| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Gilberto Esposito (fresh) SG - Paul Myers (fresh) SF - William Stroman (fresh) PF - Charles Calvin (fresh) C - Warren Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) C - Wayne Akin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Dayton | Todd Harper buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Wiesner | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Paul Myers drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Gilberto Esposito and the foul's on Ricky Wiesner - foul #1 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Paul Myers makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricky Wiesner | 3-4 |
| 18:53 | Saint Louis | A charge is called on William Stroman - foul #1 on William Stroman, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 18:43 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:36 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Akin - foul #1 on Wayne Akin, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:36 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:36 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:18 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-4 |
| 18:17 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:00 | Saint Louis | Paul Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:59 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner's pass is intercepted by Paul Myers | 5-4 |
| 17:50 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Myers | 7-4 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Todd Harper misses short on a 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 17:36 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 17:19 | Saint Louis | Paul Myers is fouled on the floor by Ricky Wiesner - foul #2 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski (SF), Joseph Farley (PF) William Stroman, Charles Calvin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (SG), Ronald Teeters (PF), Jack Bright (C) Ricky Wiesner, Bill Rudnick, Wayne Akin | |
| 17:06 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley clanks a jumper near the basket | 7-4 |
| 17:05 | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski misses the tip | 7-4 |
| 17:04 | Dayton | Jack Bright grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Todd Harper clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Paul Myers - foul #1 on Paul Myers, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam (PG), Christopher Macdonald (C) Gilberto Esposito, Warren Bell | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (SF) Ronnie Kerwin | |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Todd Harper misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Todd Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Todd Harper misses the 3rd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:50 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:39 | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski is fouled on the floor by Todd Harper - foul #1 on Todd Harper, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman (SG) Paul Myers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Howard (SF) Todd Harper | |
| 16:24 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bill Rudnick (PF) Jack Bright | |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Rickie Begley | 7-8 |
| 15:48 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-8 |
| 15:46 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Vincent Kellam (fresh) SG - John Fuhrman (fresh) SF - Andrew Szopinski (fresh) PF - Joseph Farley (fresh) C - Christopher Macdonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Glass (fresh) SF - Ronald Howard (fresh) PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Dayton | Ronald Howard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Glass | 7-10 |
| 15:11 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Vincent Kellam | 10-10 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Szopinski - foul #1 on Andrew Szopinski, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito (PG), Paul Myers (SG), William Stroman (SF), Charles Calvin (PF), Warren Bell (C) Vincent Kellam, John Fuhrman, Andrew Szopinski, Joseph Farley, Christopher Macdonald | |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Ronnie Kerwin (SF), Wayne Akin (C) Christopher Glass, Ronald Howard, Ronald Teeters | |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:43 | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Stroman | 13-12 |
| 14:23 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick is called for a backcourt violation | 13-12 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Bright (PF) Bill Rudnick | |
| 14:11 | Saint Louis | William Stroman connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 13:49 | Dayton | Jack Bright lays it up and in | 16-14 |
| 13:35 | Saint Louis | William Stroman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 13:34 | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito tips it home | 18-14 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Todd Harper misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-14 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Todd Harper pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 13:04 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Charles Calvin | 18-14 |
| 12:59 | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Warren Bell | 20-14 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Harper | 20-17 |
| 12:20 | Saint Louis | William Stroman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 12:18 | Saint Louis | William Stroman tips it back up and in | 22-17 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Rickie Begley scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Wayne Akin | 22-19 |
| 11:55 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 22-19 |
| 11:53 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell can't tip it in | 22-19 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Rickie Begley grabs the board | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Gilberto Esposito (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stroman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Calvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickie Begley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Bright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Akin (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Dayton | Paul Myers is called for the reach on Rickie Begley - foul #2 on Paul Myers, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam (PG), John Fuhrman (SG), Andrew Szopinski (SF), Joseph Farley (PF), Christopher Macdonald (C) Gilberto Esposito, Paul Myers, William Stroman, Charles Calvin, Warren Bell | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), Christopher Glass (SG), Ronald Howard (SF), Bill Rudnick (PF), Ronald Teeters (C) Todd Harper, Rickie Begley, Ronnie Kerwin, Jack Bright, Wayne Akin | |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Christopher Glass can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-19 |
| 11:13 | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 11:08 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 11:06 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley tips it back up and in | 24-19 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-21 |
| 10:31 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-21 |
| 10:29 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 10:00 | Dayton | Christopher Glass is hacked by John Fuhrman - foul #1 on John Fuhrman, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito (PG), Warren Bell (C) John Fuhrman, Christopher Macdonald | |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Ronnie Kerwin (SF) John Pierce, Ronald Howard | |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Christopher Glass loses the dribble to Gilberto Esposito | 24-21 |
| 09:26 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Bill Rudnick - foul #1 on Bill Rudnick, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| 09:26 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:26 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:26 | Saint Louis | Andrew Szopinski gets the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 09:10 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam is hacked by Ronald Teeters - foul #1 on Ronald Teeters, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin (PF) Joseph Farley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (SG) Christopher Glass | |
| 08:53 | Saint Louis | Rickie Begley steals it from Gilberto Esposito | 25-21 |
| 08:39 | Dayton | Rickie Begley is hacked by Vincent Kellam - foul #1 on Vincent Kellam, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman (SG), Brandon Ray (SF) Vincent Kellam, Andrew Szopinski | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick can't finish the layup | 25-21 |
| 08:21 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Rudnick | 25-21 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Rickie Begley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Stroman (SF) Brandon Ray | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Bright (PF), Christopher Glass (C) Bill Rudnick, Ronald Teeters | |
| 07:43 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 07:42 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman tips it home | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Gilberto Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fuhrman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Stroman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Bright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Glass (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:26 | Dayton | Christopher Glass clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 07:24 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 07:12 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Fuhrman | 29-21 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Todd Harper drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rickie Begley | 29-24 |
| 06:49 | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-24 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 06:30 | Dayton | Christopher Glass is hacked by Gilberto Esposito - foul #1 on Gilberto Esposito, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam (PG), Joseph Farley (PF), Christopher Macdonald (C) Gilberto Esposito, Charles Calvin, Warren Bell | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), Ronald Howard (SF), Bill Rudnick (PF), Wayne Akin (C) Todd Harper, Rickie Begley, Ronnie Kerwin, Jack Bright | |
| 06:30 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:30 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 06:13 | Saint Louis | Christopher Macdonald comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-26 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Christopher Glass grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | Ronald Howard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 05:48 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick misses the tip | 29-26 |
| 05:46 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:40 | Saint Louis | William Stroman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Christopher Glass grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:30 | Dayton | Wayne Akin clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 29-26 |
| 05:28 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:06 | Saint Louis | John Fuhrman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito (PG), Andrew Szopinski (SF) John Fuhrman, William Stroman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Rickie Begley (SG), Ronnie Kerwin (SF) John Pierce, Christopher Glass, Ronald Howard | |
| 04:51 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rickie Begley | 29-29 |
| 04:28 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 29-29 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Todd Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Gilberto Esposito is called for the reach on Wayne Akin - foul #2 on Gilberto Esposito, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Brandon Ray (SF), Charles Calvin (PF), Warren Bell (C) Gilberto Esposito, Joseph Farley, Christopher Macdonald | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:00 | Saint Louis | Todd Harper steps in front of the Charles Calvin pass | 29-31 |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 03:46 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 03:32 | Saint Louis | Warren Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito (PG), Paul Myers (SG) Vincent Kellam, Brandon Ray | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Ronald Teeters (C) Rickie Begley, Wayne Akin | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Gilberto Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Szopinski (fresh) PF - Charles Calvin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Todd Harper hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ronald Teeters | 29-34 |
| 02:55 | Saint Louis | Paul Myers comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-34 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 02:35 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick misses long on a jumper in the lane | 29-34 |
| 02:33 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Warren Bell | 29-34 |
| 02:09 | Saint Louis | Gilberto Esposito scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Szopinski | 32-34 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 01:50 | Saint Louis | Charles Calvin grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 01:28 | Saint Louis | Paul Myers is hacked by Todd Harper - foul #2 on Todd Harper, team foul #7 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Stroman (SF), Joseph Farley (PF), Christopher Macdonald (C) Andrew Szopinski, Charles Calvin, Warren Bell | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Christopher Glass (SF), Jack Bright (C) Todd Harper, Ronnie Kerwin, Bill Rudnick | |
| 01:28 | Saint Louis | Paul Myers misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ronald Teeters | 32-34 |
| 01:09 | Dayton | Christopher Glass clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Stroman - foul #2 on William Stroman, team foul #9 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam (PG) Gilberto Esposito | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wayne Akin (C) Jack Bright | |
| 01:09 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:09 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:09 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:47 | Saint Louis | Vincent Kellam clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Rickie Begley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Rickie Begley, team foul #8 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Warren Bell (C) Christopher Macdonald | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Howard (SF), Jack Bright (PF) Ricky Wiesner, Ronald Teeters | |
| 00:16 | Saint Louis | Joseph Farley scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Paul Myers | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Vincent Kellam steals the ball from Rickie Begley | 34-35 |