Santa Clara | Brett Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Ernest Hillhouse - foul #1 on Ernest Hillhouse, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Purcell (SG), Jay White (PF), Marin Slowinski (C) Parker Cosby, Josef Ciskowski, Ernest Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jie Wang (PG), Jeffery Simons (SG), Walter Knaack (SF) Mark Patton, Eric Agee, Edgar Printz | |
| 04:54 | Santa Clara | Brett Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:54 | Santa Clara | Brett Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:54 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Jay White clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Floyd Guinn - foul #1 on Floyd Guinn, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski (C) Marin Slowinski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Myers (SG), Charles Grimes (PF) Walter Knaack, Floyd Guinn | |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Jay White misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Jay White makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:17 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Luka Sobrowski | 50-54 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan is fouled in the backcourt by Jie Wang - foul #4 on Jie Wang, team foul #10 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG) Clarence Daniel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Printz (PF) Brett Thomas | |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | Jie Wang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Jay White snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan can't throw it down but the foul's on Jeffery Simons - foul #2 on Jeffery Simons, team foul #11 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse (C) Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Knaack (SF) Jeffery Simons | |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 03:30 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-54 |
| 03:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ernest Hillhouse | 53-54 |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 03:23 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Edgar Printz | 53-54 |
| 03:16 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Ryan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Ryan, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG), Parker Cosby (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF) Shawn Hermanson, Mark Purcell, Jeffrey Ryan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Patton (PG), Floyd Guinn (SF), Eric Agee (PF), Michael Parks (C) Jie Wang, Walter Knaack, Edgar Printz, Charles Grimes | |
| 03:16 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:16 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Jay White gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jay White (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Hillhouse (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Mark Patton (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SG - Michael Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Floyd Guinn (fresh) PF - Eric Agee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Parks (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Patton - foul #5 on Mark Patton, team foul #12 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski (PF) Jay White | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jie Wang (PG), Walter Knaack (SF), Brett Thomas (C) Mark Patton, Michael Myers, Michael Parks | |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Walter Knaack | 54-55 |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | Jie Wang knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Purcell (SG), Jeffrey Ryan (SF), Jay White (PF) Parker Cosby, Carl Wildermuth, Josef Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Myers (SG), Edgar Printz (PF) Eric Agee, Floyd Guinn | |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel is hacked by Jie Wang in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jie Wang, team foul #13 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn (PG) Jie Wang | |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:25 | Santa Clara | Floyd Guinn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Jay White can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Walter Knaack - foul #2 on Walter Knaack, team foul #14 | 56-57 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Jay White misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Jay White makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:35 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers's pass is intercepted by Ernest Hillhouse | 57-57 |
| 01:29 | Dayton | Michael Myers steps in front of the Ernest Hillhouse pass in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel connects on the open driving attempt from close range set up by Jeffrey Ryan | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Mark Purcell - foul #2 on Mark Purcell, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Michael Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Mark Purcell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Brett Thomas | 59-62 |