| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Flury (fresh) SG - Manuel Moore (fresh) SF - Carl Locklear (fresh) PF - Scott Griffith (fresh) C - Rosario Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) SG - Michael Lingo (fresh) SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) PF - Frank Bassett (fresh) C - John Demoss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Scott Griffith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Dayton | Manuel Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Dayton | Rosario Russo tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | St. Joseph's | Carl Locklear steals the ball from Charles Stewart | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | Daniel Flury knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Lingo | 5-2 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Manuel Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Scott Griffith snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Scott Griffith buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Daniel Flury and the foul's on Frank Bassett - foul #1 on Frank Bassett, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Scott Griffith makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:46 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Vester | 8-5 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Michael Lingo steals it from Daniel Flury out of a doubleteam | 8-5 |
| 17:08 | St. Joseph's | Carl Locklear steals it from John Demoss | 8-5 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Scott Griffith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Locklear | 10-5 |
| 16:47 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart makes the runner in the paint set up by Raymond Vester and he's hacked by Carl Locklear - foul #1 on Carl Locklear, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (PG), Charlie Krakowsky (SG), Alexander Geno (SF), James Estep (PF), Dustin Collins (C) Daniel Flury, Manuel Moore, Carl Locklear, Scott Griffith, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:47 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:18 | Dayton | Charlie Krakowsky double dribbles | 10-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Harvey James (SG), Dwight Chang (SF), John Smith (PF), Raymond Vandyke (C) Raymond Vester, Michael Lingo, Charles Stewart, Frank Bassett, John Demoss | |
| 16:10 | St. Joseph's | James Estep swats the shot by Dwight Chang | 10-8 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Dustin Collins gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Charlie Krakowsky buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Shutt | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Anthony Shutt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charlie Krakowsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexander Geno (fresh) PF - James Estep (fresh) C - Dustin Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Hugh Clark (fresh) SG - Harvey James (fresh) SF - Dwight Chang (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Raymond Vandyke (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | St. Joseph's | Dustin Collins swats the layup by Dwight Chang | 12-8 |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Alexander Geno makes the shot from the right side set up by Anthony Shutt | 14-8 |
| 14:54 | St. Joseph's | Alexander Geno swats the dunk try by Dwight Chang | 14-8 |
| 14:52 | Dayton | James Estep grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | James Estep is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG), Manuel Moore (SG), Carl Locklear (SF), Scott Griffith (PF), Rosario Russo (C) Anthony Shutt, Charlie Krakowsky, Alexander Geno, James Estep, Dustin Collins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Michael Lingo (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), Frank Bassett (PF), John Demoss (C) Hugh Clark, Harvey James, Dwight Chang, John Smith, Raymond Vandyke | |
| 14:03 | Dayton | Scott Griffith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Lingo - foul #1 on Michael Lingo, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| 14:03 | Dayton | Scott Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 14:03 | Dayton | Scott Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 13:43 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett is hacked by Daniel Flury - foul #1 on Daniel Flury, team foul #2 | 16-8 |
| 13:23 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss blows the layup but he's hacked by Manuel Moore - foul #1 on Manuel Moore, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| 13:23 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:23 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Daniel Flury connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-10 |
| 12:49 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss's layup is rejected by Rosario Russo | 19-10 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Scott Griffith pulls down the rebound | 19-10 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Carl Locklear is open and scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Daniel Flury | 21-10 |
| 12:18 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Bassett | 21-12 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Scott Griffith misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 21-12 |
| 12:00 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 11:58 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Flury steals the ball from Raymond Vester in the backcourt | 21-12 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Michael Lingo takes the ball from Rosario Russo | 21-12 |
| 11:30 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Lingo | 21-14 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Flury (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Moore (fresh) SF - Carl Locklear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Griffith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rosario Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Frank Bassett (fairly fresh) C - John Demoss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Carl Locklear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (PG), Charlie Krakowsky (SG), Alexander Geno (SF), James Estep (PF), Dustin Collins (C) Daniel Flury, Manuel Moore, Carl Locklear, Scott Griffith, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Harvey James (SG), Dwight Chang (SF), John Smith (PF), Raymond Vandyke (C) Raymond Vester, Michael Lingo, Charles Stewart, Frank Bassett, John Demoss | |
| 10:59 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vandyke clanks a 3 from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 10:57 | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark can't tip it in | 21-14 |
| 10:56 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang can't tip it in | 21-14 |
| 10:55 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vandyke tips it in | 21-16 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Alexander Geno throws it down on a great pass from Anthony Shutt and he's fouled by Dwight Chang - foul #1 on Dwight Chang, team foul #4 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG) Charlie Krakowsky | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Alexander Geno makes the free throw | 24-16 |
| 10:07 | St. Joseph's | A charge is called on Dwight Chang - foul #2 on Dwight Chang, team foul #5 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Moore (SG), Scott Griffith (PF) Anthony Shutt, Dustin Collins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy (SF) Dwight Chang | |
| 09:40 | Dayton | Alexander Geno is hacked by Hugh Clark - foul #1 on Hugh Clark, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Locklear (SF) Alexander Geno | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Frank Bassett (PF), John Demoss (C) Hugh Clark, Aaron McConnaughy, John Smith, Raymond Vandyke | |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Frank Bassett is called for the reach on Scott Griffith - foul #2 on Frank Bassett, team foul #7 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo (SG), William Winebrenner (PF) Harvey James, Frank Bassett | |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Scott Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Scott Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 09:21 | St. Joseph's | William Winebrenner grabs the defensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 08:52 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-16 |
| 08:50 | St. Joseph's | William Winebrenner grabs the offensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 08:32 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo is hacked by Manuel Moore - foul #2 on Manuel Moore, team foul #4 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (PG), Charlie Krakowsky (SG), Dustin Collins (PF), Rosario Russo (C) Daniel Flury, Manuel Moore, Scott Griffith, James Estep | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Smith (PF) William Winebrenner | |
| 08:19 | St. Joseph's | John Demoss comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 25-16 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Raymond Vester is called for the reach on Anthony Shutt - foul #1 on Raymond Vester, team foul #8 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alexander Geno (SF) Carl Locklear | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Harvey James (SG), Raymond Vandyke (C) Raymond Vester, Michael Lingo, John Demoss | |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 07:56 | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vandyke pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 07:32 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart hits a floater from the baseline | 25-18 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Anthony Shutt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charlie Krakowsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexander Geno (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Collins (fresh) C - Rosario Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Hugh Clark (fresh) SG - Harvey James (fresh) SF - Charles Stewart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Raymond Vandyke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-18 |
| 07:02 | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 06:41 | St. Joseph's | John Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Dustin Collins - foul #1 on Dustin Collins, team foul #5 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG), Carl Locklear (SF), Scott Griffith (PF) Charlie Krakowsky, Alexander Geno, Dustin Collins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Michael Lingo (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF), John Demoss (C) Hugh Clark, Harvey James, Charles Stewart, Raymond Vandyke | |
| 06:41 | St. Joseph's | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:41 | St. Joseph's | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:14 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Vester - foul #2 on Raymond Vester, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Estep (C) Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Raymond Vandyke (PF) Raymond Vester, John Smith | |
| 06:14 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:14 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:52 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Hugh Clark | 27-22 |
| 05:32 | Dayton | James Estep is hacked by John Demoss - foul #1 on John Demoss, team foul #10 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charlie Krakowsky (SG) Anthony Shutt | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 05:32 | Dayton | James Estep makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:32 | Dayton | James Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:10 | St. Joseph's | James Estep is called for the reach on Michael Lingo - foul #1 on James Estep, team foul #6 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rosario Russo (C) James Estep | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harvey James (SG), John Smith (PF) Michael Lingo, Raymond Vandyke | |
| 04:58 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James is called for traveling | 29-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alexander Geno (SF) Carl Locklear | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Stewart (SF) Aaron McConnaughy | |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Scott Griffith misses the easy layup | 29-22 |
| 04:34 | St. Joseph's | John Smith gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:12 | St. Joseph's | Harvey James's 3 pointer is rejected by Alexander Geno | 29-22 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Alexander Geno grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Daniel Flury comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-22 |
| 04:05 | Dayton | Alexander Geno tips it in | 31-22 |
| 03:41 | St. Joseph's | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Moore (SG), Carl Locklear (SF), James Estep (PF), Dustin Collins (C) Charlie Krakowsky, Alexander Geno, Scott Griffith, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Raymond Vester (PG), Michael Lingo (SG), Frank Bassett (PF), Raymond Vandyke (C) Hugh Clark, Harvey James, John Smith, John Demoss | |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Carl Locklear clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 31-22 |
| 03:14 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett grabs the board | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Flury (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Moore (fresh) SF - Carl Locklear (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Estep (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Raymond Vester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lingo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Stewart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Frank Bassett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Vandyke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | St. Joseph's | Michael Lingo hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Vester | 31-25 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Daniel Flury splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 02:25 | Dayton | James Estep pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Carl Locklear connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Daniel Flury and he's hacked by Michael Lingo - foul #2 on Michael Lingo, team foul #11 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (PG), Scott Griffith (PF), Rosario Russo (C) Daniel Flury, James Estep, Dustin Collins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang (SF), John Smith (C) Charles Stewart, Raymond Vandyke | |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Carl Locklear makes the free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:43 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett can't connect on a runner near the basket | 34-25 |
| 01:42 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett tips it but misses | 34-25 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Scott Griffith gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 01:19 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt is open and scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Scott Griffith | 36-25 |
| 01:05 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Vester | 36-28 |
| 00:44 | Dayton | Manuel Moore scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Griffith | 39-28 |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Scott Griffith - foul #1 on Scott Griffith, team foul #7 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG), Alexander Geno (SF) Manuel Moore, Carl Locklear | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Hugh Clark (PG), Harvey James (SG), John Demoss (C) Raymond Vester, Michael Lingo, John Smith | |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Frank Bassett makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Daniel Flury comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Chang can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 39-30 |