| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bull (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Butler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Joe Bull inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Joe Bull lays it in set up by Daniel Butler | 26-33 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-33 |
| 19:12 | Minnesota | Thomas Price grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 18:25 | Dayton | Daniel Butler denies the turnaround by Wayne Akin | 26-36 |
| 18:23 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 17:54 | Minnesota | Thomas Price scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Aikin | 26-39 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Todd Harper is called for 5 seconds | 26-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (C) Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Price clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 17:14 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 17:00 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 16:59 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick tips it back up and in | 28-39 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota | Joe Bull is hacked by Ronnie Kerwin - foul #2 on Ronnie Kerwin, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (SG), Jack Bright (C) Ricky Wiesner, Bill Rudnick | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SF), Scott Capone (PF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Joe Bull, Victor Fitzpatrick, Daniel Butler | |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Scott Capone | 28-42 |
| 16:13 | Dayton | Peter Aikin steps in front of the Jack Bright pass | 28-42 |
| 15:48 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Aikin | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Bright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Capone (fresh) 1 ast. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Dayton | Todd Harper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-44 |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer pulls down the rebound | 28-44 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:02 | Dayton | Rickie Begley is hacked by Sonny Riggs - foul #2 on Sonny Riggs, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Christopher Glass (SF), Bill Rudnick (PF), Wayne Akin (C) Todd Harper, Ronnie Kerwin, Ronald Teeters, Jack Bright | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Bull (SF), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF), Daniel Butler (C) Peter Aikin, Thomas Price, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Christopher Glass is fouled on the floor by Scott Capone - foul #2 on Scott Capone, team foul #2 | 28-47 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Christopher Glass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-47 |
| 14:04 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Sonny Riggs | 28-49 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-49 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick snags the defensive board | 28-49 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-49 |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-49 |
| 12:48 | Minnesota | Joe Bull misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-49 |
| 12:46 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs tips it back up and in | 28-51 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-51 |
| 12:29 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Joe Bull | 28-51 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Ronnie Kerwin (SF), Ronald Teeters (C) Rickie Begley, Ricky Wiesner, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Thomas Price (SG), Emerson Lindquist (SF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Scott Capone, Sonny Riggs, Joe Bull, Daniel Butler | |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Ernest Schirmer - foul #2 on Ernest Schirmer, team foul #3 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Howard (SG) Christopher Glass | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters misses the 1st free throw | 28-51 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters makes the 2nd free throw | 29-51 |
| 11:42 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin buries a 3 from the left corner | 29-54 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Peter Aikin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Thomas Price (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Dayton | Todd Harper misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-54 |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Victor Fitzpatrick | 29-54 |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick is whistled for a carry | 29-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Jack Bright (C) Ronald Howard, Bill Rudnick | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joe Bull (SF) Emerson Lindquist | |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Jack Bright clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-54 |
| 10:54 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin grabs the offensive rebound | 29-54 |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-54 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer blows the layup | 32-54 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-54 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Jack Bright snags the defensive board | 32-54 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Wiesner | 35-54 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Victor Fitzpatrick, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bill Rudnick (PF), Wayne Akin (C) Ronald Teeters, Jack Bright | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PF), Daniel Butler (C) Victor Fitzpatrick, Ernest Schirmer | |
| 09:09 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin misses the lay-in | 35-54 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin gets the offensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 09:01 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick lays it up and in | 37-54 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Joe Bull can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Ronnie Kerwin - foul #3 on Ronnie Kerwin, team foul #2 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (SG), Christopher Glass (SF) Ricky Wiesner, Ronnie Kerwin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Joe Bull makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Joe Bull makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Rickie Begley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Todd Harper | 39-56 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 08:07 | Dayton | Rickie Begley grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 07:51 | Dayton | Rickie Begley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin (SF) Todd Harper | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs (SG), Emerson Lindquist (SF), Ernest Schirmer (C) Peter Aikin, Thomas Price, Joe Bull | |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist grabs the offensive rebound | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Glass (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Scott Capone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sonny Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Butler (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Schirmer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Schirmer | 39-56 |
| 07:03 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-59 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Rickie Begley is hacked by Scott Capone - foul #3 on Scott Capone, team foul #5 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Ricky Wiesner (SG), Ronald Teeters (PF), Jack Bright (C) Rickie Begley, Christopher Glass, Bill Rudnick, Wayne Akin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Peter Aikin (PG), Thomas Price (SG) Scott Capone, Emerson Lindquist | |
| 06:34 | Dayton | Todd Harper clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | Jack Bright gets the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 06:20 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Todd Harper | 41-59 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Thomas Price knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Aikin | 41-62 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Todd Harper misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-62 |
| 05:43 | Minnesota | Daniel Butler gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| 05:15 | Minnesota | Peter Aikin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-62 |
| 05:14 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jack Bright | 41-62 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | Todd Harper buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer is called for traveling | 44-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Christopher Glass (SG), Ronald Howard (SF) Todd Harper, Ricky Wiesner, Ronnie Kerwin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scott Capone (PG), Emerson Lindquist (SF), Victor Fitzpatrick (PF) Peter Aikin, Thomas Price, Daniel Butler | |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Scott Capone - foul #4 on Scott Capone, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Teeters - foul #1 on Ronald Teeters, team foul #3 | 45-62 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ronald Teeters | 45-63 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Rickie Begley scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Ronald Howard | 47-63 |
| 03:49 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Capone | 47-66 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Ronald Howard's pass is intercepted by Sonny Riggs | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Glass (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Bright (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Scott Capone (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sonny Riggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emerson Lindquist (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Victor Fitzpatrick (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Schirmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jack Bright - foul #1 on Jack Bright, team foul #4 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Steven Massenburg (PF) Ronald Teeters | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer misses the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 03:15 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 03:08 | Dayton | Emerson Lindquist steps in front of the Christopher Glass pass | 47-67 |
| 03:05 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist hits the finger roll | 47-69 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Jack Bright misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-69 |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Sonny Riggs | 47-69 |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Sonny Riggs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-69 |
| 02:35 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg grabs the board | 47-69 |
| 02:21 | Dayton | Ronald Howard buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Glass | 49-69 |
| 02:04 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Emerson Lindquist | 49-71 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Rickie Begley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Emerson Lindquist - foul #2 on Emerson Lindquist, team foul #7 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (PF) Steven Massenburg | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Rickie Begley makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Rickie Begley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Ernest Schirmer can't finish the layup | 51-71 |
| 01:33 | Minnesota | Scott Capone pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses badly on a jumper from close range | 51-71 |
| 01:12 | Dayton | Ronald Howard pulls down the rebound | 51-71 |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Christopher Glass connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rickie Begley | 53-71 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Emerson Lindquist misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-71 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters snags the defensive board | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Glass | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-71 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Victor Fitzpatrick tips it back up and in | 55-73 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Christopher Glass can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 55-73 |