| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Flury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Carl Locklear (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Griffith (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Rosario Russo (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kenneth Otani (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Ward (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Zephyr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Carl Locklear inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Manuel Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Daniel Flury tips it home | 29-22 |
| 19:16 | Rhode Island | Manuel Moore is called for the reach on Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Manuel Moore, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (SF), Jack Johnson (C) Ronald Lawrence, Willie Zephyr | |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani clanks a 3 from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 19:03 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Otani | 29-22 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (SF), Willie Zephyr (C) Jeff Marchetti, Jack Johnson | |
| 18:14 | Dayton | Scott Griffith clanks a jump hook from close range | 29-22 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Carl Locklear is called for the reach on Ronald Lawrence - foul #3 on Carl Locklear, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alexander Geno (SF) Carl Locklear | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (SF), Jack Johnson (C) Ronald Lawrence, Willie Zephyr | |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Manuel Moore gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 17:14 | Dayton | Daniel Flury scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 16:24 | Dayton | Alexander Geno clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Otani - foul #2 on Kenneth Otani, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (SG), James Estep (PF), Dustin Collins (C) Manuel Moore, Scott Griffith, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (SF), Willie Zephyr (C) Jeff Marchetti, Jack Johnson | |
| 16:24 | Dayton | Alexander Geno misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:24 | Dayton | Alexander Geno misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:10 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr is called for traveling | 32-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charlie Krakowsky (SG) Daniel Flury | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:57 | Dayton | Alexander Geno blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Michael Jackson, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| 15:57 | Dayton | Alexander Geno makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 15:57 | Dayton | Alexander Geno makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Anthony Shutt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charlie Krakowsky (fresh) SF - Alexander Geno (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Estep (fresh) C - Dustin Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kenneth Otani (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Zephyr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson hits a floater from the left side | 34-27 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | James Estep hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Otani - foul #3 on Kenneth Otani, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG), Manuel Moore (SG), Carl Locklear (SF), Scott Griffith (PF) Anthony Shutt, Charlie Krakowsky, Alexander Geno, Dustin Collins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:19 | Dayton | James Estep makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | James Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 15:11 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 36-29 |
| 14:48 | Dayton | Manuel Moore is whistled for a carry | 36-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rosario Russo (C) James Estep | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson (C) Willie Zephyr | |
| 14:33 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Jackson | 36-31 |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Rosario Russo connects on the shot in the lane | 38-31 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson is whistled for traveling | 38-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (SF), Willie Zephyr (C) Ronald Lawrence, Jack Johnson | |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Daniel Flury misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #4 on Michael Jackson, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson (SG), Ronald Lawrence (SF) Michael Jackson, Jeff Marchetti | |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Daniel Flury makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Daniel Flury makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence's pass is intercepted by Manuel Moore | 40-31 |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Carl Locklear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (PG), Charlie Krakowsky (SG), James Estep (PF), Dustin Collins (C) Daniel Flury, Manuel Moore, Scott Griffith, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (SF) Ronald Lawrence | |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner near the basket | 40-31 |
| 12:32 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 12:06 | Dayton | Dustin Collins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charlie Krakowsky | 42-31 |
| 11:49 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG), Manuel Moore (SG), Alexander Geno (SF), Scott Griffith (PF) Anthony Shutt, Charlie Krakowsky, Carl Locklear, Dustin Collins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Reuben Price (SG), Ronald Lawrence (SF) Jack Johnson, Jeff Marchetti, Willie Zephyr | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Flury (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 stl. SF - Alexander Geno (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Griffith (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - James Estep (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reuben Price (fresh) SF - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Otani (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Dayton | Alexander Geno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-31 |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Daniel Flury tips it home | 44-31 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-33 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Scott Griffith is hacked by Chris Ward - foul #3 on Chris Ward, team foul #5 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rosario Russo (C) James Estep | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr (C) Kenneth Otani | |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Scott Griffith hits the finger roll | 46-33 |
| 10:09 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | Manuel Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Daniel Flury misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Scott Griffith misses the tip | 46-33 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Retherford | 46-36 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | The jump hook by Scott Griffith is blocked by Willie Zephyr | 46-36 |
| 09:01 | Dayton | Daniel Flury grabs the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 08:45 | Dayton | Scott Griffith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-36 |
| 08:43 | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Chris Ward is denied by Rosario Russo | 46-36 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Alexander Geno snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | Daniel Flury misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | Scott Griffith grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 07:41 | Dayton | Alexander Geno drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Manuel Moore | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Flury (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Alexander Geno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Griffith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Rosario Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reuben Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Lawrence (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Ward (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Zephyr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rhode Island | Rosario Russo steals it from Chris Ward | 48-36 |
| 06:54 | Dayton | Scott Griffith lays it in | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Rosario Russo - foul #2 on Rosario Russo, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Shutt (PG), Charlie Krakowsky (SG), Carl Locklear (SF), James Estep (PF), Dustin Collins (C) Daniel Flury, Manuel Moore, Alexander Geno, Scott Griffith, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (SF), Jack Johnson (C) Willie Retherford, Reuben Price, Ronald Lawrence, Willie Zephyr | |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | Chris Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu grabs the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 05:33 | Dayton | Dustin Collins is fouled on the floor by Jack Johnson - foul #1 on Jack Johnson, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Retherford (PG), Jeff Marchetti (SF) Ming-Hoa Chu, Chris Ward | |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Carl Locklear misses the easy layup | 50-40 |
| 05:13 | Dayton | Charlie Krakowsky misses the tip | 50-40 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Carl Locklear tips it but misses | 50-40 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Carl Locklear takes the ball from Jack Johnson | 50-40 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Jeff Marchetti is called for the reach on Anthony Shutt - foul #2 on Jeff Marchetti, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rosario Russo (C) Dustin Collins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Anthony Shutt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Jack Johnson is fouled on the floor by Charlie Krakowsky - foul #2 on Charlie Krakowsky, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG) Charlie Krakowsky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Rosario Russo swats the layup by Jack Johnson | 51-40 |
| 04:00 | Dayton | Rosario Russo grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 03:41 | Dayton | Daniel Flury drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Shutt | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Daniel Flury (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Shutt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Locklear (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Estep (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rosario Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Retherford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Marchetti (fresh) PF - Michael Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Otani (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Rosario Russo gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Carl Locklear scores on a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Willie Retherford - foul #2 on Willie Retherford, team foul #8 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charlie Krakowsky (PG), Robert Fisher (SG), Dustin Collins (PF) Daniel Flury, Anthony Shutt, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (SF), Chris Ward (PF), Willie Zephyr (C) Willie Retherford, Jack Johnson, Jeff Marchetti | |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Carl Locklear makes the free throw | 57-40 |
| 02:57 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani is called for 10 seconds | 57-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alexander Geno (SF) Carl Locklear | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu (SF) Ronald Lawrence | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:35 | Dayton | Alexander Geno hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-40 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | James Estep steps in front of the Ming-Hoa Chu pass | 57-40 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Ming-Hoa Chu steals it from Robert Fisher in the backcourt | 57-40 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson slams it home set up by Ming-Hoa Chu | 57-42 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | Dustin Collins hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alexander Geno | 59-42 |
| 01:49 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | James Estep snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Charlie Krakowsky misses the shot from just outside the lane | 59-42 |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | Willie Zephyr grabs the board | 59-42 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Willie Zephyr | 59-44 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Ming-Hoa Chu steps in front of the Alexander Geno pass in the backcourt | 59-44 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani misses the 3 from straight away | 59-44 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Estep | 59-44 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Willie Zephyr steals it from Charlie Krakowsky | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Chris Ward | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Kenneth Otani takes the ball from Dustin Collins | 59-47 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Otani knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Flury (PG), Manuel Moore (SG), Carl Locklear (SF), Scott Griffith (PF), Rosario Russo (C) Charlie Krakowsky, Robert Fisher, Alexander Geno, Dustin Collins, James Estep | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (SF) Ming-Hoa Chu | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Daniel Flury is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Otani - foul #4 on Kenneth Otani, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Daniel Flury makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Daniel Flury makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Rosario Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Daniel Flury runs out the clock | 61-50 |