| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Flury (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Locklear (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Estep (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rosario Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jason Camire (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brian Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Araujo (fresh) PF - Jody Larsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Garth Showalter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Utah State | Garth Showalter misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rosario Russo - foul #2 on Rosario Russo, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 19:38 | Utah State | Garth Showalter misses the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 19:38 | Utah State | Garth Showalter misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 19:38 | Utah State | Jody Larsen gets the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 19:25 | Utah State | Rosario Russo steals it from Jason Camire | 39-27 |
| 19:21 | Dayton | Carl Locklear is hacked by Theodore Araujo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Theodore Araujo, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Corrado (SF) Theodore Araujo | |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Daniel Flury comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Moore | 39-27 |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Garth Showalter takes the ball from Daniel Flury | 39-27 |
| 18:22 | Utah State | Garth Showalter buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Brian Howard | 39-29 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | Rosario Russo lays it up and in | 41-29 |
| 17:35 | Utah State | Jason Camire can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Rosario Russo snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Manuel Moore's pass is intercepted by Robert Corrado in the backcourt | 41-29 |
| 17:05 | Utah State | Brian Howard is fouled on the floor by Rosario Russo - foul #3 on Rosario Russo, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (PG), Alexander Geno (SG), Scott Griffith (SF), Dustin Collins (C) Daniel Flury, Manuel Moore, Carl Locklear, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG), Justin Smith (SG), Ben Cooper (PF), William Brown (C) Jason Camire, Brian Howard, Jody Larsen, Garth Showalter | |
| 16:59 | Utah State | Justin Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-29 |
| 16:58 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 16:40 | Dayton | Scott Griffith hits a shot in the paint | 43-29 |
| 16:32 | Utah State | Robert Corrado travels with the ball | 43-29 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Robert Corrado steals it from Anthony Shutt in the backcourt | 43-29 |
| 16:12 | Utah State | Justin Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Scott Griffith pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Scott Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rosario Russo (C) James Estep | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Camire (PG), Theodore Araujo (SF), Garth Showalter (C) John Head, Robert Corrado, William Brown | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Anthony Shutt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Geno (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Scott Griffith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Collins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rosario Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jason Camire (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Justin Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Theodore Araujo (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ben Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Garth Showalter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Utah State | Dustin Collins swats the short shot by Theodore Araujo | 43-29 |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Scott Griffith snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 15:15 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-29 |
| 15:14 | Utah State | Garth Showalter gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 14:58 | Utah State | Jason Camire misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 14:56 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Araujo | 43-29 |
| 14:28 | Utah State | Justin Smith hits a jumper from close range set up by Jason Camire | 43-31 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Rosario Russo double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG), Manuel Moore (SG), Carl Locklear (SF), James Estep (PF) Anthony Shutt, Alexander Geno, Scott Griffith, Dustin Collins | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Wee (SG), Jody Larsen (PF), William Brown (C) Justin Smith, Ben Cooper, Garth Showalter | |
| 14:13 | Utah State | Jason Camire misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 14:11 | Dayton | Carl Locklear grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | Daniel Flury clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 13:54 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:40 | Utah State | James Wee clanks a runner from close range | 43-31 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Carl Locklear grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:11 | Dayton | Daniel Flury hits a jumper from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 13:03 | Utah State | Carl Locklear steps in front of the Theodore Araujo pass | 45-31 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Daniel Flury misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-31 |
| 12:41 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 12:24 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 12:23 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo snags the offensive board | 45-31 |
| 12:01 | Utah State | William Brown blows the layup but he's fouled by Manuel Moore - foul #1 on Manuel Moore, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (PG), Alexander Geno (SG), Charlie Krakowsky (SF), Scott Griffith (PF), Dustin Collins (C) Daniel Flury, Manuel Moore, Carl Locklear, James Estep, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Smith (PG), Brian Howard (SG), Robert Corrado (SF), Ben Cooper (PF) Jason Camire, James Wee, Theodore Araujo, Jody Larsen | |
| 12:01 | Utah State | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 12:01 | Utah State | William Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 12:01 | Dayton | Scott Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 11:32 | Dayton | Brian Howard steps in front of the Alexander Geno pass | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Anthony Shutt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Geno (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Krakowsky (fresh) PF - Scott Griffith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Collins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Justin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Howard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Corrado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ben Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Brown (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Utah State | William Brown scores on a floater from the left side | 45-34 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Scott Griffith misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 45-34 |
| 10:54 | Dayton | Dustin Collins tips it back up and in | 47-34 |
| 10:30 | Utah State | Brian Howard can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-34 |
| 10:29 | Utah State | William Brown misses the tip | 47-34 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Charlie Krakowsky pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Scott Griffith is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Howard - foul #3 on Brian Howard, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG), Manuel Moore (SG) Anthony Shutt, Scott Griffith | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG), Jody Larsen (PF), Garth Showalter (C) Justin Smith, Ben Cooper, William Brown | |
| 10:06 | Dayton | Manuel Moore clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 10:04 | Utah State | Garth Showalter gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 09:50 | Utah State | John Head makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 09:29 | Dayton | Daniel Flury scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charlie Krakowsky | 49-37 |
| 09:08 | Utah State | Garth Showalter misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-37 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Charlie Krakowsky grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 08:38 | Dayton | Daniel Flury scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Alexander Geno | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:15 | Utah State | Garth Showalter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (PG), Carl Locklear (SF), Scott Griffith (PF), Rosario Russo (C) Daniel Flury, Charlie Krakowsky, Alexander Geno, Dustin Collins | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Camire (PG), Justin Smith (SG), Theodore Araujo (SF), Ben Cooper (PF) John Head, Brian Howard, Robert Corrado, Jody Larsen | |
| 08:13 | Dayton | Jason Camire picks off the pass by Manuel Moore in the backcourt | 52-37 |
| 07:47 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 07:45 | Utah State | Jason Camire tips it in | 52-39 |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Rosario Russo knocks in the jumper from close range | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Anthony Shutt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Locklear (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Griffith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Rosario Russo (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jason Camire (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Justin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Theodore Araujo (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ben Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Garth Showalter (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Utah State | Jason Camire drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Theodore Araujo | 54-42 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Scott Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:54 | Utah State | Scott Griffith is called for the reach on Jason Camire - foul #1 on Scott Griffith, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG) Manuel Moore | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 06:40 | Utah State | The jump hook by Theodore Araujo is blocked by Scott Griffith | 54-42 |
| 06:39 | Utah State | Ben Cooper hits the follow up shot | 54-44 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Daniel Flury can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-44 |
| 06:10 | Utah State | Garth Showalter pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 05:58 | Utah State | Garth Showalter misses the easy layup | 54-44 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Scott Griffith | 54-44 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Carl Locklear is hacked by Theodore Araujo - foul #4 on Theodore Araujo, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Fisher (PG), Alexander Geno (SG), James Estep (PF), Dustin Collins (C) Daniel Flury, Anthony Shutt, Scott Griffith, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG), James Wee (SG), Robert Corrado (PF) Jason Camire, Justin Smith, Garth Showalter | |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Carl Locklear hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alexander Geno | 56-44 |
| 05:02 | Utah State | Robert Corrado knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Theodore Araujo | 56-47 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Alexander Geno buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dustin Collins | 58-47 |
| 04:19 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-47 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Dustin Collins gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Carl Locklear throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG), Manuel Moore (SG), Charlie Krakowsky (SF) Robert Fisher, Alexander Geno, Carl Locklear | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Camire (PG), Brian Howard (SG), Jody Larsen (PF) John Head, Theodore Araujo, Ben Cooper | |
| 03:52 | Utah State | James Wee misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 03:51 | Utah State | Jason Camire tips it but misses | 58-47 |
| 03:49 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Camire | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Utah State | Jody Larsen buries a floater from close range | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Dayton | Charlie Krakowsky misses short on an open floater from close range | 58-49 |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Dustin Collins gets the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Flury (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charlie Krakowsky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Estep (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jason Camire (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Howard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Wee (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jody Larsen (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Corrado (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Daniel Flury buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 02:26 | Utah State | Brian Howard connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Corrado | 61-52 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | James Estep is hacked by James Wee - foul #4 on James Wee, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Locklear (SF), Rosario Russo (C) Charlie Krakowsky, Dustin Collins | |
| Subs | Utah State | Theodore Araujo (SF), Garth Showalter (C) James Wee, Robert Corrado | |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Carl Locklear misses the floater from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Rosario Russo tips it in | 63-52 |
| 01:20 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo blows the layup but the foul's on Manuel Moore - foul #2 on Manuel Moore, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (PG), Alexander Geno (SG), Charlie Krakowsky (SF), Scott Griffith (PF), Dustin Collins (C) Daniel Flury, Manuel Moore, Carl Locklear, James Estep, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Smith (PG), Robert Corrado (SG), Ben Cooper (PF), William Brown (C) Jason Camire, Brian Howard, Jody Larsen, Garth Showalter | |
| 01:20 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:20 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:20 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Cooper | 63-53 |
| 01:05 | Utah State | Scott Griffith takes the ball from Robert Corrado | 63-53 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Scott Griffith buries a jumper in the paint | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ben Cooper | 65-56 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG), Manuel Moore (SG), Carl Locklear (SF), James Estep (PF), Rosario Russo (C) Anthony Shutt, Alexander Geno, Charlie Krakowsky, Scott Griffith, Dustin Collins | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Camire (PG), Brian Howard (SG), Jody Larsen (PF), Garth Showalter (C) Justin Smith, Robert Corrado, Ben Cooper, William Brown | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Dayton | James Estep is hacked by Jason Camire in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Camire, team foul #5 | 65-56 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Daniel Flury is hacked by Jason Camire - foul #4 on Jason Camire, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Carl Locklear is fouled on the floor by Jason Camire - foul #5 on Jason Camire, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Smith (PG) Jason Camire | |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Carl Locklear misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:34 | Utah State | Jody Larsen snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 00:28 | Utah State | James Estep steals it from Jody Larsen | 65-56 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Carl Locklear is hacked by Justin Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Smith, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Carl Locklear misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:27 | Utah State | Jody Larsen grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 00:19 | Utah State | Justin Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Theodore Araujo | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Justin Smith is called for the reach on Manuel Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Justin Smith, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alexander Geno (PF) James Estep | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Manuel Moore makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Manuel Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:10 | Utah State | Justin Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Howard | 67-62 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Carl Locklear is hacked by Justin Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Justin Smith, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Head (PG) Justin Smith | |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Carl Locklear makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Carl Locklear makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Theodore Araujo scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Daniel Flury runs out the clock | 69-65 |