| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Renato Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gustavo Bianchi (fresh) PF - Earl Pound (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn McCourtney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McClearen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Paschke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daryl Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hunter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke clanks a runner from the left block | 36-32 |
| 19:46 | Cal | The rebound goes to Earl Pound | 36-32 |
| 19:41 | Cal | Michael Lyons misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daryl Wright - foul #1 on Daryl Wright, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:41 | Cal | Michael Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:41 | Cal | Michael Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke tips it home | 37-34 |
| 18:54 | Cal | Wayne Wilson can't finish the layup | 37-34 |
| 18:53 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 18:48 | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney drills a floater from the right side | 37-36 |
| 18:24 | Cal | Wayne Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 18:01 | Cal | Michael Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:38 | Cal | Renato Russo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 17:18 | Cal | The rebound goes to Earl Pound | 37-36 |
| 16:55 | Cal | Wayne Wilson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Daryl Wright - foul #2 on Daryl Wright, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Bernard Jackson (SG) Renato Russo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Clark (PG), Vincent Blakeslee (PF), Ivan Wolf (C) Shawn McCourtney, Daryl Wright, Ronald Hunter | |
| 16:55 | Cal | Wayne Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:55 | Cal | Wayne Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee travels with the ball | 39-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Clark (SF) Gustavo Bianchi | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mathew Davis (SG) James McClearen | |
| 16:18 | Cal | Mark Clark scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Lyons | 42-36 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Joseph Paschke and he's hacked by Mark Clark - foul #1 on Mark Clark, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Bhatia (SF) Joseph Paschke | |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:10 | Cal | Wayne Wilson snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 15:44 | Cal | Bernard Jackson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bernard Jackson, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Renato Russo (SG) Bernard Jackson | |
| Subs | Dayton | James McClearen (SG) Charles Bhatia | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Lyons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Renato Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Clark (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earl Pound (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Clark (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James McClearen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Davis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vincent Blakeslee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Wolf (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee knocks in the runner near the basket | 42-40 |
| 15:09 | Cal | Wayne Wilson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James McClearen - foul #2 on James McClearen, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Gustavo Bianchi (SF) Mark Clark | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Paschke (SF), Daryl Wright (PF), Ronald Hunter (C) Mathew Davis, Vincent Blakeslee, Ivan Wolf | |
| 15:09 | Cal | Wayne Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 15:09 | Cal | Wayne Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 15:09 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ronald Hunter | 43-40 |
| 14:55 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 14:54 | Dayton | Daryl Wright grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 14:36 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter tips it home | 43-42 |
| 14:16 | Cal | Wayne Wilson buries a shot in the lane | 45-42 |
| 13:53 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 45-42 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:40 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark travels with the ball | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Bernard Jackson (SG), Franklin Wallace (PF), Charles Moody (C) Renato Russo, Earl Pound, Wayne Wilson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney (PG), Mathew Davis (SG) Jonathan Clark, James McClearen | |
| 13:22 | Cal | Charles Moody makes the jump hook from close range set up by Michael Lyons | 47-42 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Mathew Davis | 47-44 |
| 12:37 | Cal | Shawn McCourtney is called for the reach on Michael Lyons - foul #2 on Shawn McCourtney, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Renato Russo (SG), Wayne Wilson (C) Bernard Jackson, Charles Moody | |
| Subs | Dayton | James McClearen (SG), Vincent Blakeslee (PF), Ivan Wolf (C) Joseph Paschke, Daryl Wright, Ronald Hunter | |
| 12:17 | Cal | Franklin Wallace blows the layup | 47-44 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Renato Russo snags the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 12:04 | Cal | Vincent Blakeslee steals it from Franklin Wallace | 47-44 |
| 11:51 | Dayton | James McClearen's layup is rejected by Franklin Wallace | 47-44 |
| 11:49 | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:31 | Dayton | James McClearen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-44 |
| 11:30 | Cal | Wayne Wilson pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Lyons (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Renato Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gustavo Bianchi (fairly fresh) PF - Franklin Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Wilson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn McCourtney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McClearen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Blakeslee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Wolf (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Cal | Ivan Wolf steps in front of the Wayne Wilson pass | 47-44 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Mathew Davis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-46 |
| 10:27 | Cal | Franklin Wallace clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Mathew Davis snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Gustavo Bianchi takes the ball from James McClearen | 47-46 |
| 09:52 | Cal | Franklin Wallace's fadeaway is rejected by Ivan Wolf | 47-46 |
| 09:51 | Cal | Franklin Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:27 | Cal | Franklin Wallace hits a wide open jumper from the left side | 49-46 |
| 09:15 | Dayton | Mathew Davis is fouled on the floor by Franklin Wallace - foul #1 on Franklin Wallace, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Bernard Jackson (SG), Mark Clark (SF), Earl Pound (PF), Charles Moody (C) Renato Russo, Gustavo Bianchi, Franklin Wallace, Wayne Wilson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Clark (PG), Charles Bhatia (SG), Joseph Paschke (SF), Daryl Wright (PF), Ronald Hunter (C) Shawn McCourtney, James McClearen, Mathew Davis, Vincent Blakeslee, Ivan Wolf | |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Charles Bhatia clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 08:48 | Cal | The rebound goes to Earl Pound | 49-46 |
| 08:30 | Cal | Mark Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 08:29 | Cal | Charles Moody can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:09 | Dayton | Daryl Wright buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Clark | 49-48 |
| 07:53 | Cal | Charles Moody is fouled on the floor by Charles Bhatia - foul #1 on Charles Bhatia, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremy Ewing (SG) Michael Lyons | |
| Subs | Dayton | James McClearen (SG) Charles Bhatia | |
| 07:32 | Cal | Jeremy Ewing is hacked by Jonathan Clark - foul #2 on Jonathan Clark, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| 07:16 | Cal | Bernard Jackson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 07:14 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ronald Hunter | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Bernard Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeremy Ewing (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Clark (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earl Pound (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Moody (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McClearen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Paschke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daryl Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Moody - foul #3 on Charles Moody, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Renato Russo (SG) Jeremy Ewing | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:34 | Cal | Mark Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 06:33 | Cal | Charles Moody can't tip it in | 49-50 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joseph Paschke | 49-50 |
| 06:07 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James McClearen | 49-52 |
| 05:40 | Cal | Renato Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Lyons (PG), Gustavo Bianchi (SF), Wayne Wilson (C) Bernard Jackson, Mark Clark, Charles Moody | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney (PG), Mathew Davis (SG), Vincent Blakeslee (PF), Ivan Wolf (C) Jonathan Clark, James McClearen, Daryl Wright, Ronald Hunter | |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Mathew Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | Ivan Wolf tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 04:52 | Cal | Wayne Wilson's layup is rejected by Ivan Wolf | 49-54 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Gustavo Bianchi pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 04:29 | Cal | Wayne Wilson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-54 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Ivan Wolf's floater is tipped away by Earl Pound | 49-54 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke banks in the layup on a great pass from Mathew Davis | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Cal | Wayne Wilson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-56 |
| 03:08 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Vincent Blakeslee | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Lyons (tired) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Renato Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gustavo Bianchi (fresh) PF - Earl Pound (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Wilson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn McCourtney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Paschke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Vincent Blakeslee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Cal | The jump hook by Wayne Wilson is blocked by Ivan Wolf | 51-59 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Clark (PG), James McClearen (SG), Daryl Wright (PF), Ronald Hunter (C) Shawn McCourtney, Mathew Davis, Vincent Blakeslee, Ivan Wolf | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-59 |
| 02:15 | Cal | Renato Russo pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Cal | Earl Pound hits a wide open jumper from the left wing set up by Wayne Wilson out of the doubleteam | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:51 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark is hacked by Michael Lyons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lyons, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney (PG) Jonathan Clark | |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter misses the dunk attempt | 53-59 |
| 01:26 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 01:07 | Dayton | James McClearen misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 01:06 | Cal | Earl Pound grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Wayne Wilson is whistled for traveling | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Dayton | James McClearen banks in the layup | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Cal | Renato Russo is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Renato Russo - foul #3 on Renato Russo, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Clark (PG), Charles Bhatia (SG), Mathew Davis (SF), Vincent Blakeslee (PF) Shawn McCourtney, James McClearen, Joseph Paschke, Daryl Wright | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee is hacked by Wayne Wilson - foul #1 on Wayne Wilson, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:12 | Cal | Renato Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 00:11 | Cal | Earl Pound grabs the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Renato Russo double dribbles | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark runs out the clock | 56-63 |