| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Broussard (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hersom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom makes the floater from close range set up by Gary Francis and he's hacked by Carl Wildermuth - foul #2 on Carl Wildermuth, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:39 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | Mark Purcell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 19:22 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:53 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard blows the layup | 27-28 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | Mark Purcell gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-28 |
| 18:34 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:13 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Jackson | 27-31 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Mark Purcell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 17:53 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Jackson | 27-31 |
| 17:28 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard grabs the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:12 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 16:55 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 27-34 |
| 16:53 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 27-34 |
| 16:31 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard can't tip it in | 27-34 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 16:24 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 15:55 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 27-34 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Luka Sobrowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Curry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hersom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 15:06 | Vanderbilt | Mark Purcell steals the ball from James Jackson | 27-34 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Mark Purcell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG), Marin Slowinski (PF), Derek Garrett (C) Shawn Hermanson, Josef Ciskowski, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) Timothy Curry | |
| 14:49 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Francis | 27-36 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | Mark Purcell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-36 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses the tip | 27-36 |
| 14:35 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Marin Slowinski | 27-36 |
| 14:20 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 14:18 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jerry Holguin | 27-36 |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carl Wildermuth - foul #3 on Carl Wildermuth, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton (PF) John Broussard | |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Purcell and the foul's on Richard Thornton - foul #1 on Richard Thornton, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski misses the free throw | 29-38 |
| 13:36 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jerry Holguin | 29-38 |
| 13:13 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-38 |
| 13:12 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | Mark Purcell knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 12:32 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton misses the turnaround from the left block | 31-38 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Richard Thornton swats the shot by Carl Wildermuth | 31-38 |
| 12:09 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Parker Cosby | 31-38 |
| 11:58 | Dayton | Parker Cosby hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 11:36 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-38 |
| 11:34 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Holguin | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Purcell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Parker Cosby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Wildermuth (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marin Slowinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Garrett (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Francis (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Holguin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hersom (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Josef Ciskowski (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Parker Cosby, Carl Wildermuth, Marin Slowinski, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (PG), Timothy Curry (SG), Ratko Fijalkowski (SF), John Broussard (PF) James Jackson, Gary Francis, Jerry Holguin, John Hersom | |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski is fouled on the floor by Gerald Johnson - foul #2 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski misses the lay-in | 34-38 |
| 10:34 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 10:14 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson misses the floater near the basket | 34-41 |
| 09:55 | Vanderbilt | Ratko Fijalkowski pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 09:42 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton lays it up and in | 34-43 |
| 09:26 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Hermanson | 36-43 |
| 09:07 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Neil Lazaro - foul #1 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG) Ratko Fijalkowski | |
| 09:07 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:07 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Curry - foul #2 on Timothy Curry, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG) Mark Purcell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG) Gerald Johnson | |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:27 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by James Jackson | 37-46 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski misses the driving attempt from the right block | 37-46 |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Francis | 37-48 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Parker Cosby | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Luka Sobrowski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Curry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Broussard (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Josef Ciskowski - foul #2 on Josef Ciskowski, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Purcell (PG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Marin Slowinski (PF), Derek Garrett (C) Shawn Hermanson, Neil Lazaro, Josef Ciskowski, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF), John Hersom (C) Gary Francis, Timothy Curry, Richard Thornton | |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 06:29 | Dayton | Parker Cosby loses the dribble to Jerry Holguin | 39-50 |
| 06:13 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski lays it up and in | 41-50 |
| 05:38 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses short on a jumper in the paint | 41-50 |
| 05:37 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom hits the follow up shot | 41-52 |
| 05:13 | Dayton | Mark Purcell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Wildermuth | 44-52 |
| 04:46 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom misses badly on a jumper from close range | 44-52 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Derek Garrett gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski is fouled on the floor by John Broussard - foul #2 on John Broussard, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Josef Ciskowski (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Parker Cosby, Marin Slowinski, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), Timothy Curry (SF), Richard Thornton (PF) Gerald Johnson, Jerry Holguin, John Broussard | |
| 04:15 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson is hacked by Richard Thornton - foul #2 on Richard Thornton, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth is hacked by Timothy Curry - foul #3 on Timothy Curry, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski blows the layup but he's hacked by James Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-52 |
| 03:37 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski snags the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 03:14 | Dayton | Richard Thornton is called for the reach on Carl Wildermuth - foul #3 on Richard Thornton, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (PG) James Jackson | |
| 03:14 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 03:14 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Purcell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Curry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Thornton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hersom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Purcell - foul #3 on Mark Purcell, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter (C) John Hersom | |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gary Francis - foul #3 on Gary Francis, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Lazaro (SF), Marin Slowinski (PF), Derek Garrett (C) Carl Wildermuth, Josef Ciskowski, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 02:22 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth (SF), Josef Ciskowski (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Neil Lazaro, Marin Slowinski, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), John Hersom (C) Gerald Johnson, Joseph Poindexter | |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-54 |
| 02:03 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 01:40 | Vanderbilt | Josef Ciskowski takes the ball from James Jackson | 49-54 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Richard Thornton is called for the reach on Josef Ciskowski - foul #4 on Richard Thornton, team foul #10 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Broussard (PF) Richard Thornton | |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 01:01 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom is denied on a layup by Luka Sobrowski | 51-54 |
| 00:59 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson is fouled on the floor by John Hersom - foul #1 on John Hersom, team foul #11 | 51-54 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis can't finish the layup | 53-54 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Mark Purcell grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski misses short on a shot from the left block | 53-54 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom grabs the board | 53-54 |