| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Harry Lowrie (fresh) SG - Kong Kung (fresh) SF - Sebastian Pomeroy (fresh) PF - Chad Marotta (fresh) C - Johnny Webster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fresh) SG - Neil Wong (fresh) SF - Anthony Gist (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Pomeroy comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Marotta hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | William French comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Marotta snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Marotta grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Marotta misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | St. Bonaventure | Kong Kung drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harry Lowrie | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Dayton | Neil Wong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Chad Marotta | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Lowrie hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Anthony Gist misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:01 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Marotta pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:44 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Pomeroy hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Anthony Gist - foul #1 on Anthony Gist, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (SG), Stanley Lezama (SF), Ivan Sugalski (PF), Glenn Shaw (C) Neil Wong, Anthony Gist, William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| 16:44 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Pomeroy makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama is hacked by Sebastian Pomeroy - foul #1 on Sebastian Pomeroy, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG) William French | |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Johnny Webster steals it from Ivan Sugalski | 7-2 |
| 16:01 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Pomeroy makes the driving attempt from the left block | 9-2 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Harry Lowrie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kong Kung (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sebastian Pomeroy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad Marotta (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Webster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Hennessy (fresh) SG - James Winston (fresh) SF - Stanley Lezama (fresh) PF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) C - Glenn Shaw (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Johnny Webster - foul #1 on Johnny Webster, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Esparza (PG), Walter Piper (C) Harry Lowrie, Johnny Webster | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:46 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 15:46 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:28 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Marotta lays it up and in and he's fouled by Michael Hennessy - foul #1 on Michael Hennessy, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Guy (C) Sebastian Pomeroy | |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG), Neil Wong (SG), Anthony Gist (SF), William Taylor (PF) Michael Hennessy, James Winston, Stanley Lezama, Ivan Sugalski | |
| 15:28 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Marotta misses the free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Anthony Gist | 11-4 |
| 15:11 | Dayton | William French can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 15:09 | Dayton | Anthony Gist pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:51 | Dayton | Neil Wong misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-4 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | William Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Alberto Chavez (SG), Johnny Webster (C) Kong Kung, Chad Marotta | |
| Subs | Dayton | Patrick Reilly (C) Glenn Shaw | |
| 14:25 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 11-4 |
| 14:23 | Dayton | Neil Wong snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Anthony Gist drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from William French | 11-6 |
| 13:53 | St. Bonaventure | Alberto Chavez misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | William French grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:47 | Dayton | Anthony Gist misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Walter Piper - foul #1 on Walter Piper, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harry Lowrie (PG), Sebastian Pomeroy (SF) Alberto Chavez, Eddie Guy | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (PG), Stanley Lezama (SG) William French, Neil Wong | |
| 13:47 | Dayton | Anthony Gist makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:47 | Dayton | Anthony Gist makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:23 | St. Bonaventure | James Winston picks off the pass by Sebastian Pomeroy | 11-8 |
| 13:20 | Dayton | James Winston hits the finger roll | 11-10 |
| 12:57 | St. Bonaventure | William Taylor steps in front of the Arnulfo Esparza pass | 11-10 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly travels with the ball | 11-10 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kong Kung (SG), Chad Marotta (PF), Eddie Guy (C) Arnulfo Esparza, Walter Piper, Johnny Webster | |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG), Neil Wong (SG), Ivan Sugalski (PF), Glenn Shaw (C) James Winston, Anthony Gist, William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| 12:19 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Lowrie hits the finger roll | 13-10 |
| 12:01 | Dayton | Eddie Guy steals it from William French | 13-10 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Harry Lowrie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kong Kung (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sebastian Pomeroy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad Marotta (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Guy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William French (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neil Wong (fresh) SF - Stanley Lezama (fresh) PF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) C - Glenn Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:47 | St. Bonaventure | Kong Kung clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Stanley Lezama - foul #1 on Stanley Lezama, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| 11:47 | St. Bonaventure | Kong Kung makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:47 | St. Bonaventure | Kong Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by William French | 15-12 |
| 11:24 | St. Bonaventure | Stanley Lezama steps in front of the Kong Kung pass | 15-12 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | William French can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Harry Lowrie - foul #1 on Harry Lowrie, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Esparza (PG), Johnny Webster (C) Harry Lowrie, Eddie Guy | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (SG), William Taylor (PF), Patrick Reilly (C) Neil Wong, Ivan Sugalski, Glenn Shaw | |
| 11:04 | Dayton | William French misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | William French makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:38 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Pomeroy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-13 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | James Winston buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Patrick Reilly | 15-16 |
| 09:52 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Esparza can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | William Taylor pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | William French can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Kong Kung - foul #1 on Kong Kung, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harry Lowrie (PG), Walter Piper (SF) Arnulfo Esparza, Sebastian Pomeroy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (SG), Anthony Gist (SF) James Winston, Stanley Lezama | |
| 09:46 | Dayton | William French misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | William French makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:23 | St. Bonaventure | Walter Piper misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Gist - foul #2 on Anthony Gist, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Esparza (SG), Eddie Guy (PF) Kong Kung, Chad Marotta | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Winston (PG), Michael Hennessy (SF), Ivan Sugalski (PF), Glenn Shaw (C) William French, Anthony Gist, William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| 09:23 | St. Bonaventure | Walter Piper makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:23 | St. Bonaventure | Walter Piper misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:23 | St. Bonaventure | Johnny Webster grabs the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 09:06 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Lowrie misses the shot from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 09:05 | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Guy tips it in | 18-17 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Neil Wong connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from James Winston | 18-19 |
| 08:35 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Esparza's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Shaw | 18-19 |
| 08:34 | St. Bonaventure | Walter Piper misses the tip | 18-19 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ivan Sugalski | 18-19 |
| 08:20 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski blows the layup | 18-19 |
| 08:18 | St. Bonaventure | Walter Piper pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:00 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Lowrie misses the lay-in | 18-19 |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Harry Lowrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnulfo Esparza (fresh) SF - Walter Piper (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Guy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Webster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Winston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Wong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Hennessy (fresh) PF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Johnny Webster is called for the reach on Glenn Shaw - foul #2 on Johnny Webster, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Alberto Chavez (PG), Kong Kung (SG), Sebastian Pomeroy (SF), Chad Marotta (PF) Harry Lowrie, Arnulfo Esparza, Eddie Guy, Johnny Webster | |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG), Stanley Lezama (SF), William Taylor (PF), Patrick Reilly (C) Neil Wong, Michael Hennessy, Ivan Sugalski, Glenn Shaw | |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Alberto Chavez takes the ball from William Taylor | 18-19 |
| 07:14 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Marotta scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Alberto Chavez | 20-19 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama blows the layup but he's fouled by Chad Marotta - foul #1 on Chad Marotta, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Guy (C) Walter Piper | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:57 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Pomeroy misses the shot from the right block | 20-21 |
| 06:56 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Marotta tips it in | 22-21 |
| 06:34 | Dayton | William French can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:20 | Dayton | William Taylor's layup is rejected by Eddie Guy | 22-21 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | James Winston grabs the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:07 | Dayton | Sebastian Pomeroy is called for the reach on Stanley Lezama - foul #2 on Sebastian Pomeroy, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Esparza (PG), Thomas Tillman (SF) Alberto Chavez, Sebastian Pomeroy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (SG) James Winston | |
| 06:07 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:07 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:58 | St. Bonaventure | Kong Kung can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Neil Wong is whistled for a carry | 22-23 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harry Lowrie (PG), Walter Piper (SF) Arnulfo Esparza, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Shaw (C) Patrick Reilly | |
| 05:32 | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Guy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG), Ivan Sugalski (SF) William French, Stanley Lezama | |
| 05:30 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Hennessy, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG) Michael Hennessy | |
| 05:12 | St. Bonaventure | Kong Kung makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Piper | 25-23 |
| 04:51 | Dayton | William French hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Kong Kung - foul #2 on Kong Kung, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Esparza (SG), Thomas Tillman (SF) Kong Kung, Eddie Guy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stanley Lezama (SF) William Taylor | |
| 04:51 | Dayton | William French makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:51 | Dayton | William French makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:38 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Esparza misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 04:36 | St. Bonaventure | Walter Piper tips it home | 27-25 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | Neil Wong clanks a 3 from straight away | 27-25 |
| 04:14 | St. Bonaventure | Walter Piper grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 03:52 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Lowrie misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stanley Lezama - foul #2 on Stanley Lezama, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kong Kung (SG), Sebastian Pomeroy (SF), Eddie Guy (PF), Johnny Webster (C) Arnulfo Esparza, Thomas Tillman, Chad Marotta, Walter Piper | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (PG), James Winston (SG), Anthony Gist (SF), Patrick Reilly (C) William French, Neil Wong, Stanley Lezama, Glenn Shaw | |
| 03:52 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Lowrie makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:52 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Lowrie makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Harry Lowrie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kong Kung (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sebastian Pomeroy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eddie Guy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Webster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Hennessy (fresh) SG - James Winston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Gist (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski is hacked by Johnny Webster - foul #3 on Johnny Webster, team foul #10 | 29-25 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Esparza (PG), Justin Hopkins (PF) Harry Lowrie, Johnny Webster | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:26 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:26 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:17 | St. Bonaventure | Justin Hopkins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-27 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | Anthony Gist pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Anthony Gist connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Hennessy | 29-29 |
| 02:51 | St. Bonaventure | Sebastian Pomeroy makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kong Kung | 32-29 |
| 02:36 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Winston | 32-32 |
| 02:27 | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Guy can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-32 |
| 02:25 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Esparza tips it home | 34-32 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | James Winston misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Arnulfo Esparza - foul #1 on Arnulfo Esparza, team foul #11 | 34-32 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Marotta (PF), Walter Piper (C) Justin Hopkins, Eddie Guy | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (SG), William Taylor (PF) Michael Hennessy, Ivan Sugalski | |
| 02:10 | Dayton | James Winston makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | James Winston misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:10 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Walter Piper | 34-33 |
| 01:57 | St. Bonaventure | Kong Kung loses the dribble to James Winston | 34-33 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Arnulfo Esparza picks off the pass by Patrick Reilly | 34-33 |
| 01:12 | St. Bonaventure | Kong Kung misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | James Winston grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | Neil Wong makes the 3 from the left wing set up by James Winston | 34-36 |
| 00:44 | St. Bonaventure | Kong Kung clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Gist - foul #3 on Anthony Gist, team foul #7 | 34-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harry Lowrie (PG), Eddie Guy (C) Arnulfo Esparza, Sebastian Pomeroy | |
| Subs | Dayton | William French (PG), Stanley Lezama (SF), Glenn Shaw (C) James Winston, Anthony Gist, Patrick Reilly | |
| 00:44 | St. Bonaventure | Kong Kung makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:44 | St. Bonaventure | Kong Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Stanley Lezama's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Alberto Chavez (SG) Kong Kung | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (SF) Neil Wong | |
| 00:05 | St. Bonaventure | Eddie Guy scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Walter Piper | 38-36 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | William French misses short on a jump hook from close range | 38-36 |