| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Hillhouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Caceres (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Friel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Burkhead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Phil Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Dayton | Jay White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Burkhead - foul #2 on Roger Burkhead, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| 19:48 | Dayton | Jay White makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 19:48 | Dayton | Jay White makes the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 19:19 | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres hits the finger roll and the foul's on Ernest Hillhouse - foul #3 on Ernest Hillhouse, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski (C) Ernest Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 19:19 | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Mark Purcell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Ryan | 39-25 |
| 18:49 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Luka Sobrowski - foul #2 on Luka Sobrowski, team foul #2 | 39-25 |
| 18:49 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 18:49 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-27 |
| 18:34 | Saint Louis | David Friel grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 18:24 | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 18:23 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Catlin | 39-27 |
| 18:10 | Saint Louis | The pull-up jumper by Roger Burkhead is blocked by Jay White | 39-27 |
| 18:09 | Dayton | Jay White grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Mark Purcell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Clarence Daniel | 42-27 |
| 17:27 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Friel | 42-29 |
| 17:09 | Dayton | Jay White scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Clarence Daniel | 44-29 |
| 16:52 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons makes the jump hook from the baseline | 44-31 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Jay White connects on the floater from the free throw line | 46-31 |
| 16:16 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons can't finish the layup | 46-31 |
| 16:14 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin tips it back up and in | 46-33 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Jay White misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan tips it but misses | 46-33 |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan can't tip it in | 46-33 |
| 15:47 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Roger Burkhead | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Purcell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Luka Sobrowski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Caceres (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Catlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Friel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roger Burkhead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Phil Simmons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Luka Sobrowski - foul #3 on Luka Sobrowski, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Parker Cosby (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Josef Ciskowski (PF), Ernest Hillhouse (C) Clarence Daniel, Mark Purcell, Jeffrey Ryan, Jay White, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo (PG), Douglas Nieman (SG), Norman Winegar (SF), Robert Floyd (PF) Robert Caceres, Kevin Catlin, David Friel, Roger Burkhead | |
| 15:35 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 15:35 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse is whistled for traveling | 46-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Baine (C) Phil Simmons | |
| 15:07 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 46-35 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 14:36 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse clanks a floater near the basket | 46-35 |
| 14:34 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 14:22 | Saint Louis | Douglas Nieman buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Floyd | 46-37 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-37 |
| 14:06 | Saint Louis | Douglas Nieman grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 13:59 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Nieman | 46-39 |
| 13:40 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse misses short on a floater from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 13:38 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Norman Winegar | 46-39 |
| 13:27 | Saint Louis | Douglas Nieman connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Filiberto Colombo | 46-41 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Baine - foul #1 on Jason Baine, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG), Mark Purcell (SG), Jeffrey Ryan (SF), Jay White (PF) Shawn Hermanson, Parker Cosby, Carl Wildermuth, Josef Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres (PG), Kevin Catlin (SG), David Friel (SF), Roger Burkhead (PF) Filiberto Colombo, Douglas Nieman, Norman Winegar, Robert Floyd | |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Jay White snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 12:56 | Dayton | Jay White hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| 12:37 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ernest Hillhouse - foul #4 on Ernest Hillhouse, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski (C) Ernest Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons (C) Jason Baine | |
| 12:37 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:37 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jay White | 48-41 |
| 12:18 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 12:17 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:53 | Saint Louis | David Friel loses the ball out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo (PG) Robert Caceres | |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Jay White misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roger Burkhead - foul #3 on Roger Burkhead, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Nieman (SG), Robert Floyd (PF) Kevin Catlin, Roger Burkhead | |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Jay White makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Jay White makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay White (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Filiberto Colombo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Nieman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Friel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Phil Simmons (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Clarence Daniel - foul #1 on Clarence Daniel, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski (PF) Jay White | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 11:17 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 11:17 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:53 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 10:52 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Josef Ciskowski | 50-43 |
| 10:38 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski is hacked by Phil Simmons - foul #1 on Phil Simmons, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marin Slowinski (C) Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres (PG), Jason Baine (C) Filiberto Colombo, Phil Simmons | |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Friel - foul #3 on David Friel, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin (SG), Roger Burkhead (PF) Douglas Nieman, Jason Baine | |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:04 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-43 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Roger Burkhead is called for the reach on Josef Ciskowski - foul #4 on Roger Burkhead, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Parker Cosby (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Jay White (PF) Clarence Daniel, Mark Purcell, Jeffrey Ryan, Josef Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar (SF), Douglas Nieman (PF), Jason Baine (C) David Friel, Roger Burkhead, Robert Floyd | |
| 09:18 | Dayton | Jay White comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 09:16 | Saint Louis | Norman Winegar gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 08:54 | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Norman Winegar and the foul's on Parker Cosby - foul #2 on Parker Cosby, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski (C) Marin Slowinski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Friel (SF), Phil Simmons (C) Norman Winegar, Jason Baine | |
| 08:54 | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 08:32 | Saint Louis | Douglas Nieman pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:25 | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Jay White misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Jay White is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jay White, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG), Mark Purcell (SG), Jeffrey Ryan (SF), Ernest Hillhouse (C) Shawn Hermanson, Parker Cosby, Carl Wildermuth, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo (PG), Roger Burkhead (PF) Robert Caceres, Kevin Catlin | |
| 07:35 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons slams it home on a nice dish by David Friel | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Clarence Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay White (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Hillhouse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Filiberto Colombo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Nieman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Friel (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roger Burkhead (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Phil Simmons (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Ryan | 54-51 |
| 06:56 | Saint Louis | Clarence Daniel steps in front of the Filiberto Colombo pass | 54-51 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Clarence Daniel blows the layup | 54-51 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Purcell | 54-51 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 06:30 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse misses the tip | 54-51 |
| 06:29 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 06:08 | Saint Louis | Ernest Hillhouse takes the ball from Filiberto Colombo | 54-51 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Mark Purcell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | Jay White hits the follow up shot | 56-51 |
| 05:31 | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-51 |
| 05:29 | Dayton | Jay White snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse misses the driving attempt from close range | 56-51 |
| 05:05 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Filiberto Colombo | 56-51 |
| 05:05 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski (PF) Jay White | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres (PG), Kevin Catlin (SG), Robert Floyd (C) Filiberto Colombo, Douglas Nieman, Phil Simmons | |
| 04:49 | Saint Louis | Josef Ciskowski denies the turnaround by Robert Floyd | 56-51 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Mark Purcell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 03:56 | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Friel | 58-53 |
| 03:44 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski is called for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jay White (PF) Josef Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons (C) Robert Floyd | |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres travels with the ball | 58-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Luka Sobrowski (C) Clarence Daniel, Ernest Hillhouse | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Douglas Nieman (PF) Roger Burkhead | |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Jay White misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Nieman - foul #2 on Douglas Nieman, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Floyd (PF) Douglas Nieman | |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Jay White makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Jay White makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ryan (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jay White (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Caceres (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Friel (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Phil Simmons (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Saint Louis | David Friel is fouled on the floor by Luka Sobrowski - foul #4 on Luka Sobrowski, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| 03:10 | Saint Louis | David Friel makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:10 | Saint Louis | David Friel makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | Jay White lays it up and in | 62-55 |
| 02:34 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Luka Sobrowski - foul #5 on Luka Sobrowski, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Daniel (PG), Ernest Hillhouse (C) Shawn Hermanson, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Filiberto Colombo (PG), Douglas Nieman (SF), Roger Burkhead (PF) Robert Caceres, David Friel, Robert Floyd | |
| 02:34 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:34 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 02:14 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 02:14 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres (PG), David Friel (SF) Filiberto Colombo, Douglas Nieman | |
| 01:56 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons is hacked by Jay White - foul #2 on Jay White, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| 01:56 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:56 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Roger Burkhead denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Ryan | 62-59 |
| 01:37 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Roger Burkhead | 62-59 |
| 01:33 | Saint Louis | David Friel hits the finger roll | 62-61 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Jeffrey Ryan lays it up and in | 64-61 |
| 01:06 | Saint Louis | David Friel's layup is rejected by Ernest Hillhouse | 64-61 |
| 01:05 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead hits the follow up shot | 64-63 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Ernest Hillhouse clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 00:44 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 00:35 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Caceres | 64-65 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Mark Purcell makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Clarence Daniel | 66-65 |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres can't finish the layup but the foul's on Clarence Daniel - foul #2 on Clarence Daniel, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Robert Caceres makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by David Friel - foul #4 on David Friel, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Mark Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Mark Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:05 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Phil Simmons clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-67 |