| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marin Slowinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Donald Smith inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Louis Hanley is fouled on the floor by Shawn Hermanson - foul #2 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 19:27 | Penn State | Donald Smith hits the finger roll set up by William Sawyer | 29-26 |
| 19:09 | Dayton | John Robinson steals the ball from Josef Ciskowski | 29-26 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Donald Smith drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Sawyer | 29-28 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 29-28 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Louis Hanley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | William Sawyer clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-28 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Donald Smith gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Carl Wildermuth steps in front of the Donald Smith pass | 29-28 |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Donald Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 17:08 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:39 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | William Sawyer is hacked by Mark Purcell - foul #3 on Mark Purcell, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (PG), Mark Brooks (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Mark Purcell, Shawn Hermanson, Carl Wildermuth, Josef Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 16:14 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Parker Cosby | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Marin Slowinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Luka Sobrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Louis Hanley misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Parker Cosby - foul #2 on Parker Cosby, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Purcell (PG), Derek Garrett (PF) Mark Brooks, Marin Slowinski | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Louis Hanley misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Louis Hanley misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | John Robinson grabs the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | William Sawyer misses short on a shot from the right side | 31-28 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Mark Purcell pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Parker Cosby | 34-28 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Louis Hanley | 34-30 |
| 14:30 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:16 | Penn State | Donald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Josef Ciskowski (PF), Marin Slowinski (C) Parker Cosby, Neil Lazaro, Derek Garrett, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:04 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson is fouled on the floor by Louis Hanley - foul #1 on Louis Hanley, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 13:40 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski misses the dunk attempt | 34-30 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Marin Slowinski - foul #1 on Marin Slowinski, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:08 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski hits the follow up shot | 36-31 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Donald Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Josef Ciskowski - foul #2 on Josef Ciskowski, team foul #5 | 36-31 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Donald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 12:33 | Dayton | Mark Purcell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) William Sawyer, Donald Smith, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| 12:15 | Penn State | John Robinson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 12:14 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 11:50 | Dayton | John Oliphant steals it from Marin Slowinski | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marin Slowinski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Oliphant and he's hacked by Marin Slowinski - foul #2 on Marin Slowinski, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Garrett (PF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Josef Ciskowski, Marin Slowinski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG) Louis Hanley | |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 11:36 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson knocks in the 3 from straight away | 39-34 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | John Oliphant connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Lewis Pearson and the foul's on Luka Sobrowski - foul #2 on Luka Sobrowski, team foul #7 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF) Shawn Hermanson, Carl Wildermuth | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (C) Luis Hernadez, John Robinson, Erwin Walkup | |
| 10:52 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses the free throw | 39-36 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Pearson | 39-36 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Donald Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Donald Smith dunks the ball on a great pass from John Oliphant | 39-38 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Derek Garrett | 41-38 |
| 09:59 | Penn State | Parker Cosby is called for the reach on William Sawyer - foul #3 on Parker Cosby, team foul #8 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski (PF), Marin Slowinski (C) Derek Garrett, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SG) John Oliphant | |
| 09:59 | Penn State | William Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 09:59 | Penn State | William Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #3 on Donald Smith, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF) Parker Cosby, Neil Lazaro | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Robinson (PF) Lewis Pearson | |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 09:39 | Penn State | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | John Robinson lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Louis Hanley | 41-41 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Wildermuth | 43-41 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | John Robinson connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 43-43 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski's fadeaway is rejected by John Robinson | 43-43 |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Purcell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marin Slowinski (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Jeffrey Kidder (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Penn State | Mark Purcell is called for the reach on William Sawyer - foul #4 on Mark Purcell, team foul #9 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Luka Sobrowski (C) Shawn Hermanson, Carl Wildermuth, Josef Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) Donald Smith, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| 07:37 | Penn State | William Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:37 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #10 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Luis Hernadez (SG) William Sawyer, Louis Hanley | |
| 07:07 | Penn State | John Oliphant is fouled on the floor by Luka Sobrowski - foul #3 on Luka Sobrowski, team foul #11 | 46-43 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | John Oliphant makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Luis Hernadez - foul #1 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Mark Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | John Robinson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-45 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski loses the dribble to Erwin Walkup | 47-45 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | John Robinson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Marin Slowinski - foul #3 on Marin Slowinski, team foul #12 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (SG), Carl Wildermuth (SF), Josef Ciskowski (PF) Parker Cosby, Neil Lazaro, Marin Slowinski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (C) Luis Hernadez, Lewis Pearson, Erwin Walkup | |
| 05:53 | Penn State | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | John Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:48 | Dayton | Mark Purcell loses the dribble to Louis Hanley in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Carl Wildermuth picks off the pass by Louis Hanley | 47-47 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Mark Purcell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Robinson | 47-47 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Louis Hanley misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 47-47 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Luka Sobrowski grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marin Slowinski (C) Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Lewis Pearson (PF) John Oliphant, John Robinson | |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Marin Slowinski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Kidder - foul #4 on Marin Slowinski, team foul #13 | 47-47 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Mark Purcell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Donald Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Louis Hanley misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 03:50 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth grabs the board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Purcell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Wildermuth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Josef Ciskowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marin Slowinski (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Jeffrey Kidder blocks the short jumper by Marin Slowinski | 47-48 |
| 03:37 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski lays it in and he's hacked by Jeffrey Kidder - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (PG), Mark Brooks (SG), Luka Sobrowski (C) Mark Purcell, Shawn Hermanson, Josef Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG), John Robinson (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) Louis Hanley, Donald Smith, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez is hacked by Mark Brooks - foul #1 on Mark Brooks, team foul #14 | 50-48 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Purcell (PG), Shawn Hermanson (SG), Josef Ciskowski (PF) Parker Cosby, Mark Brooks, Luka Sobrowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (C) Luis Hernadez, Lewis Pearson, Erwin Walkup | |
| 02:36 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski scores on a floater from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Louis Hanley is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Robinson | 52-52 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | Josef Ciskowski hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | John Robinson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Kidder - foul #4 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 01:13 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | The jump hook by Donald Smith is blocked by Josef Ciskowski | 55-52 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to John Robinson | 55-52 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Donald Smith hits a floater from the right block | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Marin Slowinski is fouled in the backcourt by William Sawyer - foul #3 on William Sawyer, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Mark Purcell is fouled on the floor by John Robinson - foul #3 on John Robinson, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Mark Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Mark Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | William Sawyer loses the dribble to Carl Wildermuth | 57-54 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Louis Hanley is called for the reach on Carl Wildermuth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Hanley, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Carl Wildermuth misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Robinson | 57-54 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | William Sawyer is called for traveling | 57-54 |