| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Lionel Hodges (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Messick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Baldree (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Zahorchak (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Wong (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Gist (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick inbounds the ball | 44-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Zahorchak comes up short on the shot from the right block | 44-45 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | William French snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | William French's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee Tech | William Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | William Taylor gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 18:37 | Dayton | William French hits the finger roll on a great pass from Neil Wong | 44-47 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Zahorchak comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Reilly - foul #1 on Patrick Reilly, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Zahorchak makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Zahorchak makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 18:00 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly loses the dribble to Willie Messick | 46-47 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lionel Hodges | 48-47 |
| 17:31 | Dayton | Robert Baldree swats the shot by William Taylor | 48-47 |
| 17:29 | Dayton | Anthony Gist hits the follow up shot | 48-49 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee Tech | William Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lionel Hodges | 51-49 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Zahorchak - foul #2 on Donald Zahorchak, team foul #1 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Justin Talbott (SG), Anthony Trembley (SF), Paul Kinley (PF), George Jones (C) William Jones, Willie Messick, Robert Baldree, Donald Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG), James Winston (SG), Stanley Lezama (SF), Ivan Sugalski (PF) William French, Neil Wong, Anthony Gist, William Taylor | |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ivan Sugalski - foul #1 on Ivan Sugalski, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Shaw (C) Patrick Reilly | |
| 16:11 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | James Winston scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Shaw | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Lionel Hodges (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Justin Talbott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Trembley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Kinley (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Hennessy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Winston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Lezama (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Glenn Shaw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Talbott grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-53 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Jones (PG), Clark Krueger (SG), Willie Messick (SF), Robert Baldree (PF), Donald Zahorchak (C) Lionel Hodges, Justin Talbott, Anthony Trembley, Paul Kinley, George Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG), William Taylor (PF) Michael Hennessy, Ivan Sugalski | |
| 14:21 | Dayton | William French scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Stanley Lezama | 55-55 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee Tech | James Winston takes the ball from Willie Messick | 55-55 |
| 13:53 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Winston | 55-57 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Stanley Lezama - foul #1 on Stanley Lezama, team foul #3 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (SG), Anthony Gist (SF) James Winston, Stanley Lezama | |
| 13:49 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | William French can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #2 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges (PG) William Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Patrick Reilly (C) Glenn Shaw | |
| 13:31 | Dayton | William French makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | William French makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges is fouled on the floor by William French - foul #2 on William French, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley (PF) Robert Baldree | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:01 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Zahorchak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-59 |
| 12:38 | Dayton | Clark Krueger is called for the reach on Neil Wong - foul #4 on Clark Krueger, team foul #3 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Jones (SG) Clark Krueger | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski (PF) William Taylor | |
| 12:24 | Dayton | The short jumper by Anthony Gist is denied by Paul Kinley | 56-59 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by William Jones | 58-59 |
| 11:45 | Dayton | William French blows the layup | 58-59 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Zahorchak grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Lionel Hodges (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Messick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Kinley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Zahorchak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Wong (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Anthony Gist (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Patrick Reilly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges is fouled in the backcourt by Neil Wong - foul #3 on Neil Wong, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley (SF), Robert Baldree (PF) Willie Messick, Donald Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG), James Winston (SG), Stanley Lezama (SF), Glenn Shaw (C) William French, Neil Wong, Anthony Gist, Patrick Reilly | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Glenn Shaw - foul #2 on Glenn Shaw, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Taylor (PF) Ivan Sugalski | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 11:09 | Dayton | James Winston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Justin Talbott (SG) Lionel Hodges | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:49 | Tennessee Tech | Justin Talbott's fadeaway is rejected by James Winston | 58-59 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley tips it but misses | 58-59 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | James Winston snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Hennessy, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | George Jones (C) Paul Kinley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (SG) Michael Hennessy | |
| 10:25 | Tennessee Tech | William Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 58-59 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | James Winston grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Anthony Trembley is called for the reach on James Winston - foul #1 on Anthony Trembley, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges (PG), Willie Messick (SF), Donald Zahorchak (C) Justin Talbott, Anthony Trembley, George Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG), Anthony Gist (SF) James Winston, Stanley Lezama | |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Anthony Gist misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-59 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Willie Messick | 58-59 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Anthony Gist - foul #1 on Anthony Gist, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley (PF) Robert Baldree | |
| Subs | Dayton | Patrick Reilly (C) Glenn Shaw | |
| 09:56 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Neil Wong dunks the ball on a nice dish by Anthony Gist | 61-61 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick can't throw it down | 61-61 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Anthony Gist pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 09:16 | Dayton | William French comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-61 |
| 09:15 | Dayton | William French grabs the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Anthony Gist misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Justin Talbott (SG), Robert Baldree (PF) William Jones, Anthony Trembley | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (SG), Ivan Sugalski (PF) Neil Wong, William Taylor | |
| 08:52 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 08:30 | Dayton | Anthony Gist can't connect on a runner in the lane | 62-61 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Zahorchak grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Anthony Gist - foul #2 on Anthony Gist, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley (C) Donald Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stanley Lezama (SF), Glenn Shaw (C) Anthony Gist, Patrick Reilly | |
| 08:20 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges makes the 3rd free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | James Winston scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Lezama | 65-63 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee Tech | James Winston steals the ball from Lionel Hodges | 65-63 |
| 07:44 | Dayton | James Winston hits the finger roll | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Lionel Hodges (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Justin Talbott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willie Messick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Baldree (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Kinley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Winston (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Lezama (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Glenn Shaw (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Messick | 67-65 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | James Winston jams it on a nice dish by William French | 67-67 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick is whistled for traveling | 67-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Jones (PG), Clark Krueger (SG), Anthony Trembley (SF), Donald Zahorchak (C) Lionel Hodges, Justin Talbott, Willie Messick, Robert Baldree | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (SG), Anthony Gist (SF), William Taylor (PF) William French, Stanley Lezama, Ivan Sugalski | |
| 06:44 | Dayton | Anthony Gist is fouled on the floor by Paul Kinley - foul #2 on Paul Kinley, team foul #5 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Patrick Reilly (C) Glenn Shaw | |
| 06:35 | Dayton | William Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee Tech | Donald Zahorchak gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee Tech | William Jones is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Anthony Gist scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Neil Wong | 67-69 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Jones | 69-69 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Anthony Gist is fouled on the floor by Clark Krueger - foul #5 on Clark Krueger, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges (PG), Willie Messick (SF) Clark Krueger, Paul Kinley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG) James Winston | |
| 05:19 | Dayton | William Taylor makes the floater from the right wing set up by Michael Hennessy | 69-71 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Neil Wong - foul #4 on Neil Wong, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree (PF) Anthony Trembley | |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG), Stanley Lezama (SG), Ivan Sugalski (PF), Glenn Shaw (C) Neil Wong, Anthony Gist, William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| 05:03 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 04:46 | Dayton | William French can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-71 |
| 04:44 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to William French | 70-71 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lionel Hodges - foul #1 on Lionel Hodges, team foul #7 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley (C) Donald Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (SG) Michael Hennessy | |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 04:25 | Dayton | William French is hacked by William Jones - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #8 | 70-72 |
| 04:25 | Dayton | William French makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 04:25 | Dayton | William French makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-74 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee Tech | William Jones tips it in | 72-74 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw can't finish the layup | 72-74 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges misses badly on a floater from the left side | 72-74 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley snags the offensive board | 72-74 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Jones | 75-74 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Lionel Hodges (fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Willie Messick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Baldree (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Trembley (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Winston (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Lezama (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Glenn Shaw (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 03:21 | Dayton | James Winston can't tip it in | 75-74 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges grabs the board | 75-74 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Jones | 77-74 |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski drills a jumper near the basket set up by Stanley Lezama | 77-76 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-76 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Zahorchak (C) Anthony Trembley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (SG), Anthony Gist (SF), William Taylor (PF), Patrick Reilly (C) James Winston, Stanley Lezama, Ivan Sugalski, Glenn Shaw | |
| 02:39 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree makes the 3 from the right corner | 80-76 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Neil Wong can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-76 |
| 02:15 | Dayton | William French pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-76 |
| 02:03 | Dayton | Anthony Gist drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William French | 80-79 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee Tech | William Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-79 |
| 01:55 | Dayton | Anthony Gist gets the rebound | 80-79 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly misses the floater from the right side | 80-79 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree grabs the defensive rebound | 80-79 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee Tech | William Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lionel Hodges | 83-79 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | Neil Wong is hacked by Willie Messick - foul #2 on Willie Messick, team foul #9 | 83-79 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | Neil Wong misses the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to William Taylor | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Dayton | William French comes up short on the floater from the left side | 83-79 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Neil Wong snags the offensive board | 83-79 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Neil Wong can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 83-79 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick grabs the defensive rebound | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Tennessee Tech | William French is called for the reach on Willie Messick in the backcourt - foul #3 on William French, team foul #12 | 83-79 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Anthony Gist misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-79 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree snags the defensive board | 85-79 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree is hacked by Neil Wong in the backcourt - foul #5 on Neil Wong, team foul #13 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley (C) Donald Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (SG) Neil Wong | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree misses the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 86-79 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | William French grabs the offensive rebound | 86-79 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | William French clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-79 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee Tech | Willie Messick pulls down the rebound | 86-79 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-79 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee Tech | William French is called for the reach on Lionel Hodges in the backcourt - foul #4 on William French, team foul #14 | 86-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Donald Zahorchak (C) Robert Baldree | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | James Winston drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William French | 88-82 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges is hacked by William French in the backcourt - foul #5 on William French, team foul #15 | 88-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stanley Lezama (SG) William French | |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee Tech | Lionel Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-82 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree (PF) Anthony Trembley | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Anthony Gist hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Winston | 90-85 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Tech | William Jones is fouled in the backcourt by James Winston - foul #2 on James Winston, team foul #16 | 90-85 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Justin Talbott (SG), Anthony Trembley (C) Robert Baldree, Donald Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Tech | William Jones makes the 1st free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Tech | William Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly gets the rebound | 91-85 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 91-85 |