| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) C - Wayne Akin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Marty Holland (fresh) SG - Daniel Walton (fresh) SF - Andrew Fulghum (fresh) PF - Robert Caudle (fresh) C - James Hurlbert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | James Hurlbert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Arizona | Andrew Fulghum is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Kerwin - foul #1 on Ronnie Kerwin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Arizona | Andrew Fulghum misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ronnie Kerwin - foul #2 on Ronnie Kerwin, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (SF) Ronnie Kerwin | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 19:25 | Arizona | Andrew Fulghum makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Arizona | Andrew Fulghum makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | Andrew Fulghum is called for the reach on Todd Harper - foul #1 on Andrew Fulghum, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Christopher Glass blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Wiesner | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Dayton | Andrew Fulghum is called for the reach on Christopher Glass - foul #2 on Andrew Fulghum, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eliseo Costa (SF) Andrew Fulghum | |
| 18:25 | Dayton | Todd Harper is hacked by Robert Caudle - foul #1 on Robert Caudle, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Dayton | Christopher Glass knocks in the shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Arizona | Marty Holland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Arizona | Daniel Walton pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Arizona | James Hurlbert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Wayne Akin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Arizona | Daniel Walton pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Arizona | Marty Holland scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Hurlbert | 2-5 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Todd Harper comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | Arizona | James Hurlbert pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:26 | Arizona | Robert Caudle can't finish the layup | 2-5 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Wayne Akin | 2-5 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner is whistled for a carry | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) SF - Christopher Glass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) C - Wayne Akin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Marty Holland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Walton (fresh) SF - Eliseo Costa (fresh) PF - Robert Caudle (fresh) C - James Hurlbert (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Arizona | Bill Rudnick steals the ball from Daniel Walton | 2-5 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Christopher Glass hits a jumpshot from the right side | 4-5 |
| 14:47 | Arizona | James Hurlbert blows the layup | 4-5 |
| 14:45 | Arizona | Daniel Walton snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 14:31 | Arizona | Robert Caudle misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Todd Harper - foul #1 on Todd Harper, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 14:31 | Arizona | Robert Caudle makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:31 | Arizona | Robert Caudle makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 13:56 | Arizona | James Hurlbert slams it home on a great pass from Eliseo Costa | 6-9 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick lays it up and in set up by Christopher Glass | 8-9 |
| 13:29 | Arizona | Eliseo Costa can't finish the layup but the foul's on Christopher Glass - foul #1 on Christopher Glass, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (SG), Ronald Howard (SF), Ronald Teeters (C) Ricky Wiesner, Christopher Glass, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Smith (PG), George Kendrick (SG), Dikembe Accomando (PF), Alva Kowaleski (C) Marty Holland, Daniel Walton, Robert Caudle, James Hurlbert | |
| 13:29 | Arizona | Eliseo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:29 | Arizona | Eliseo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 13:14 | Arizona | Alva Kowaleski hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 13:13 | Arizona | Eliseo Costa can't tip it in | 10-11 |
| 13:12 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:44 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-11 |
| 12:42 | Arizona | Eliseo Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:32 | Arizona | Bill Rudnick takes the ball from George Kendrick | 10-11 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | Ronald Howard clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 12:21 | Arizona | Dikembe Accomando grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 11:58 | Arizona | George Kendrick misses the fadeaway from the right side | 10-11 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fairly fresh) SG - Rickie Begley (fresh) SF - Ronald Howard (fresh) PF - Bill Rudnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Teeters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Smith (fresh) SG - George Kendrick (fresh) SF - Eliseo Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Accomando (fresh) C - Alva Kowaleski (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Dayton | Todd Harper loses the ball out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Christopher Glass (SF), Jack Bright (C) Todd Harper, Ronald Howard, Bill Rudnick | |
| Subs | Arizona | Marty Holland (PG), Daniel Walton (SG), Robert Caudle (PF), James Hurlbert (C) David Smith, Eliseo Costa, Dikembe Accomando, Alva Kowaleski | |
| 11:26 | Arizona | Daniel Walton misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jack Bright - foul #1 on Jack Bright, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wayne Akin (C) Jack Bright | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 11:26 | Arizona | Daniel Walton makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 11:26 | Arizona | Daniel Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | Wayne Akin misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 10:57 | Arizona | Robert Caudle pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 10:53 | Arizona | Marty Holland misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rickie Begley - foul #1 on Rickie Begley, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| 10:53 | Arizona | Marty Holland makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:53 | Arizona | Marty Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Rickie Begley and the foul's on Daniel Walton - foul #1 on Daniel Walton, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG) Rickie Begley | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:14 | Arizona | George Kendrick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-15 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:52 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bill Rudnick (PF), Jack Bright (C) Ronald Teeters, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 09:37 | Arizona | James Hurlbert is hacked by Bill Rudnick - foul #1 on Bill Rudnick, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eliseo Costa (SF), Dikembe Accomando (PF) George Kendrick, Robert Caudle | |
| 09:37 | Arizona | James Hurlbert makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:37 | Arizona | James Hurlbert makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:15 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner is called for traveling | 13-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Howard (SF) Christopher Glass | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 08:53 | Arizona | Daniel Walton is fouled on the floor by Bill Rudnick - foul #2 on Bill Rudnick, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (SG), Ronald Teeters (PF) Ricky Wiesner, Bill Rudnick | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 08:53 | Arizona | Daniel Walton makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:53 | Arizona | Daniel Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:35 | Dayton | Jack Bright misses the 3 from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 08:33 | Arizona | Daniel Walton grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 08:11 | Arizona | Dikembe Accomando misses long on a turnaround from close range | 13-19 |
| 08:10 | Arizona | Eliseo Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 07:50 | Arizona | Dikembe Accomando is fouled on the floor by Ronald Teeters - foul #1 on Ronald Teeters, team foul #9 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Christopher Glass (SF), Wayne Akin (C) Todd Harper, Ronald Howard, Jack Bright | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Smith (PG), George Kendrick (SG), Alva Kowaleski (C) Marty Holland, Daniel Walton, James Hurlbert | |
| 07:50 | Arizona | Dikembe Accomando makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:50 | Arizona | Dikembe Accomando misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:50 | Dayton | Wayne Akin snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Glass (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Smith (fresh) SG - George Kendrick (fresh) SF - Eliseo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Accomando (fresh) 1 pts. C - Alva Kowaleski (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner clanks a jumper from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Glass | 13-20 |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Rickie Begley tips it in | 15-20 |
| 07:13 | Arizona | George Kendrick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 07:12 | Arizona | Eliseo Costa gets the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:47 | Arizona | Eliseo Costa scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Accomando and the foul's on Ricky Wiesner - foul #1 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #10 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Jack Bright (PF) Rickie Begley, Ronald Teeters | |
| Subs | Arizona | Daniel Walton (SG), Robert Caudle (PF), James Hurlbert (C) George Kendrick, Dikembe Accomando, Alva Kowaleski | |
| 06:47 | Arizona | Eliseo Costa makes the free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Harper | 18-23 |
| 06:25 | Arizona | James Hurlbert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 06:23 | Arizona | James Hurlbert grabs the offensive board | 18-23 |
| 05:59 | Arizona | James Hurlbert is hacked by Wayne Akin - foul #1 on Wayne Akin, team foul #11 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (SG), Ronald Howard (SF), Steven Massenburg (PF) Ricky Wiesner, Christopher Glass, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Arizona | Marty Holland (PG), Andrew Fulghum (SF) David Smith, Eliseo Costa | |
| 05:59 | Arizona | James Hurlbert misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:59 | Arizona | James Hurlbert makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg misses the jumper from the right side | 18-24 |
| 05:40 | Arizona | Robert Caudle pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:22 | Arizona | Rickie Begley is called for the reach on Daniel Walton - foul #2 on Rickie Begley, team foul #12 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Ronald Teeters (PF) Rickie Begley, Steven Massenburg | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 05:22 | Arizona | Daniel Walton misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:22 | Arizona | Daniel Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:54 | Dayton | Robert Caudle steps in front of the Jack Bright pass | 18-25 |
| 04:47 | Arizona | James Hurlbert hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Andrew Fulghum | 18-27 |
| 04:29 | Dayton | Ronald Howard knocks in the floater from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 04:00 | Arizona | James Hurlbert misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jack Bright - foul #2 on Jack Bright, team foul #13 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Christopher Glass (SG), Ronnie Kerwin (SF), Bill Rudnick (PF), Wayne Akin (C) Todd Harper, Ricky Wiesner, Ronald Howard, Ronald Teeters, Jack Bright | |
| Subs | Arizona | George Kendrick (SG) Daniel Walton | |
| 04:00 | Arizona | James Hurlbert makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:00 | Arizona | James Hurlbert makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Glass | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Glass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Marty Holland (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Kendrick (fresh) SF - Andrew Fulghum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Caudle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hurlbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Arizona | James Hurlbert is whistled for a carry | 22-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Dikembe Accomando (PF), Alva Kowaleski (C) Robert Caudle, James Hurlbert | |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 03:14 | Arizona | Andrew Fulghum gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 02:53 | Arizona | Alva Kowaleski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG) Christopher Glass | |
| Subs | Arizona | Daniel Walton (SG) George Kendrick | |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Wayne Akin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Ronald Teeters (C) Rickie Begley, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Arizona | David Smith (PG) Marty Holland | |
| 02:09 | Arizona | Alva Kowaleski misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 22-29 |
| 02:07 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 01:51 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eliseo Costa (SF), Robert Caudle (PF), James Hurlbert (C) Andrew Fulghum, Dikembe Accomando, Alva Kowaleski | |
| 01:33 | Arizona | Bill Rudnick picks off the pass by Robert Caudle | 22-29 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 01:20 | Arizona | Daniel Walton grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 01:11 | Arizona | James Hurlbert drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Eliseo Costa | 22-31 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-31 |
| 00:55 | Arizona | James Hurlbert gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 00:47 | Arizona | James Hurlbert blows the layup but he's fouled by Bill Rudnick - foul #3 on Bill Rudnick, team foul #14 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (SG), Wayne Akin (C) Ricky Wiesner, Bill Rudnick | |
| Subs | Arizona | Marty Holland (PG), Andrew Fulghum (SF) David Smith, Eliseo Costa | |
| 00:47 | Arizona | James Hurlbert makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:47 | Arizona | James Hurlbert makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-33 |
| 00:31 | Arizona | Robert Caudle grabs the board | 22-33 |
| 00:17 | Arizona | Daniel Walton hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Marty Holland and he's hacked by Todd Harper - foul #2 on Todd Harper, team foul #15 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (SG), Ronald Howard (SF) Todd Harper, Ronnie Kerwin | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 00:17 | Arizona | Daniel Walton makes the free throw | 22-36 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Christopher Glass travels with the ball | 22-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Arizona | George Kendrick (SG) Daniel Walton | |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Marty Holland misses the fullcourt shot | 22-36 |