| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Neil Wong (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Gist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Israel Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Norcross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Thomas Green inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman is fouled on the floor by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 36-34 |
| 19:28 | Dayton | Anthony Gist gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:25 | Dayton | Neil Wong's pass is intercepted by Israel Reeves in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| 19:24 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews lays it up and in on a nice dish by Israel Reeves | 36-36 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Neil Wong throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Thomas Green can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 18:56 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves makes the jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Thomas Green steps in front of the William Taylor pass | 36-38 |
| 18:36 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Green | 36-40 |
| 18:17 | Dayton | Neil Wong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | Thomas Green snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves is fouled on the floor by Anthony Gist - foul #2 on Anthony Gist, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG), James Winston (SG), Stanley Lezama (SF), Ivan Sugalski (PF), Glenn Shaw (C) William French, Neil Wong, Anthony Gist, William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Philip Scheffel (SG), Michael Zubia (SF), Aaron Kresge (PF), Raymond Vigue (C) Michael Mathews, Israel Reeves, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Huffman, Glen Norcross | |
| 17:55 | Illinois State | Michael Hennessy picks off the pass by Philip Scheffel | 36-40 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Hennessy | 38-40 |
| 17:35 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes is denied on a layup by Ivan Sugalski | 38-40 |
| 17:34 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Michael Zubia takes the ball from Glenn Shaw in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 17:31 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes misses the lay-in | 38-40 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 17:00 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Stanley Lezama | 41-40 |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes is hacked by Ivan Sugalski - foul #1 on Ivan Sugalski, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG), William Taylor (PF) Michael Hennessy, Ivan Sugalski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Thomas Green (SF), Glen Norcross (C) Roger Grimes, Philip Scheffel, Raymond Vigue | |
| 16:32 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 16:31 | Dayton | William Taylor pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:18 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Winston | 43-40 |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Green and he's hacked by Glenn Shaw - foul #1 on Glenn Shaw, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (SG), Anthony Gist (SF), Patrick Reilly (C) James Winston, Stanley Lezama, Glenn Shaw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Israel Reeves (SG), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Zubia, Aaron Kresge, Glen Norcross | |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:58 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Neil Wong (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Gist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Israel Reeves (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ethan Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Dayton | William French blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Mathews - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel (PG) Michael Mathews | |
| 15:45 | Dayton | William French misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:45 | Dayton | William French misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves loses the dribble to Anthony Gist | 43-42 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | William Taylor clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-42 |
| 15:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Philip Scheffel | 43-42 |
| 15:00 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | William Taylor pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:48 | Dayton | William Taylor is whistled for a carry | 43-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (PG), Ivan Sugalski (PF), Kyle Whitman (C) William French, William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Michael Zubia (SG), Raymond Vigue (PF) Philip Scheffel, Israel Reeves, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Winston - foul #1 on James Winston, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (SF) Anthony Gist | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge (SG), Glen Norcross (C) Thomas Green, Ethan Graves | |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman makes the wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Sugalski | 45-44 |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 13:32 | Dayton | Neil Wong comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-47 |
| 13:30 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 13:17 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Winston and the foul's on Glen Norcross - foul #2 on Glen Norcross, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG), Stanley Lezama (SG), Glenn Shaw (PF) James Winston, Neil Wong, Ivan Sugalski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Philip Scheffel (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Roger Grimes, Aaron Kresge, Michael Zubia, Raymond Vigue, Glen Norcross | |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:05 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 12:56 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-47 |
| 12:54 | Dayton | William French gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 12:39 | Dayton | William French gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ethan Graves - foul #4 on Ethan Graves, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Gist (SF), William Taylor (PF) Michael Hennessy, Glenn Shaw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Green (SF), Glen Norcross (C) Israel Reeves, Ethan Graves | |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews can't tip it in | 48-47 |
| 12:00 | Dayton | William Taylor grabs the board | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stanley Lezama (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Anthony Gist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Kyle Whitman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Scheffel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Norcross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Glen Norcross blocks the short jumper by Anthony Gist | 48-47 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Anthony Gist is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Mathews - foul #3 on Michael Mathews, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (SG), Patrick Reilly (C) Stanley Lezama, Kyle Whitman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG), Michael Zubia (SG), Aaron Kresge (PF) Michael Mathews, Philip Scheffel, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Aaron Kresge blocks the short jumper by James Winston | 48-50 |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Thomas Green gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | Michael Zubia's pass is intercepted by Anthony Gist | 48-50 |
| 10:16 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly clanks a jump hook in the paint | 48-50 |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Thomas Green steals it from James Winston | 48-50 |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Reilly - foul #3 on Patrick Reilly, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (SG), Stanley Lezama (SF), Ivan Sugalski (PF), Glenn Shaw (C) William French, Anthony Gist, William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Israel Reeves (SG), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Raymond Vigue (C) Michael Clopton, Michael Zubia, Thomas Green, Glen Norcross | |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | Aaron Kresge is called for the reach on Neil Wong in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Kresge, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Green (SF) Aaron Kresge | |
| 09:29 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 09:06 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-52 |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | Thomas Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-52 |
| 08:42 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-52 |
| 08:25 | Illinois State | Thomas Green gets the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:15 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 08:13 | Illinois State | Thomas Green hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Israel Reeves steals the ball from Stanley Lezama | 48-54 |
| 07:53 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves banks in the layup | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Winston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Wong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Lezama (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ivan Sugalski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Israel Reeves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Green (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Huffman (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Vigue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Dayton | Israel Reeves is called for the reach on James Winston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Israel Reeves, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG), Anthony Gist (SF), William Taylor (PF), Patrick Reilly (C) James Winston, Stanley Lezama, Ivan Sugalski, Glenn Shaw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Philip Scheffel (SG), Michael Zubia (SF), Aaron Kresge (PF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Mathews, Israel Reeves, Thomas Green, Jeffrey Huffman, Raymond Vigue | |
| 07:44 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly buries a runner in the paint | 50-56 |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Michael Hennessy steals the ball from Aaron Kresge | 50-56 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly is whistled for a carry | 50-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG) Anthony Gist | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | Neil Wong is called for the reach on Philip Scheffel - foul #1 on Neil Wong, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 06:30 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Grimes and the foul's on William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kyle Whitman (C) Patrick Reilly | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Clopton (PG) Roger Grimes | |
| 06:30 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | William French misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 06:11 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Clopton | 50-60 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge makes the jumper from the right side set up by Ethan Graves | 50-62 |
| 05:58 | Dayton | Neil Wong is hacked by Philip Scheffel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Scheffel, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Gist (SF), Ivan Sugalski (PF), Glenn Shaw (C) Michael Hennessy, William Taylor, Kyle Whitman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Israel Reeves (SG), Thomas Green (SF), Jeffrey Huffman (PF), Glen Norcross (C) Philip Scheffel, Michael Zubia, Aaron Kresge, Ethan Graves | |
| 05:58 | Dayton | Neil Wong makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:58 | Dayton | Neil Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves clanks a jumper from the left side | 52-62 |
| 05:34 | Illinois State | Glen Norcross pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Thomas Green hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Neil Wong is open but misses the lay-in | 52-65 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman grabs the board | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | Thomas Green clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-65 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Anthony Gist is hacked by Michael Clopton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Clopton, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (SG), Stanley Lezama (PF) Neil Wong, Ivan Sugalski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Mathews (PG), Michael Zubia (SF), Raymond Vigue (C) Michael Clopton, Thomas Green, Glen Norcross | |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Anthony Gist makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Anthony Gist makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:43 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Israel Reeves, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Taylor (PF), Patrick Reilly (C) Anthony Gist, Glenn Shaw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge (PF) Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:26 | Dayton | William French misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 04:25 | Dayton | William Taylor can't tip it in | 54-65 |
| 04:23 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama snags the offensive board | 54-65 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | James Winston drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William French | 56-65 |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Winston - foul #2 on James Winston, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG) William French | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel (SF), Ethan Graves (C) Michael Zubia, Raymond Vigue | |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Israel Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:57 | Dayton | James Winston is fouled in the backcourt by Israel Reeves - foul #5 on Israel Reeves, team foul #10 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Green (SF) Israel Reeves | |
| 03:57 | Dayton | James Winston makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | James Winston misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Hennessy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Winston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Lezama (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Scheffel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Kresge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Ethan Graves (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Green | 57-69 |
| 03:18 | Dayton | James Winston misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Green | 57-71 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-71 |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel grabs the board | 57-71 |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Mathews | 57-74 |
| 02:34 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly loses the dribble to Thomas Green in the backcourt | 57-74 |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | Michael Mathews's pass is intercepted by William Taylor | 57-74 |
| 02:09 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 57-74 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves grabs the board | 57-74 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | William Taylor is called for the reach on Aaron Kresge - foul #3 on William Taylor, team foul #10 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski (PF), Glenn Shaw (C) William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roger Grimes (PG), Raymond Vigue (PF) Michael Mathews, Thomas Green | |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Aaron Kresge misses the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama grabs the board | 57-75 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | James Winston knocks in the floater from the left wing | 59-75 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | Philip Scheffel comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-75 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Raymond Vigue pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-75 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Ethan Graves drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Roger Grimes | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski connects on the open runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Hennessy | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Michael Hennessy - foul #1 on Michael Hennessy, team foul #11 | 61-77 |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ivan Sugalski | 61-78 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | James Winston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 61-78 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama tips it home | 63-78 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Roger Grimes runs out the clock | 63-78 |