| Lineup | Marist | PG - Jason Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Abramowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Quirk (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Donnelly (fresh) 5 reb. C - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin inbounds the ball | 19-34 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-34 |
| 19:42 | Marist | Mark Williams snags the defensive board | 19-34 |
| 19:38 | Marist | Billy Abramowski knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Foster | 21-34 |
| 19:25 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner loses the ball out of bounds | 21-34 |
| 19:07 | Marist | Jason Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-34 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Billy Abramowski steals the ball from Ricky Wiesner | 21-34 |
| 18:31 | Marist | Joshua Quirk misses the easy layup | 21-34 |
| 18:30 | Marist | Mark Williams gets the offensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 18:10 | Marist | Mark Williams is whistled for a carry | 21-34 |
| 17:55 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin is hacked by Joshua Quirk - foul #2 on Joshua Quirk, team foul #1 | 21-34 |
| 17:41 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-34 |
| 17:40 | Marist | John Donnelly grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 17:21 | Marist | John Donnelly drills a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Bill Rudnick - foul #1 on Bill Rudnick, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Marist | John Brown (PG), James Hopkins (C) Jason Foster, Mark Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (C) Wayne Akin | |
| 17:21 | Marist | John Donnelly makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick makes the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Billy Abramowski - foul #1 on Billy Abramowski, team foul #2 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (SG) Ricky Wiesner | |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick makes the free throw | 24-37 |
| 16:49 | Marist | Joshua Quirk hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Brown | 26-37 |
| 16:31 | Dayton | Todd Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 16:29 | Marist | James Hopkins gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:16 | Marist | John Donnelly comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 26-37 |
| 16:15 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to John Donnelly | 26-37 |
| 15:56 | Marist | Ronnie Kerwin is called for the reach on John Brown - foul #3 on Ronnie Kerwin, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Marist | Jason Foster (PG), James Starkweather (SG), Mark Williams (C) Billy Abramowski, Joshua Quirk, John Donnelly | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Christopher Glass (SF), Jack Bright (C) Todd Harper, Ronnie Kerwin, Bill Rudnick | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Jason Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Starkweather (fresh) SF - John Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Hopkins (fresh) C - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Glass (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jack Bright (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Marist | James Hopkins drills a jumper in the paint set up by Jason Foster | 28-37 |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Christopher Glass clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-37 |
| 15:26 | Marist | James Starkweather pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 14:57 | Marist | Mark Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Jack Bright - foul #1 on Jack Bright, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Marist | Joshua Quirk (SF) John Brown | |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Wayne Akin (C) Rickie Begley, Jack Bright | |
| 14:57 | Marist | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:57 | Marist | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:36 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters comes up short on the floater in the paint | 30-37 |
| 14:34 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters tips it home | 30-39 |
| 14:18 | Marist | Mark Williams buries a floater from the left block | 32-39 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | James Hopkins picks off the pass by Wayne Akin | 32-39 |
| 13:36 | Marist | James Starkweather misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:20 | Dayton | Todd Harper clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 13:18 | Marist | Joshua Quirk grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 13:05 | Marist | Mark Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Foster | 34-39 |
| 12:44 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 12:43 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Harper | 34-39 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | Wayne Akin is fouled on the floor by Mark Williams - foul #2 on Mark Williams, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Marist | John Brown (PG), Billy Abramowski (SG), John Donnelly (PF), Andrew Ball (C) Jason Foster, James Starkweather, James Hopkins, Mark Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Ronald Howard (SG), Ronnie Kerwin (SF), Bill Rudnick (PF), Jack Bright (C) Todd Harper, Ricky Wiesner, Christopher Glass, Ronald Teeters, Wayne Akin | |
| 12:19 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin double dribbles | 34-39 |
| 11:59 | Marist | Joshua Quirk misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | Ronald Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - John Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Abramowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Quirk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Donnelly (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Ball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Bright (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Dayton | Ronald Howard's floater is knocked away by John Donnelly | 34-39 |
| 11:26 | Marist | John Donnelly gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 11:04 | Marist | Joshua Quirk buries a jump hook in the paint | 36-39 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Jack Bright hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 10:50 | Marist | John Donnelly gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 10:41 | Marist | John Brown knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Billy Abramowski | 39-39 |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin misses the jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Jack Bright gets the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick loses the ball out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Marist | James Starkweather (SF), James Hopkins (C) Joshua Quirk, Andrew Ball | |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Ricky Wiesner (SG), Ronald Teeters (C) Rickie Begley, Ronald Howard, Jack Bright | |
| 09:49 | Marist | Billy Abramowski comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronnie Kerwin - foul #4 on Ronnie Kerwin, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Marist | Jason Foster (PG), Mark Williams (C) John Brown, James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (SF), Wayne Akin (C) Ronnie Kerwin, Ronald Teeters | |
| 09:49 | Marist | Billy Abramowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 09:49 | Marist | Billy Abramowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 09:37 | Dayton | Todd Harper knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Glass | 41-42 |
| 09:24 | Marist | Jason Foster connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Billy Abramowski | 43-42 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick blows the layup | 43-42 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Wiesner | 43-42 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner misses the jump hook from the right block | 43-42 |
| 08:42 | Marist | James Starkweather grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 08:38 | Marist | Billy Abramowski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 08:36 | Marist | Mark Williams gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:25 | Marist | Billy Abramowski is hacked by Ricky Wiesner - foul #1 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Marist | Joshua Quirk (SF), James Hopkins (PF) Billy Abramowski, John Donnelly | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (SG), Ronald Teeters (PF), Jack Bright (C) Ricky Wiesner, Bill Rudnick, Wayne Akin | |
| 08:09 | Marist | James Hopkins misses the floater from the left side | 43-42 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Jack Bright grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Christopher Glass is fouled on the floor by James Hopkins - foul #3 on James Hopkins, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Marist | John Brown (PG), Andrew Ball (C) Jason Foster, Mark Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin (SF) Christopher Glass | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Starkweather (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Joshua Quirk (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Andrew Ball (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Bright (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Rickie Begley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-42 |
| 07:27 | Marist | The rebound goes to Joshua Quirk | 43-42 |
| 07:22 | Marist | Ronnie Kerwin blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Joshua Quirk | 43-42 |
| 07:21 | Marist | John Brown grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 07:07 | Marist | James Hopkins misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Teeters - foul #1 on Ronald Teeters, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Wayne Akin (C) Rickie Begley, Jack Bright | |
| 07:07 | Marist | James Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:07 | Marist | James Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Todd Harper | 44-45 |
| 06:33 | Marist | Joshua Quirk makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Starkweather | 47-45 |
| 06:18 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-45 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Wayne Akin tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 06:01 | Marist | Andrew Ball misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Akin - foul #1 on Wayne Akin, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Marist | Jason Foster (PG), Billy Abramowski (SG), John Donnelly (PF) John Brown, James Starkweather, James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Bill Rudnick (PF) Todd Harper, Ronald Teeters | |
| 06:01 | Marist | Andrew Ball misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:01 | Marist | Andrew Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | Rickie Begley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Marist | Mark Williams (C) Andrew Ball | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Bright (C) Wayne Akin | |
| 05:35 | Marist | John Donnelly buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Foster | 50-47 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rickie Begley | 50-49 |
| 04:58 | Marist | Mark Williams misses the dunk | 50-49 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 04:39 | Dayton | Jack Bright drills a shot from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 04:23 | Marist | Bill Rudnick blocks the jumper by Billy Abramowski | 50-51 |
| 04:21 | Marist | Joshua Quirk hits the follow up shot | 52-51 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Marist | John Brown (PG), James Starkweather (SF) Jason Foster, Joshua Quirk | |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Christopher Glass (SF), Wayne Akin (C) Ricky Wiesner, Ronnie Kerwin, Jack Bright | |
| 03:49 | Marist | Mark Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Rickie Begley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Wayne Akin can't tip it in | 52-51 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Rickie Begley gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Abramowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Starkweather (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Donnelly (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Glass (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Rickie Begley drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 02:51 | Marist | Mark Williams can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Wayne Akin - foul #2 on Wayne Akin, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Marist | Joshua Quirk (SF), James Hopkins (PF) Billy Abramowski, John Donnelly | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF) Christopher Glass, Bill Rudnick | |
| 02:51 | Marist | Mark Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:51 | Marist | Mark Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:51 | Marist | James Hopkins grabs the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 02:51 | Marist | Marist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| 02:43 | Marist | James Starkweather is fouled on the floor by Rickie Begley - foul #2 on Rickie Begley, team foul #10 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Marist | Jason Foster (PG), John Donnelly (PF) John Brown, James Hopkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Bill Rudnick (PF) Rickie Begley, Ronald Teeters | |
| 02:43 | Marist | James Starkweather makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:43 | Marist | James Starkweather makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | The jump hook by Ricky Wiesner is blocked by John Donnelly | 54-53 |
| 02:27 | Marist | John Donnelly gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:12 | Marist | Mark Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Quirk | 57-53 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 01:51 | Marist | Mark Williams pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 01:37 | Marist | James Starkweather misses long on a floater from the baseline | 57-53 |
| 01:35 | Marist | John Donnelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 01:21 | Marist | Jason Foster can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 57-53 |
| 01:20 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick's layup is rejected by John Donnelly | 57-53 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin tips it but misses | 57-53 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick tips it but misses | 57-53 |
| 00:59 | Marist | John Donnelly gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Marist | Mark Williams drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Quirk | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Akin | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Marist | James Starkweather is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Harper - foul #2 on Todd Harper, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Marist | John Brown (PG), Billy Abramowski (SG) Jason Foster, John Donnelly | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:29 | Marist | James Starkweather makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:29 | Marist | James Starkweather makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 00:23 | Marist | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 00:23 | Marist | Marist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| 00:21 | Marist | Mark Williams is hacked by Ricky Wiesner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #12 | 61-56 |
| 00:21 | Marist | Mark Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:21 | Marist | Mark Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by John Brown | 62-56 |
| 00:15 | Marist | John Brown grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | Marist | John Brown is hacked by Ricky Wiesner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #13 | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | Marist | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:13 | Marist | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Todd Harper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 00:07 | Marist | Joshua Quirk snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 00:07 | Marist | Marist calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Marist | Jason Foster (PG), John Donnelly (PF) John Brown, Billy Abramowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Marist | Jason Foster runs out the clock | 64-56 |