| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fresh) SG - Gary Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anton Millar (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Victor Bartos (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Bence (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar inbounds the ball | 20-29 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos misses the lay-in | 20-29 |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik lays it up and in on a great pass from Lucio Giordano | 22-29 |
| 18:54 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos misses badly on a floater from the right side | 22-29 |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (SG), Alexander Lillibridge (SF), Robert Whitmore (PF) Gary Wilson, Anton Millar, Victor Bartos | |
| 18:37 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Stultz | 22-29 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-29 |
| 18:17 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 17:48 | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 22-31 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Christopher Bash - foul #3 on Christopher Bash, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG), Mensah Accomando (C) Matthew Shives, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson (PG), Anton Millar (SG), Victor Bartos (SF), Randall Williams (PF), Barry White (C) Brandon Cox, Christopher Bash, Alexander Lillibridge, Robert Whitmore, John Bence | |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz misses the free throw | 24-31 |
| 17:19 | Western Carolina | Barry White gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 17:09 | Western Carolina | A charge is called on Barry White - foul #1 on Barry White, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF) Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG) Randall Williams | |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Michael Durante (SF) Lucio Giordano, Alfredo Valdez | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randall Williams (PF) Brandon Cox | |
| 16:38 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 24-31 |
| 16:20 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 16:15 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG) Justin Clarke | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), John Bence (C) Randall Williams, Barry White | |
| 16:07 | Dayton | Victor Bartos takes the ball from Leroy Pearce | 24-31 |
| 15:48 | Western Carolina | John Bence buries a fadeaway in the lane | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Durante (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leroy Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fresh) SG - Gary Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anton Millar (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Victor Bartos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - John Bence (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Matthew Shives can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin hits the follow up shot | 26-33 |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mensah Accomando - foul #1 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Wilfredo Martin, Michael Durante, Leroy Pearce, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Preiss (PG), Christopher Bash (SG), Barry White (C) Brandon Cox, Gary Wilson, John Bence | |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 15:02 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 14:42 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 26-35 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano grabs the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 14:17 | Western Carolina | Barry White snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 13:54 | Western Carolina | Matthew Shives is called for the reach on Anton Millar - foul #1 on Matthew Shives, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG) Matthew Shives | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (SF), Randall Williams (PF), John Bence (C) Christopher Bash, Victor Bartos, Barry White | |
| 13:37 | Western Carolina | John Preiss is hacked by Lawrence Stultz - foul #3 on Lawrence Stultz, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF) Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson (SG) Anton Millar | |
| 13:20 | Western Carolina | Alfredo Valdez picks off the pass by Gary Wilson out of a doubleteam | 26-35 |
| 12:59 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Bence - foul #2 on John Bence, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (SG), Anton Millar (SF), Victor Bartos (PF) Gary Wilson, Alexander Lillibridge, Randall Williams | |
| 12:59 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 12:59 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 12:59 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 12:37 | Western Carolina | John Preiss misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-35 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | Justin Clarke grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 12:14 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce makes the floater near the basket | 29-35 |
| 11:58 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 29-35 |
| 11:57 | Western Carolina | John Bence can't tip it in | 29-35 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 11:27 | Dayton | The jump hook by Leroy Pearce is blocked by Anton Millar | 29-35 |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce tips it home | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Justin Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Leroy Pearce (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Szczesny Zubik (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Preiss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Bash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anton Millar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Victor Bartos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Bence (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Alfredo Valdez - foul #1 on Alfredo Valdez, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Michael Durante (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF), Mensah Accomando (C) Lucio Giordano, Justin Clarke, Alfredo Valdez, Leroy Pearce, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson (SG), Randall Williams (PF), Barry White (C) Christopher Bash, Victor Bartos, John Bence | |
| 11:08 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 11:08 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 10:39 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses short on a shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin grabs the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 10:25 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Barry White | 31-37 |
| 10:06 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 10:04 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Anton Millar | 31-37 |
| 09:48 | Western Carolina | John Preiss scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Barry White and the foul's on Wilfredo Martin - foul #2 on Wilfredo Martin, team foul #5 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Alfredo Valdez (SF) Wilfredo Martin, Michael Durante | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge (SF), Victor Bartos (PF), John Bence (C) Anton Millar, Randall Williams, Barry White | |
| 09:48 | Western Carolina | John Preiss makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 09:24 | Dayton | Gary Wilson is called for the reach on Matthew Shives - foul #2 on Gary Wilson, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | John Bence blocks the short jumper by Lucio Giordano | 31-40 |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to John Bence | 31-40 |
| 08:59 | Western Carolina | John Bence can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-40 |
| 08:58 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson tips it in | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:36 | Dayton | Matthew Shives is fouled on the floor by Gary Wilson - foul #3 on Gary Wilson, team foul #5 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Lawrence Stultz, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Anton Millar (SG) Gary Wilson | |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the lay-in | 31-42 |
| 08:23 | Western Carolina | John Preiss grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 08:21 | Western Carolina | Lucio Giordano is called for the reach on John Preiss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #6 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG) Matthew Shives | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (SG) Alexander Lillibridge | |
| 08:15 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 08:14 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Szczesny Zubik | 31-42 |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 07:57 | Western Carolina | John Preiss grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 07:36 | Western Carolina | John Bence clanks a floater from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 07:35 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos tips it home | 31-44 |
| 07:12 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Lucio Giordano | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Justin Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Pearce (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Preiss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Bash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anton Millar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Victor Bartos (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Bence (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:54 | Western Carolina | John Bence is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 06:52 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-44 |
| 06:46 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses the tip | 34-44 |
| 06:45 | Western Carolina | Anton Millar grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 06:23 | Western Carolina | John Preiss misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-44 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lucio Giordano | 34-44 |
| 05:58 | Dayton | The jumper by Szczesny Zubik is denied by Victor Bartos | 34-44 |
| 05:57 | Western Carolina | John Bence grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 05:43 | Western Carolina | Victor Bartos makes the jumper near the basket | 34-46 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Michael Durante (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF) Lucio Giordano, Justin Clarke, Alfredo Valdez, Leroy Pearce | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson (SG), Alexander Lillibridge (SF), Randall Williams (PF), Barry White (C) Christopher Bash, Anton Millar, Victor Bartos, John Bence | |
| 05:19 | Dayton | Matthew Shives scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Wilfredo Martin | 36-46 |
| 05:03 | Western Carolina | John Preiss buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Barry White and he's fouled by Szczesny Zubik - foul #1 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #7 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mensah Accomando (C) Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG) Gary Wilson | |
| 05:03 | Western Carolina | John Preiss misses the free throw | 36-48 |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Matthew Shives hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Alexander Lillibridge - foul #2 on Alexander Lillibridge, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson (SG), Robert Whitmore (PF) Brandon Cox, Randall Williams | |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 3rd free throw | 37-48 |
| 04:43 | Western Carolina | Robert Whitmore scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Wilson | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:19 | Dayton | The short jumper by Lawrence Stultz is denied by Robert Whitmore | 37-50 |
| 04:18 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Western Carolina | Mensah Accomando is called for the reach on Gary Wilson - foul #2 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #8 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Alfredo Valdez (SF) Wilfredo Martin, Michael Durante | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox (PG), Randall Williams (PF) John Preiss, Robert Whitmore | |
| 03:49 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 03:49 | Western Carolina | Gary Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Matthew Shives buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lawrence Stultz | 40-52 |
| 02:56 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Randall Williams | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Stultz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brandon Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Lillibridge (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randall Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry White (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez slams it home | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge is fouled on the floor by Mensah Accomando - foul #3 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #9 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG), Leroy Pearce (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Matthew Shives, Lawrence Stultz, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Bash (SG), Robert Whitmore (PF) Gary Wilson, Randall Williams | |
| 02:30 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 02:30 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Leroy Pearce and he's hacked by Robert Whitmore - foul #1 on Robert Whitmore, team foul #7 | 44-56 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 01:54 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-56 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez is hacked by Alexander Lillibridge - foul #3 on Alexander Lillibridge, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Lawrence Stultz (PF) Justin Clarke, Leroy Pearce | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randall Williams (PF) Robert Whitmore | |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:44 | Western Carolina | Randall Williams grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 01:29 | Western Carolina | Barry White knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Christopher Bash | 46-59 |
| 01:09 | Dayton | Christopher Bash steps in front of the Matthew Shives pass | 46-59 |
| 00:43 | Western Carolina | Barry White blows the layup | 46-59 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano grabs the board | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Western Carolina | Alexander Lillibridge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-59 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano drills a floater from the left side | 48-59 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Brandon Cox runs out the clock | 48-59 |