| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Marin Slowinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Marin Slowinski - foul #2 on Marin Slowinski, team foul #1 | 24-20 |
| 19:53 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 19:53 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 19:29 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Marin Slowinski | 24-22 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Mathis - foul #1 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Mathis | 26-25 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski misses the dunk | 26-25 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:19 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall drills a turnaround from close range set up by Lawrence Griffith | 26-27 |
| 17:51 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 26-27 |
| 17:49 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Lawrence Griffith | 26-27 |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith misses the floater from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson is hacked by Gregory Hanson - foul #3 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski (C) Josef Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison (PF), Scott Barnes (C) Gregory Hanson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses badly on a shot from the left side | 26-27 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth grabs the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 16:55 | Dayton | Mark Purcell is fouled on the floor by Jack Cutshall - foul #2 on Jack Cutshall, team foul #3 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF) Shawn Hermanson, Carl Wildermuth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SG), Harris Brault (SF) Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis | |
| 16:35 | Dayton | Mark Purcell hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Mark Purcell is called for the reach on Scott Barnes - foul #1 on Mark Purcell, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski (PF) Marin Slowinski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (SG) Jack Cutshall | |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the fadeaway near the basket | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Beane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) C - Scott Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Parker Cosby makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #4 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Keith Beane, Harris Brault, Jerome Garrison, Scott Barnes | |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Parker Cosby makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 15:31 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith hits the finger roll | 31-31 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro loses the dribble to Gregory Hanson | 31-31 |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Josef Ciskowski - foul #3 on Josef Ciskowski, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Marin Slowinski (C) Parker Cosby, Neil Lazaro, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG) James Jackson | |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson misses the free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 14:35 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski buries a runner in the lane set up by Mark Purcell | 33-33 |
| 14:23 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jack Cutshall | 33-35 |
| 13:59 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Mathis - foul #2 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Garrett (PF) Josef Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SF), Jerome Garrison (C) Thomas Mathis, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 13:59 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:59 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | James Jackson misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Shawn Hermanson - foul #3 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski (C) Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | James Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski misses the jumpshot from the left side | 35-36 |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | James Jackson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marin Slowinski - foul #3 on Marin Slowinski, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SF), Scott Barnes (C) Robert Anderson, Gregory Hanson | |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:01 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 35-38 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson tips it back up and in | 37-38 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison's pass is intercepted by Shawn Hermanson | 37-38 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | James Jackson steals it from Luka Sobrowski | 37-38 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault can't finish the layup | 37-38 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison tips it home | 37-40 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | Jerome Garrison blocks the short jumper by Marin Slowinski | 37-40 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Purcell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Hermanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Marin Slowinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Luka Sobrowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | James Jackson travels with the ball | 37-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Josef Ciskowski (PF), Michael Marcum (C) Shawn Hermanson, Carl Wildermuth, Marin Slowinski, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Jack Cutshall, Harris Brault, Jerome Garrison, Scott Barnes | |
| 11:21 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-40 |
| 11:19 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 11:09 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith is denied on a layup by Michael Marcum | 37-40 |
| 11:07 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 10:47 | Dayton | Parker Cosby misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 10:46 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 10:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Parker Cosby - foul #1 on Parker Cosby, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (SG) Parker Cosby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG) James Jackson | |
| 10:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:11 | Dayton | Mark Purcell drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 10:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Shawn Hermanson - foul #4 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #7 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Marin Slowinski (C) Shawn Hermanson, Neil Lazaro, Michael Marcum | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:06 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:58 | Dayton | Mark Purcell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-43 |
| 09:57 | Dayton | Mark Purcell grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Gregory Hanson - foul #4 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison (PF) Gregory Hanson | |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:44 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jerome Garrison | 42-43 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith blows the layup but the foul's on Carl Wildermuth - foul #2 on Carl Wildermuth, team foul #8 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Mark Purcell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 42-44 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-44 |
| 08:41 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall is hacked by Marin Slowinski - foul #4 on Marin Slowinski, team foul #9 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Purcell (PG), Derek Garrett (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Mark Brooks, Josef Ciskowski, Marin Slowinski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SG), Harris Brault (SF), Scott Barnes (C) Robert Anderson, Thomas Mathis, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Derek Garrett snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | Derek Garrett's floater is knocked away by Jerome Garrison | 42-45 |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 07:45 | Dayton | Parker Cosby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 07:44 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Purcell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Derek Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harris Brault (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Mark Purcell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 07:32 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Derek Garrett picks off the pass by Jerome Garrison | 42-45 |
| 07:05 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 42-45 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | James Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 06:47 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Luka Sobrowski - foul #2 on Luka Sobrowski, team foul #10 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Josef Ciskowski (PF), Marin Slowinski (C) Parker Cosby, Carl Wildermuth, Derek Garrett, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Gregory Hanson (PF), Lawrence Griffith (C) Jack Cutshall, Jerome Garrison, Scott Barnes | |
| 06:47 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:47 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 06:29 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-46 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-46 |
| 06:18 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro tips it back up and in | 44-46 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson is hacked by Mark Purcell - foul #2 on Mark Purcell, team foul #11 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF) Harris Brault | |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro is hacked by Thomas Mathis - foul #3 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Lawrence Griffith | 46-50 |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:02 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-50 |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 04:46 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Purcell and he's hacked by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #8 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (PG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Mark Purcell, Neil Lazaro, Josef Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Cutshall (PG), Jerome Garrison (C) James Jackson, Lawrence Griffith | |
| 04:46 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Parker Cosby and he's hacked by Gregory Hanson - foul #5 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Purcell (PG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Jackson (SG), Scott Barnes (C) Robert Anderson, Gregory Hanson | |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Jackson | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Purcell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Marin Slowinski (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Cutshall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Parker Cosby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carl Wildermuth | 54-52 |
| 02:42 | Rhode Island | James Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Luka Sobrowski | 54-52 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Parker Cosby grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (SG), Josef Ciskowski (PF) Parker Cosby, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson (SG), Lawrence Griffith (C) James Jackson, Scott Barnes | |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jerome Garrison - foul #3 on Jerome Garrison, team foul #10 | 54-52 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Jerome Garrison snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 01:50 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Shawn Hermanson - foul #5 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #12 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:50 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:50 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth misses the easy layup | 55-54 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Mathis | 55-54 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Anderson loses the dribble to Parker Cosby | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Mark Purcell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Griffith hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jack Cutshall | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Dayton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Parker Cosby misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 55-56 |