| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Flury (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Moore (fresh) SF - Scott Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Estep (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rosario Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Scott Griffith inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Dayton | Manuel Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 19:41 | Marquette | William Taylor grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | William Taylor misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Rosario Russo - foul #1 on Rosario Russo, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (PG), Carl Locklear (SF) Daniel Flury, James Estep | |
| 19:26 | Marquette | William Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:07 | Dayton | Thomas Raymo takes the ball from Carl Locklear | 24-31 |
| 19:04 | Marquette | Joseph Smith lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Raymo | 26-31 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Manuel Moore is whistled for a carry | 26-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG), Alexander Geno (SG), James Estep (PF) Anthony Shutt, Manuel Moore, Carl Locklear | |
| 18:09 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson misses the easy layup | 26-31 |
| 18:08 | Dayton | Rosario Russo pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Scott Griffith is called for traveling | 26-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Moore (SG) Alexander Geno | |
| 17:22 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson misses the jump hook from the left block | 26-31 |
| 17:20 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo hits the follow up shot | 28-31 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Scott Griffith misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Raymo - foul #1 on Thomas Raymo, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Irving Walker (SF), John Drye (PF) Joseph Smith, Thomas Raymo, Lawrence Leeson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alexander Geno (SG), Carl Locklear (SF) Manuel Moore, James Estep | |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Scott Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Scott Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:48 | Marquette | Richard Swoope's floater is knocked away by Scott Griffith | 28-33 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | Scott Griffith snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 16:40 | Dayton | Daniel Flury scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexander Geno | 28-36 |
| 16:17 | Marquette | Irving Walker can't finish the layup | 28-36 |
| 16:16 | Dayton | Carl Locklear pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 15:56 | Dayton | Carl Locklear is fouled on the floor by Irving Walker - foul #2 on Irving Walker, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), Lawrence Leeson (PF) Richard Swoope, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (PG), Manuel Moore (SG), James Estep (PF) Daniel Flury, Alexander Geno, Carl Locklear | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Irving Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Drye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Anthony Shutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Moore (fresh) SF - Scott Griffith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Estep (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rosario Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Dayton | Manuel Moore scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Estep | 28-39 |
| 15:13 | Marquette | John Drye misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Estep - foul #3 on James Estep, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Raymo (SF) Irving Walker | |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG), Alexander Geno (SG) Anthony Shutt, Manuel Moore | |
| 15:13 | Marquette | John Drye makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 15:13 | Marquette | John Drye makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 14:48 | Dayton | Lawrence Leeson steals the ball from James Estep | 30-39 |
| 14:29 | Marquette | John Drye drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Leeson | 33-39 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Lawrence Leeson takes the ball from Daniel Flury | 33-39 |
| 13:53 | Marquette | Joseph Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Raymo | 36-39 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Scott Griffith misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Walker (PG), Richard Swoope (SG), Enoch Zechiel (SF), Mark Baxter (PF), William Taylor (C) Joseph Smith, Calvin Johnson, Thomas Raymo, Lawrence Leeson, John Drye | |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Moore (SG), Dustin Collins (C) Alexander Geno, Rosario Russo | |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Scott Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Scott Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:06 | Marquette | Irving Walker hits a turnaround in the lane | 38-41 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Scott Griffith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Estep | 38-43 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | Richard Swoope clanks a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Manuel Moore - foul #1 on Manuel Moore, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Raymo (SF) Enoch Zechiel | |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (PG), Alexander Geno (SG), Rosario Russo (C) Daniel Flury, Manuel Moore, Dustin Collins | |
| 12:28 | Marquette | Richard Swoope makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | Richard Swoope makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:28 | Marquette | Richard Swoope makes the 3rd free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Rosario Russo buries a jump hook from the right block | 41-45 |
| 11:47 | Marquette | William Taylor comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 41-45 |
| 11:46 | Dayton | Rosario Russo snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Irving Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Baxter (fresh) C - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Anthony Shutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Geno (fresh) SF - Scott Griffith (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Estep (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Rosario Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Estep | 41-47 |
| 11:25 | Marquette | Richard Swoope clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-47 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Scott Griffith | 41-47 |
| 10:54 | Dayton | Alexander Geno can't finish the layup | 41-47 |
| 10:53 | Dayton | Rosario Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:32 | Dayton | Rosario Russo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 10:31 | Marquette | William Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:07 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 10:06 | Dayton | James Estep snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 10:02 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Scott Griffith | 41-49 |
| 09:39 | Marquette | Richard Swoope connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Alexander Geno - foul #3 on Alexander Geno, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), Enoch Zechiel (SF), Lawrence Leeson (PF), John Drye (C) Irving Walker, Thomas Raymo, Mark Baxter, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG), Manuel Moore (SG), Dustin Collins (PF) Anthony Shutt, Alexander Geno, James Estep | |
| 09:39 | Marquette | Richard Swoope makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:18 | Dayton | Scott Griffith blows the layup but the foul's on Enoch Zechiel - foul #1 on Enoch Zechiel, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (SG) Richard Swoope | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Locklear (SF) Rosario Russo | |
| 09:18 | Dayton | Scott Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:18 | Dayton | Scott Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:18 | Dayton | Scott Griffith snags the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 09:02 | Dayton | Scott Griffith scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Flury | 44-52 |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Calvin Johnson and he's hacked by Scott Griffith - foul #3 on Scott Griffith, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Estep (PF), Rosario Russo (C) Carl Locklear, Dustin Collins | |
| 08:55 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson misses the free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:55 | Dayton | Rosario Russo pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:26 | Dayton | Daniel Flury connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Manuel Moore | 46-55 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | John Drye can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Rosario Russo - foul #2 on Rosario Russo, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Swoope (SG), Irving Walker (SF), William Taylor (C) Calvin Johnson, Enoch Zechiel, Lawrence Leeson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alexander Geno (SG), Dustin Collins (PF) Manuel Moore, James Estep | |
| 08:02 | Marquette | John Drye makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | John Drye makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:47 | Dayton | William Taylor blocks the short jumper by Scott Griffith | 48-55 |
| 07:45 | Marquette | John Drye grabs the board | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Swoope (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Irving Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Drye (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Flury (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alexander Geno (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Scott Griffith (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rosario Russo (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Marquette | William Taylor's pass is intercepted by Daniel Flury | 48-55 |
| 07:13 | Dayton | Scott Griffith misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-55 |
| 07:12 | Marquette | John Drye grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 06:46 | Marquette | Joseph Smith scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Swoope | 51-55 |
| 06:26 | Dayton | Scott Griffith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-55 |
| 06:25 | Marquette | William Taylor snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Joseph Smith travels with the ball | 51-55 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Johnson (PG), Thomas Raymo (SF), Lawrence Leeson (PF) Joseph Smith, Irving Walker, John Drye | |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Moore (SG), James Estep (PF) Alexander Geno, Dustin Collins | |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Scott Griffith buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Manuel Moore | 51-57 |
| 05:13 | Marquette | Scott Griffith is called for the reach on Lawrence Leeson - foul #4 on Scott Griffith, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Marquette | Darwin Catanzaro (C) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:13 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 05:13 | Dayton | Rosario Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Daniel Flury buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 04:39 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Richard Swoope | 53-60 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Daniel Flury is hacked by Calvin Johnson - foul #2 on Calvin Johnson, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Smith (PG), John Drye (C) Richard Swoope, Darwin Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alexander Geno (SG), Dustin Collins (C) Manuel Moore, Rosario Russo | |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Scott Griffith scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Flury and he's fouled by John Drye - foul #1 on John Drye, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Taylor (C) John Drye | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rosario Russo (C) Dustin Collins | |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Scott Griffith misses the free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:48 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Raymo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Leeson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Flury (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alexander Geno (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Scott Griffith (tired) 17 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Estep (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rosario Russo (tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | James Estep is called for the reach on Lawrence Leeson - foul #4 on James Estep, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Irving Walker (SF) Thomas Raymo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Moore (SG) Alexander Geno | |
| 03:24 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Rosario Russo snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Dayton | Daniel Flury comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-62 |
| 03:01 | Marquette | Irving Walker pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Swoope (SG), Thomas Raymo (SF) Calvin Johnson, Irving Walker | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alexander Geno (SG), Dustin Collins (C) Manuel Moore, Rosario Russo | |
| 02:57 | Marquette | Richard Swoope drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joseph Smith | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Dustin Collins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Flury | 56-64 |
| 02:27 | Marquette | William Taylor buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Swoope | 58-64 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Lawrence Leeson swats the layup by Scott Griffith | 58-64 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo is hacked by Scott Griffith - foul #5 on Scott Griffith, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Moore (SG), Carl Locklear (SF), Rosario Russo (C) Alexander Geno, Scott Griffith, Dustin Collins | |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 01:46 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Manuel Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 01:34 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Richard Swoope | 62-64 |
| 01:08 | Dayton | Daniel Flury can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 00:46 | Marquette | Richard Swoope clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Rosario Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Manuel Moore misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-64 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Joseph Smith gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 00:11 | Marquette | Lawrence Leeson can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 62-64 |
| 00:09 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Swoope | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Manuel Moore | 62-64 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | James Estep gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Dayton | James Estep is hacked by Joseph Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | James Estep misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Thomas Raymo grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Marquette calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Richard Swoope misses the halfcourt shot | 62-64 |