| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Joines (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilford Andrews (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Emrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Roy Wilder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Scheffler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Highland (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Long (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Chris Long comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 30-25 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan tips it in | 30-27 |
| 19:23 | Dayton | Alvin Evans loses the dribble to Scott Highland | 30-27 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Mark Emrick steals it from Robert Olsen | 30-27 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Mark Emrick misses the lay-in | 30-27 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Wilford Andrews steals it from Robert Olsen | 30-27 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Alvin Evans blows the layup | 30-27 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Chris Long snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Chris Long knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Scheffler | 30-29 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | Roy Wilder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Roy Stahl (C) Roy Wilder | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Garvey (SG), Paul Antonio (C) Scott Highland, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Daniel Joines is called for the reach on Douglas Scheffler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Joines, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Antonio misses short on a shot from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Alvin Evans pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | Daniel Joines connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Stahl | 33-29 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Hardy (PG), Sherman Balderas (SG), Hector Perez (PF) Daniel Joines, Wilford Andrews, Alvin Evans | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell (SF) Robert Olsen | |
| 16:24 | Dayton | Douglas Scheffler takes the ball from Sherman Balderas | 33-29 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler hits the finger roll | 33-31 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Mark Emrick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | Mark Emrick gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 15:45 | Dayton | Hector Perez hits the follow up shot | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sherman Balderas (fresh) SF - Mark Emrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hector Perez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Stahl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Scheffler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Garvey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Treadwell (fresh) PF - Chris Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul Antonio (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Chris Long lays it in | 35-33 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Roy Stahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Joines (PG), Wilford Andrews (SG), Leroy Powell (SF), Alvin Evans (PF), Roy Wilder (C) John Hardy, Sherman Balderas, Mark Emrick, Hector Perez, Roy Stahl | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Neil Harris (PG), Scott Highland (SG), Robert Olsen (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Douglas Scheffler, Matthew Garvey, Lawrence Treadwell, Chris Long | |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland loses the dribble to Wilford Andrews | 35-33 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Roy Wilder's pass is intercepted by Scott Highland | 35-33 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Neil Harris lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Highland | 35-35 |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Alvin Evans misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Antonio - foul #4 on Paul Antonio, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Emrick (SF) Leroy Powell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chris Long (PF) Paul Antonio | |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Alvin Evans makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Alvin Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Chris Long gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-35 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Chris Long can't tip it in | 36-35 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Alvin Evans pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Alvin Evans can't throw it down | 36-35 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Scott Highland | 36-35 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland misses the dunk but he's hacked by Wilford Andrews - foul #2 on Wilford Andrews, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sherman Balderas (SG) Wilford Andrews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler (PG) Neil Harris | |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Roy Wilder pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | Mark Emrick drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-36 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Mark Emrick picks off the pass by Manuel Coughlan | 39-36 |
| 12:19 | Dayton | Daniel Joines banks in the layup set up by Mark Emrick | 41-36 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Emrick - foul #2 on Mark Emrick, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Hardy (PG), Wilford Andrews (SG), Leroy Powell (SF), Roy Stahl (C) Daniel Joines, Sherman Balderas, Mark Emrick, Roy Wilder | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Garvey (SG) Scott Highland | |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Manuel Coughlan steps in front of the Wilford Andrews pass | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wilford Andrews (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leroy Powell (fresh) PF - Alvin Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Stahl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Scheffler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Garvey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Olsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chris Long (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen clanks a jumper from the right side | 41-38 |
| 11:11 | Dayton | Roy Stahl gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Alvin Evans knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 43-38 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Chris Long | 43-41 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Alvin Evans can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Chris Long blows the dunk but he's fouled by Leroy Powell - foul #1 on Leroy Powell, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Joines (PG), Sherman Balderas (SG), Mark Emrick (SF), Hector Perez (PF), Roy Wilder (C) John Hardy, Wilford Andrews, Leroy Powell, Alvin Evans, Roy Stahl | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Neil Harris (PG), Scott Highland (SG), Lawrence Treadwell (SF) Douglas Scheffler, Matthew Garvey, Robert Olsen | |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Chris Long makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Chris Long makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Mark Emrick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Scott Highland is blocked by Hector Perez | 43-43 |
| 09:18 | Dayton | Roy Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Daniel Joines clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-43 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Chris Long snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Neil Harris is hacked by Roy Wilder - foul #2 on Roy Wilder, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilford Andrews (SG) Sherman Balderas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler (PG) Neil Harris | |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Treadwell's layup is rejected by Mark Emrick | 43-43 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Hector Perez gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | Wilford Andrews makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Joines | 45-43 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Chris Long | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Joines (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilford Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Emrick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Hector Perez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Wilder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Scheffler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Highland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Treadwell (fresh) PF - Chris Long (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Wilford Andrews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Hardy (PG), Alvin Evans (PF), Roy Stahl (C) Daniel Joines, Hector Perez, Roy Wilder | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Garvey (SG), Robert Olsen (SF), Paul Antonio (C) Scott Highland, Lawrence Treadwell, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Chris Long misses long on a shot from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen is fouled on the floor by Roy Stahl - foul #1 on Roy Stahl, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sherman Balderas (SG) Wilford Andrews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Chris Long misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Mark Emrick snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Alvin Evans knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Hardy | 47-45 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 06:07 | Dayton | John Hardy loses the dribble to Douglas Scheffler | 47-47 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Paul Antonio hits a floater from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Mark Emrick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 47-49 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Chris Long lays it up and in | 47-51 |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Joines (PG), Wilford Andrews (SG), Roy Wilder (C) John Hardy, Sherman Balderas, Roy Stahl | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Highland (SG), Manuel Coughlan (C) Matthew Garvey, Chris Long | |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Daniel Joines can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-51 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Wilford Andrews tips it back up and in | 49-51 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Antonio makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Manuel Coughlan | 49-53 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Roy Wilder buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Wilford Andrews | 51-53 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 03:44 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Roy Wilder | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Joines (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilford Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Emrick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Alvin Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Wilder (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Scheffler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Highland (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Antonio (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Alvin Evans misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Scott Highland - foul #1 on Scott Highland, team foul #2 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chris Long (PF) Manuel Coughlan | |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Alvin Evans makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Alvin Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Antonio gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Emrick - foul #3 on Mark Emrick, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Powell (SF) Mark Emrick | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Neil Harris (PG), Manuel Coughlan (C) Douglas Scheffler, Paul Antonio | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Olsen | 52-54 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Neil Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-54 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland tips it in | 52-56 |
| 02:28 | Dayton | Roy Wilder knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Joines | 54-56 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Roy Wilder - foul #3 on Roy Wilder, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Hardy (PG), Sherman Balderas (SG), Mark Emrick (SF), Roy Stahl (C) Daniel Joines, Wilford Andrews, Leroy Powell, Roy Wilder | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Scheffler (PG), Lawrence Treadwell (SF), Paul Antonio (C) Neil Harris, Robert Olsen, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Scott Highland makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Joines (PG), Wilford Andrews (SG) John Hardy, Sherman Balderas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Wilford Andrews drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Alvin Evans | 57-57 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Roy Wilder (C) Roy Stahl | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Lawrence Treadwell, Paul Antonio | |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Chris Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 01:29 | Dayton | Roy Wilder grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 01:24 | Dayton | Daniel Joines misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Chris Long banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Highland | 57-59 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Daniel Joines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Mark Emrick picks off the pass by Manuel Coughlan | 57-59 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Alvin Evans clanks a jump hook near the basket | 57-59 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Wilford Andrews | 57-59 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | The jumper by Wilford Andrews is denied by Manuel Coughlan | 57-59 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Mark Emrick grabs the offensive rebound | 57-59 |