| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McClearen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Paschke (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daryl Wright (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Edie (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dick Porter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie inbounds the ball | 29-22 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:51 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 19:49 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 19:29 | Dayton | James McClearen connects on the open 3 from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 19:20 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark loses the dribble to Edwin Griffith | 32-25 |
| 18:37 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie's layup is rejected by Ronald Hunter | 32-25 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | James McClearen grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 18:17 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark tips it back up and in | 34-25 |
| 17:51 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada clanks a runner from the baseline | 34-25 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 17:47 | Dayton | Edwin Griffith steals the ball from Jonathan Clark in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| 17:29 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter banks in the layup and he's hacked by Daryl Wright - foul #1 on Daryl Wright, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee (PF), Mathew Davis (C) Daryl Wright, Ronald Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Dale Grado (SF), William Tseng (C) Edwin Griffith, Edward Griffin, Alvin Edie, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 17:29 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke misses the easy layup | 34-28 |
| 17:03 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 16:59 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-28 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James McClearen | 34-28 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Mathew Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dick Porter - foul #2 on Dick Porter, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon (PF) Dick Porter | |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Mathew Davis misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Mathew Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:14 | Western Michigan | William Tseng clanks a turnaround near the basket | 35-28 |
| 16:13 | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 15:50 | Western Michigan | James McClearen is called for the reach on Rodney Littlejohn - foul #2 on James McClearen, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daryl Wright (PF), Ivan Wolf (C) Vincent Blakeslee, Mathew Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Edward Griffin (SG), Michael Rosser (SF), John Alberto (C) Douglass Marshall, Rodney Littlejohn, Dale Grado, William Tseng | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McClearen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Paschke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daryl Wright (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ivan Wolf (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Edward Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Rosser (fresh) PF - Raymond Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Alberto (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Western Michigan | Michael Rosser misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 15:44 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:28 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 15:26 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:06 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark connects on the open floater from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 14:49 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Paschke - foul #1 on Joseph Paschke, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney (PG), Charles Bhatia (SG), Ronald Hunter (C) Jonathan Clark, James McClearen, Ivan Wolf | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Alvin Edie (SF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Edwin Griffith, Michael Rosser, Raymond Dixon | |
| 14:49 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 14:49 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Charles Bhatia is hacked by Edward Griffin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Griffin, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 14:35 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke knocks in the shot in the lane | 39-29 |
| 14:24 | Western Michigan | John Alberto hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-29 |
| 14:23 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter buries a shot from close range | 41-29 |
| 13:43 | Western Michigan | Joseph Paschke swats the short shot by Dikembe Ahumada | 41-29 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 13:37 | Dayton | Edward Griffin steps in front of the Shawn McCourtney pass | 41-29 |
| 13:20 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall blows the layup | 41-29 |
| 13:18 | Dayton | Charles Bhatia grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney is fouled in the backcourt by Douglass Marshall - foul #1 on Douglass Marshall, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Clark (PG), James McClearen (SG), Mathew Davis (SF), Vincent Blakeslee (PF), Ivan Wolf (C) Shawn McCourtney, Charles Bhatia, Joseph Paschke, Daryl Wright, Ronald Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Dale Grado (SF), Dick Porter (PF), William Tseng (C) Douglass Marshall, Edward Griffin, Alvin Edie, John Alberto, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 12:52 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark is fouled on the floor by Dale Grado - foul #3 on Dale Grado, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| 12:29 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee's pass is intercepted by William Tseng | 41-29 |
| 12:12 | Western Michigan | Mathew Davis picks off the pass by William Tseng | 41-29 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | James McClearen clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 11:46 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Dick Porter | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McClearen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Blakeslee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Wolf (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Littlejohn (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dale Grado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dick Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - William Tseng (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn is fouled on the floor by Mathew Davis - foul #1 on Mathew Davis, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Paschke (SF), Ronald Hunter (C) Mathew Davis, Vincent Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Michael Rosser (SG), Alvin Edie (SF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Edwin Griffith, Rodney Littlejohn, Dale Grado, William Tseng | |
| 11:32 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall hits a floater from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 11:07 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke hits a floater from close range | 43-31 |
| 10:56 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada banks in the layup | 43-33 |
| 10:29 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jonathan Clark | 45-33 |
| 10:20 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada hits the finger roll | 45-35 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Ivan Wolf makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-35 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Hunter - foul #3 on Ronald Hunter, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney (PG), Charles Bhatia (SG), Daryl Wright (PF), Vincent Blakeslee (C) Jonathan Clark, James McClearen, Ivan Wolf, Ronald Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Edward Griffin (SG), Dale Grado (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF) Douglass Marshall, Michael Rosser, Alvin Edie, Dick Porter | |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 09:45 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Vincent Blakeslee | 47-36 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mathew Davis (SF) Joseph Paschke | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Tseng (C) Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 09:33 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin is hacked by Daryl Wright - foul #2 on Daryl Wright, team foul #6 | 47-36 |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Shawn McCourtney - foul #1 on Shawn McCourtney, team foul #7 | 47-36 |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 08:59 | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Bhatia | 49-38 |
| 08:47 | Western Michigan | William Tseng can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mathew Davis - foul #2 on Mathew Davis, team foul #8 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Paschke (SF) Mathew Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:47 | Western Michigan | William Tseng misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:47 | Western Michigan | William Tseng misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Edwin Griffith picks off the pass by Daryl Wright | 49-38 |
| 08:00 | Western Michigan | William Tseng misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-38 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 07:30 | Dayton | Charles Bhatia misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn McCourtney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Bhatia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Paschke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Daryl Wright (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Vincent Blakeslee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 stl. SG - Edward Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Grado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Tseng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Western Michigan | William Tseng banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edwin Griffith and he's fouled by Joseph Paschke - foul #2 on Joseph Paschke, team foul #9 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Clark (PG), James McClearen (SG), Ivan Wolf (PF), Ronald Hunter (C) Shawn McCourtney, Charles Bhatia, Daryl Wright, Vincent Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Alvin Edie (SF), Dick Porter (PF) Edwin Griffith, Edward Griffin, Dale Grado, Raymond Dixon | |
| 07:11 | Western Michigan | William Tseng makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Dick Porter picks off the pass by Joseph Paschke | 49-41 |
| 06:31 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 06:04 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 06:02 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 05:44 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 05:34 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Douglass Marshall - foul #2 on Douglass Marshall, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mathew Davis (SF), Daryl Wright (PF) Joseph Paschke, Ivan Wolf | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Edward Griffin (SG), Michael Rosser (SF), John Alberto (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Douglass Marshall, Rodney Littlejohn, Alvin Edie, Dick Porter, William Tseng | |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:11 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada lays it up and in set up by John Alberto | 51-45 |
| 04:53 | Dayton | Mathew Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 04:52 | Western Michigan | John Alberto pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:41 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hess (SG) James McClearen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dale Grado (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF) Michael Rosser, John Alberto | |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Edward Griffin takes the ball from Mathew Davis in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 04:34 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edwin Griffith | 51-47 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter misses short on an open turnaround from the right block | 51-47 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Wright | 51-47 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Jonathan Clark | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin double dribbles | 53-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn McCourtney (PG), James McClearen (SG), Vincent Blakeslee (PF), Ivan Wolf (C) Jonathan Clark, Michael Hess, Daryl Wright, Ronald Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Alvin Edie (SF), Dick Porter (PF) Edwin Griffith, Edward Griffin, Dale Grado, Raymond Dixon | |
| 03:32 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 03:31 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Dick Porter | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn McCourtney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James McClearen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Blakeslee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Douglass Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Littlejohn (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Alvin Edie (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dick Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mathew Davis - foul #3 on Mathew Davis, team foul #10 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Paschke (SF) Mathew Davis | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Alberto (C) Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Douglass Marshall is called for the reach on Shawn McCourtney - foul #3 on Douglass Marshall, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hess (PG), Daryl Wright (PF) Shawn McCourtney, Vincent Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin (SG), Dale Grado (SF) Rodney Littlejohn, Alvin Edie | |
| 02:30 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Daryl Wright and he's fouled by John Alberto - foul #1 on John Alberto, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Clark (PG), Charles Bhatia (SG) Michael Hess, James McClearen | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG) Douglass Marshall | |
| 02:30 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke misses the free throw | 55-49 |
| 02:30 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 02:30 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| 02:18 | Western Michigan | Dale Grado can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | James McClearen (SG), Ronald Hunter (C) Charles Bhatia, Ivan Wolf | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (SF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Dale Grado, John Alberto | |
| 02:06 | Dayton | James McClearen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| 01:57 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada blows the layup | 55-49 |
| 01:56 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie tips it in | 55-51 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Edward Griffin steals it from Jonathan Clark in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| 01:50 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith jams it set up by Edward Griffin | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:46 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke is hacked by Alvin Edie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alvin Edie, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:46 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:24 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 00:59 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Dick Porter | 55-55 |
| 00:42 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-55 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark is hacked by Dick Porter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dick Porter, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter misses short on a shot from the left side | 57-57 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James McClearen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Paschke (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. PF - Daryl Wright (fresh) 6 reb. C - Ronald Hunter (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Edward Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alvin Edie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dick Porter (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter wins the tip | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Daryl Wright - foul #3 on Daryl Wright, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | James McClearen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke hits the follow up shot | 59-59 |
| 04:10 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Paschke - foul #3 on Joseph Paschke, team foul #12 | 59-59 |
| 04:10 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:10 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:10 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:02 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter can't connect on a shot from close range | 59-60 |
| 03:34 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:16 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Edie | 59-62 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee (PF), Ivan Wolf (C) Daryl Wright, Ronald Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Dale Grado (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF), William Tseng (C) Edwin Griffith, Edward Griffin, Alvin Edie, Dick Porter, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 03:04 | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 03:02 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daryl Wright (PF) Ivan Wolf | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Edward Griffin (SG), Alvin Edie (SF), Dick Porter (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Douglass Marshall, Rodney Littlejohn, Dale Grado, Raymond Dixon, William Tseng | |
| 02:35 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 02:33 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | James McClearen is hacked by Edwin Griffith - foul #2 on Edwin Griffith, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Hunter (C) Vincent Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:12 | Dayton | James McClearen makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | James McClearen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith loses the dribble to Ronald Hunter | 61-62 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | James McClearen's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ahumada | 61-62 |
| 01:26 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Paschke - foul #4 on Joseph Paschke, team foul #13 | 61-62 |
| 01:26 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:26 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:26 | Dayton | Daryl Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter lays it in | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James McClearen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Paschke (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. PF - Daryl Wright (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Hunter (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Edward Griffin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alvin Edie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dick Porter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Alvin Edie, team foul #11 | 63-63 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Ronald Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Joseph Paschke blocks the jumper by Edwin Griffith | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | The clock runs out | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James McClearen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Paschke (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Daryl Wright (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Hunter (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Edward Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alvin Edie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dick Porter (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:45 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edwin Griffith | 63-65 |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke clanks a floater from close range | 63-65 |
| 04:18 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 04:13 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin is whistled for traveling | 63-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee (C) Ronald Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Dale Grado (SF), William Tseng (C) Edwin Griffith, Edward Griffin, Alvin Edie, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 03:49 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke makes the jump hook from the baseline | 65-65 |
| 03:29 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter misses the dunk attempt | 65-65 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | James McClearen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Rodney Littlejohn - foul #2 on Rodney Littlejohn, team foul #12 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Hunter (C) Daryl Wright | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin (SG), Raymond Dixon (PF) Rodney Littlejohn, Dick Porter | |
| 03:09 | Dayton | James McClearen makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | James McClearen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | James McClearen misses the 3rd free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-67 |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Vincent Blakeslee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Wolf (PF) Vincent Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Michael Rosser (SF), John Alberto (C) Douglass Marshall, Dale Grado, William Tseng | |
| 02:36 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daryl Wright (PF) Ivan Wolf | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (SF), Dick Porter (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Michael Rosser, Raymond Dixon, John Alberto | |
| 02:24 | Western Michigan | Daryl Wright blocks the jumper by Edward Griffin | 67-67 |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Daryl Wright grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 02:02 | Dayton | James McClearen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Daryl Wright | 70-67 |
| 01:40 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Edwin Griffith | 70-69 |
| 01:38 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| 01:30 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dick Porter | 70-72 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | James McClearen knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Paschke and he's fouled by Alvin Edie - foul #4 on Alvin Edie, team foul #13 | 72-72 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | James McClearen misses the free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hunter | 72-72 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark's pass is intercepted by Edward Griffin | 72-72 |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin banks in the layup | 72-74 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - James McClearen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Paschke (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Daryl Wright (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Hunter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Edward Griffin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Alvin Edie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Dick Porter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Griffin - foul #3 on Edward Griffin, team foul #14 | 72-74 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Joseph Paschke misses the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada snags the defensive board | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada is hacked by Jonathan Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Clark, team foul #14 | 73-74 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:14 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | James McClearen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-76 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada grabs the board | 73-76 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada is hacked by James McClearen in the backcourt - foul #3 on James McClearen, team foul #15 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Dale Grado (SF) Edward Griffin, Alvin Edie | |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Daryl Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-78 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (SF), William Tseng (C) Dale Grado, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie is hacked by James McClearen - foul #4 on James McClearen, team foul #16 | 73-78 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jonathan Clark comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 73-79 |