| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Knepp (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Hawks (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | David Knepp inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wayne Akin - foul #3 on Wayne Akin, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (C) Wayne Akin | |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-29 |
| 19:06 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 18:45 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ricky Wiesner | 41-29 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-29 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is fouled on the floor by Todd Harper - foul #1 on Todd Harper, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Ronnie Kerwin - foul #3 on Ronnie Kerwin, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (SF) Ronnie Kerwin | |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:29 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner drills a floater from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks loses the dribble to Bill Rudnick | 42-31 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Todd Harper is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | Christopher Glass pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 16:11 | Dayton | Ashley Pauls is called for the reach on Christopher Glass - foul #1 on Ashley Pauls, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG) Ashley Pauls | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Ronald Howard (SF), Steven Massenburg (PF), Jack Bright (C) Todd Harper, Ricky Wiesner, Bill Rudnick, Ronald Teeters | |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Christopher Glass is hacked by Alan Hawks - foul #1 on Alan Hawks, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin (SF), Wayne Akin (C) Ronald Howard, Steven Massenburg | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) SG - Christopher Glass (fresh) SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jack Bright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Rudolph Guenther is called for the reach on Rickie Begley - foul #1 on Rudolph Guenther, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks (PF) Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-31 |
| 15:09 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 15:01 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks tips it home | 46-31 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Rickie Begley knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Kerwin | 46-33 |
| 14:33 | Rhode Island | David Knepp is denied on a dunk by Ronnie Kerwin | 46-33 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses the tip | 46-33 |
| 14:30 | Dayton | Jack Bright gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:09 | Dayton | Christopher Glass is whistled for a carry | 46-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG) Jack Morrisey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Ricky Wiesner (SG), Bill Rudnick (PF) Rickie Begley, Christopher Glass, Jack Bright | |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is hacked by Todd Harper - foul #2 on Todd Harper, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| 13:53 | Rhode Island | Wayne Akin blocks the jumper by Alan Hawks | 46-33 |
| 13:52 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses short on a shot from the right side | 46-33 |
| 13:28 | Dayton | Wayne Akin snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Todd Harper | 46-36 |
| 12:54 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks is called for traveling | 46-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), Fred Ponte (SF), Michael Baker (PF) Rudolph Guenther, David Knepp, Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (C) Wayne Akin | |
| 12:33 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick's pass is intercepted by Jack Morrisey | 46-36 |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte dunks the ball set up by Jack Morrisey | 48-36 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Todd Harper makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricky Wiesner | 48-39 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Teeters, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (SF) Ronnie Kerwin | |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Ponte | 52-39 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG), David Knepp (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Jack Morrisey, Fred Ponte, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (SG), Wayne Akin (C) Ricky Wiesner, Ronald Teeters | |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-39 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Christopher Glass comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 10:17 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG) Ashley Pauls | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF) Todd Harper, Bill Rudnick | |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Rickie Begley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Rickie Begley, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG) Christopher Glass | |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Bryon Brooks is denied by Ricky Wiesner | 52-39 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters misses the runner from the right block | 52-39 |
| 09:26 | Dayton | Wayne Akin tips it back up and in | 52-41 |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bernard Vincent | 54-41 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-41 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner lays it in on a great pass from Ronnie Kerwin and he's hacked by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Jack Morrisey (SG), Fred Ponte (SF), Alan Hawks (C) Bernard Vincent, Rudolph Guenther, David Knepp, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Bill Rudnick (PF), Jack Bright (C) Rickie Begley, Ronald Teeters, Wayne Akin | |
| 08:08 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:46 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-44 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey tips it in | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryon Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Hawks (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Todd Harper (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bill Rudnick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Bright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is fouled on the floor by Todd Harper - foul #3 on Todd Harper, team foul #8 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (SG), Christopher Glass (SF) Ricky Wiesner, Ronnie Kerwin | |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:03 | Dayton | Jack Bright can't connect on a shot from the left block | 58-44 |
| 07:01 | Dayton | Jack Bright gets the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Harper | 58-46 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Rickie Begley steals it from Ashley Pauls | 58-46 |
| 06:33 | Dayton | Todd Harper hits the finger roll set up by Rickie Begley | 58-48 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Jack Bright is called for the reach on Bryon Brooks - foul #2 on Jack Bright, team foul #9 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Knepp (SF) Fred Ponte | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (C) Jack Bright | |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:25 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:05 | Dayton | Rickie Begley is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Rickie Begley, team foul #10 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin (SF) Christopher Glass | |
| 05:54 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses long on a floater from the right block | 59-48 |
| 05:52 | Dayton | Todd Harper gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Ronnie Kerwin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rickie Begley | 59-51 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey is hacked by Rickie Begley - foul #4 on Rickie Begley, team foul #11 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Wayne Akin (C) Rickie Begley, Ronald Teeters | |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:31 | Dayton | Wayne Akin gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | David Knepp steals it from Ricky Wiesner | 59-51 |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Knepp | 61-51 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Todd Harper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker is called for traveling | 61-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Rudolph Guenther (SG), Fred Ponte (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Ashley Pauls, Jack Morrisey, David Knepp, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Ronald Teeters (PF) Todd Harper, Bill Rudnick | |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Ponte | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rickie Begley | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Rudolph Guenther | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard Vincent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryon Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Kerwin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Bernard Vincent is called for the reach on Ronnie Kerwin - foul #1 on Bernard Vincent, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Michael Baker (PF) Bernard Vincent, Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Dayton | Todd Harper (PG), Christopher Glass (SF), Bill Rudnick (PF) Ricky Wiesner, Ronnie Kerwin, Wayne Akin | |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Christopher Glass comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alan Hawks - foul #2 on Alan Hawks, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Knepp (SF) Fred Ponte | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | David Knepp connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rudolph Guenther | 67-55 |
| 02:28 | Dayton | Bill Rudnick blows the layup | 67-55 |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by David Knepp and he's fouled by Ronald Teeters - foul #2 on Ronald Teeters, team foul #12 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Fred Ponte (SF) Ashley Pauls, David Knepp | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Howard (SF), Jack Bright (C) Todd Harper, Bill Rudnick | |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rudolph Guenther - foul #2 on Rudolph Guenther, team foul #7 | 70-55 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | Christopher Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-57 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Baker | 70-57 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Fred Ponte | 72-57 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Rickie Begley and he's fouled by Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #8 | 72-59 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters makes the free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is whistled for traveling | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Dayton | A charge is called on Christopher Glass - foul #1 on Christopher Glass, team foul #13 | 72-60 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent runs out the clock | 72-60 |