| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Nicholas Grafton (fresh) SG - William Warren (fresh) SF - David McCartha (fresh) PF - John Engberg (fresh) C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Mark Chism (fresh) SG - Sam Hart (fresh) SF - Willy Backus (fresh) PF - George Hayes (fresh) C - Anthony Jewell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Engberg - foul #1 on John Engberg, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | Dayton | William Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-1 |
| 19:34 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to George Hayes | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | St. Bonaventure | Sam Hart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Johnson | 0-1 |
| 19:03 | Dayton | David McCartha banks in the layup on a great pass from John Engberg and the foul's on Willy Backus - foul #1 on Willy Backus, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 19:03 | Dayton | David McCartha makes the free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:01 | St. Bonaventure | Sam Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-1 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | David McCartha makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Johnson | 5-1 |
| 18:22 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Engberg - foul #2 on John Engberg, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Holland (PF) John Engberg | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 18:22 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:22 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:22 | Dayton | David McCartha snags the defensive board | 5-1 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton's pass is intercepted by Mark Chism in the backcourt | 5-1 |
| 18:06 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Chism | 5-4 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | William Warren knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Kenneth Johnson | 7-4 |
| 17:47 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Grafton - foul #1 on Nicholas Grafton, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | Martin Armstrong (PG), John Shaw (SG), Raymond Rolle (SF), Ernest Jackson (C) Nicholas Grafton, William Warren, David McCartha, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Moody (PG), Jason Skipper (SG), Jeffry Benites (SF), Carl Rosamond (PF), Jacob Tillman (C) Mark Chism, Sam Hart, Willy Backus, George Hayes, Anthony Jewell | |
| 17:40 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Skipper misses the 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Robert Holland snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Ernest Jackson makes the jumper from the left block set up by Martin Armstrong | 9-4 |
| 17:05 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffry Benites hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 9-4 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Ernest Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Ernest Jackson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jacob Tillman - foul #1 on Jacob Tillman, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson (C) Robert Holland | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Sam Hart (SG), Rufus Hull (C) Jason Skipper, Jacob Tillman | |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Ernest Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Ernest Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:35 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Rosamond misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Ernest Jackson - foul #1 on Ernest Jackson, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | Louis Larsen (PG), William Warren (SG), David McCartha (SF), Robert Holland (PF) Martin Armstrong, John Shaw, Raymond Rolle, Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Willy Backus (SF) Jeffry Benites | |
| 16:35 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Rosamond makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:35 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Rosamond makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:17 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Holland | 13-6 |
| 15:57 | St. Bonaventure | Willy Backus makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Louis Larsen (fresh) SG - William Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David McCartha (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Holland (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Leonard Moody (fairly fresh) SG - Sam Hart (fresh) SF - Willy Backus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Rosamond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rufus Hull (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Dayton | William Warren is fouled on the floor by Willy Backus - foul #2 on Willy Backus, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton (PG) Louis Larsen | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism (PG), Eric Christiansen (SG), Jason Skipper (SF), George Hayes (PF) Leonard Moody, Sam Hart, Willy Backus, Carl Rosamond | |
| 15:30 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 15:29 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Christiansen gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 15:27 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Christiansen is hacked by Nicholas Grafton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Grafton, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Martin Armstrong (PG), John Shaw (SG), Ernest Jackson (PF) Nicholas Grafton, William Warren, Robert Holland | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeffry Benites (SF), Anthony Jewell (C) Eric Christiansen, Rufus Hull | |
| 15:13 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 15:12 | Dayton | Ernest Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | David McCartha hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | Jason Skipper is called for the reach on Martin Armstrong - foul #1 on Jason Skipper, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Rolle (SF) David McCartha | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Sam Hart (SG), Jacob Tillman (C) Jason Skipper, Anthony Jewell | |
| 14:31 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Louis Larsen (PG), William Warren (SG), Robert Holland (PF) Martin Armstrong, John Shaw, Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 14:28 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Jacob Tillman - foul #2 on Jacob Tillman, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Jewell (C) Jacob Tillman | |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:21 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:05 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Jewell is hacked by William Warren - foul #1 on William Warren, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Jackson (C) Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Moody (PG), Rufus Hull (C) Mark Chism, Anthony Jewell | |
| 13:51 | St. Bonaventure | Rufus Hull comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 13-9 |
| 13:49 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 13:33 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Moody is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sam Hart | 13-12 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Robert Holland knocks in the shot from close range | 15-12 |
| 13:14 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffry Benites misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 15-12 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Robert Holland pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:59 | Dayton | Louis Larsen is hacked by Leonard Moody - foul #1 on Leonard Moody, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Martin Armstrong (PG), John Shaw (SG), David McCartha (SF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Louis Larsen, William Warren, Raymond Rolle, Robert Holland | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism (PG), Jason Skipper (SF), Carl Rosamond (PF), Anthony Jewell (C) Sam Hart, Jeffry Benites, George Hayes, Rufus Hull | |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Martin Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 12:50 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Rosamond grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 12:33 | St. Bonaventure | The jump hook by Anthony Jewell is blocked by Ernest Jackson | 15-12 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | David McCartha grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:19 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 12:18 | Dayton | John Shaw grabs the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | Jason Skipper picks off the pass by Kenneth Johnson | 15-12 |
| 12:00 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Jewell can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 11:58 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism grabs the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 11:38 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Rosamond hits a turnaround from the right block | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Martin Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Shaw (fresh) SF - David McCartha (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Jackson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Mark Chism (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Moody (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Skipper (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Rosamond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Jewell (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Dayton | Martin Armstrong misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 11:32 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Rosamond gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:28 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Rosamond throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Louis Larsen (PG), William Warren (SG), Robert Holland (PF) Martin Armstrong, John Shaw, Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Christiansen (PG), Sam Hart (SG), Jeffry Benites (SF), George Hayes (PF), Rufus Hull (C) Mark Chism, Leonard Moody, Jason Skipper, Carl Rosamond, Anthony Jewell | |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Sam Hart takes the ball from Louis Larsen | 15-14 |
| 11:11 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffry Benites misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by William Warren - foul #2 on William Warren, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Martin Armstrong (SG) William Warren | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 11:11 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffry Benites makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:11 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffry Benites misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:11 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:55 | St. Bonaventure | Louis Larsen is called for the reach on Rufus Hull - foul #1 on Louis Larsen, team foul #8 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Rolle (SF) David McCartha | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 10:55 | St. Bonaventure | Rufus Hull makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:55 | St. Bonaventure | Rufus Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Martin Armstrong buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Johnson | 18-17 |
| 10:17 | St. Bonaventure | Sam Hart misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 10:15 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes tips it in | 18-19 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Martin Armstrong makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-19 |
| 09:47 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffry Benites clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:29 | Dayton | Robert Holland scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Rolle | 23-19 |
| 09:05 | St. Bonaventure | Martin Armstrong steals the ball from Jeffry Benites | 23-19 |
| 08:56 | Dayton | Louis Larsen is hacked by Eric Christiansen - foul #1 on Eric Christiansen, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Shaw (SG), David McCartha (SF), Ernest Jackson (C) Martin Armstrong, Raymond Rolle, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism (PG), Leonard Moody (SG), Jason Skipper (SF), Carl Rosamond (PF), Anthony Jewell (C) Eric Christiansen, Sam Hart, Jeffry Benites, George Hayes, Rufus Hull | |
| 08:56 | Dayton | Louis Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:56 | Dayton | Louis Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:32 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | John Shaw pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 08:07 | Dayton | Robert Holland is called for traveling | 25-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Martin Armstrong (PG), Kenneth Johnson (C) Louis Larsen, Robert Holland | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 08:05 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | John Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-19 |
| 07:35 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Skipper drills a shot in the lane | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Martin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Shaw (fresh) SF - David McCartha (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Mark Chism (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Moody (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Skipper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Rosamond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Jewell (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Martin Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-21 |
| 07:22 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Skipper snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 07:18 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Jewell travels with the ball | 25-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Sam Hart (SG), Jeffry Benites (SF) Mark Chism, Jason Skipper | |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson's dunk attempt is rejected by Anthony Jewell | 25-21 |
| 07:01 | Dayton | Ernest Jackson hits the follow up shot | 27-21 |
| 06:43 | St. Bonaventure | Sam Hart comes up short on the floater from the right side | 27-21 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Ernest Jackson grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 06:34 | Dayton | Martin Armstrong misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-21 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | David McCartha grabs the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Shaw | 29-21 |
| 06:16 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Jewell travels in the backcourt | 29-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Louis Larsen (PG), Raymond Rolle (SF), Robert Holland (PF) John Shaw, David McCartha, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism (PG), George Hayes (PF) Leonard Moody, Carl Rosamond | |
| 06:04 | Dayton | Robert Holland can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on George Hayes - foul #1 on George Hayes, team foul #8 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Christiansen (SG), Jason Skipper (SF) Sam Hart, Jeffry Benites | |
| 06:04 | Dayton | Robert Holland misses the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 06:04 | Dayton | Robert Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:38 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Jewell scores on a shot from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 05:29 | Dayton | Raymond Rolle drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Louis Larsen | 33-23 |
| 05:05 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes misses the easy layup | 33-23 |
| 05:03 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes misses the tip | 33-23 |
| 05:01 | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Jewell grabs the offensive board | 33-23 |
| 04:44 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Eric Christiansen and he's hacked by Robert Holland - foul #1 on Robert Holland, team foul #9 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Shaw (SG), David McCartha (SF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Martin Armstrong, Raymond Rolle, Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Sam Hart (SG), Jeffry Benites (SF), Rufus Hull (C) Mark Chism, Jason Skipper, Anthony Jewell | |
| 04:44 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson banks in the layup set up by David McCartha | 35-26 |
| 04:26 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Christiansen is fouled in the backcourt by David McCartha - foul #1 on David McCartha, team foul #10 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Rolle (PG) Louis Larsen | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Moody (PG), Carl Rosamond (PF) Jeffry Benites, George Hayes | |
| 04:26 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Christiansen makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 04:26 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Christiansen misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 04:26 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Rosamond snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 04:14 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Christiansen loses the ball out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeffry Benites (SF) Eric Christiansen | |
| 04:02 | Dayton | Raymond Rolle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 04:01 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffry Benites grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 03:46 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Moody comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 03:44 | St. Bonaventure | Jeffry Benites grabs the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 03:24 | St. Bonaventure | Sam Hart misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton (PG), William Warren (SG), John Engberg (PF), Ernest Jackson (C) Raymond Rolle, John Shaw, Robert Holland, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism (PG), Willy Backus (SF), Jacob Tillman (PF) Leonard Moody, Jeffry Benites, Carl Rosamond | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Nicholas Grafton (fresh) SG - William Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David McCartha (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Engberg (fresh) C - Ernest Jackson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Mark Chism (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Hart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willy Backus (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Tillman (fresh) C - Rufus Hull (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Nicholas Grafton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| 03:07 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism is fouled in the backcourt by David McCartha - foul #2 on David McCartha, team foul #11 | 35-27 |
| 03:07 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:07 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Chism makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:52 | Dayton | Ernest Jackson connects on the shot in the lane | 37-29 |
| 02:37 | St. Bonaventure | Willy Backus is fouled on the floor by David McCartha - foul #3 on David McCartha, team foul #12 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Rolle (SF) David McCartha | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes (PF) Rufus Hull | |
| 02:37 | St. Bonaventure | Willy Backus makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:37 | St. Bonaventure | Willy Backus makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | William Warren misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 02:21 | St. Bonaventure | Jacob Tillman grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 02:18 | St. Bonaventure | Sam Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson (C) Ernest Jackson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Anthony Jewell (C) Jacob Tillman | |
| 02:11 | Dayton | John Engberg lays it in on a nice dish by Nicholas Grafton | 39-31 |
| 01:57 | St. Bonaventure | Sam Hart is called for traveling | 39-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Louis Larsen (PG), John Shaw (SF) Nicholas Grafton, Raymond Rolle | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jason Skipper (SF) Willy Backus | |
| 01:44 | Dayton | John Engberg buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by William Warren and he's fouled by George Hayes - foul #2 on George Hayes, team foul #9 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Moody (PG), Rufus Hull (C) Mark Chism, Anthony Jewell | |
| 01:44 | Dayton | John Engberg misses the free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:44 | St. Bonaventure | George Hayes grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 01:18 | St. Bonaventure | Sam Hart hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 41-31 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | John Shaw snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by George Hayes - foul #3 on George Hayes, team foul #10 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Willy Backus (SF), Carl Rosamond (PF) Sam Hart, George Hayes | |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:54 | St. Bonaventure | Louis Larsen steals the ball from Leonard Moody | 42-31 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | John Engberg can't throw it down | 42-31 |
| 00:35 | St. Bonaventure | Rufus Hull gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 00:14 | St. Bonaventure | Willy Backus knocks in the floater in the paint | 42-33 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Kenneth Johnson scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Larsen | 44-33 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Willy Backus misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 44-33 |