| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Estep (fresh) 8 pts. C - Rosario Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Garden (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Kiser (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | David Hedrick inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Robert Fisher hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 19:34 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 19:15 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser is hacked by Francisco Mendez - foul #1 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 19:01 | St. Joseph's | Francisco Mendez is called for the reach on Donald Walton - foul #2 on Francisco Mendez, team foul #2 | 27-22 |
| 18:35 | St. Joseph's | Francisco Mendez steals the ball from Aaron McConnaughy | 27-22 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez hits the finger roll | 29-22 |
| 18:04 | St. Joseph's | David Hedrick is called for the reach on Donald Walton - foul #1 on David Hedrick, team foul #3 | 29-22 |
| 17:47 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 17:22 | Dayton | Martin Garden steps in front of the David Hedrick pass | 29-22 |
| 17:02 | St. Joseph's | David Hedrick steals the ball from James Myers | 29-22 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 16:43 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 16:18 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Calvin Balog (PF), Scott Comacho (C) Francisco Mendez, James Estep, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Scott Gilmore (SF) Martin Garden, Aaron McConnaughy | |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Walton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Gilmore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Kiser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | St. Joseph's | The jump hook by James Myers is blocked by Calvin Balog | 31-22 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Calvin Balog grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 15:13 | Dayton | David Hedrick connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 14:50 | St. Joseph's | Glenn Davidson steals the ball from James Myers | 34-22 |
| 14:32 | Dayton | Calvin Balog blows the layup but he's fouled by Donald Walton - foul #1 on Donald Walton, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Rosario Russo (C) Glenn Davidson, Robert Fisher, David Hedrick, Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF), John Smith (PF) Donald Walton, Scott Gilmore, Christopher Kiser | |
| 14:32 | Dayton | Calvin Balog makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 14:32 | Dayton | Calvin Balog misses the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 14:32 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to James Myers | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 14:14 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Martin Garden | 35-25 |
| 13:47 | Dayton | Rosario Russo misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Rosario Russo tips it back up and in | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 13:24 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 13:22 | St. Joseph's | John Smith tips it in | 37-27 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | John Lambert loses the dribble to Aaron McConnaughy | 37-27 |
| 12:37 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy buries a jumper near the basket set up by Martin Garden and the foul's on John Lambert - foul #1 on John Lambert, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Fisher (SG), David Hedrick (SF), James Estep (PF) John Lambert, Richard Frese, Calvin Balog | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (PG), Scott Higgins (C) Robert Clow, James Myers | |
| 12:37 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy misses the free throw | 37-29 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | James Estep grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 12:16 | Dayton | James Estep buries a turnaround from close range | 39-29 |
| 11:50 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 39-29 |
| 11:49 | Dayton | Rosario Russo snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Estep (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Rosario Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Donald Walton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Garden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Scott Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Rosario Russo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Hedrick | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:11 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 11:09 | Dayton | Rosario Russo grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 10:43 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 10:41 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 10:19 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Estep | 41-29 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Robert Fisher is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 09:48 | St. Joseph's | Aaron McConnaughy misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-29 |
| 09:46 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins misses the tip | 44-29 |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Rosario Russo snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 09:26 | Dayton | Rosario Russo misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG) Francisco Mendez | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow (PG), Scott Gilmore (SF), Christopher Kiser (PF), James Myers (C) Martin Garden, Aaron McConnaughy, John Smith, Scott Higgins | |
| 09:26 | Dayton | Rosario Russo makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 09:26 | Dayton | Rosario Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 09:26 | St. Joseph's | James Myers pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:20 | St. Joseph's | Glenn Davidson steps in front of the Donald Walton pass | 45-29 |
| 08:55 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Robert Fisher and he's fouled by Robert Clow - foul #1 on Robert Clow, team foul #3 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Calvin Balog (PF), Scott Comacho (C) James Estep, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden (SG) Donald Walton | |
| 08:55 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the free throw | 48-29 |
| 08:46 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Garden | 48-31 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | David Hedrick drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-31 |
| 08:25 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore banks in the layup set up by James Myers and he's hacked by David Hedrick - foul #2 on David Hedrick, team foul #5 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF) Robert Fisher, David Hedrick | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (SG) Martin Garden | |
| 08:25 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore makes the free throw | 51-34 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Scott Comacho is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Scott Comacho, team foul #6 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden (SG), Aaron McConnaughy (SF) Donald Walton, Scott Gilmore | |
| 07:39 | St. Joseph's | James Myers buries a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Scott Comacho - foul #2 on Scott Comacho, team foul #7 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Fisher (SG), James Estep (PF) John Lambert, Scott Comacho | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (SG), John Smith (PF) Martin Garden, Christopher Kiser | |
| 07:39 | St. Joseph's | James Myers misses the free throw | 51-36 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Calvin Balog gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) PF - James Estep (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Balog (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Walton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron McConnaughy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - James Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Richard Frese knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 53-36 |
| 07:03 | St. Joseph's | James Myers can't finish the layup | 53-36 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Richard Frese snags the offensive board | 53-36 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | James Estep is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Estep, team foul #8 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), David Hedrick (SF), Rosario Russo (C) Glenn Davidson, Richard Frese, Calvin Balog | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden (SG), Scott Gilmore (SF), Scott Higgins (C) Donald Walton, Aaron McConnaughy, James Myers | |
| 05:51 | St. Joseph's | John Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-36 |
| 05:50 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins misses the tip | 53-36 |
| 05:48 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Francisco Mendez | 53-36 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | James Estep misses the dunk attempt | 53-36 |
| 05:18 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore grabs the board | 53-36 |
| 05:07 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-36 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Rosario Russo pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | James Estep hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-36 |
| 04:49 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 04:41 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #9 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Calvin Balog (PF), Scott Comacho (C) Francisco Mendez, Robert Fisher, David Hedrick, James Estep, Rosario Russo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Kiser (PF) John Smith | |
| 04:41 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 04:41 | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 04:11 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Scott Gilmore | 53-38 |
| 03:56 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore is fouled on the floor by Richard Frese - foul #2 on Richard Frese, team foul #10 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Walton (SG) Martin Garden | |
| 03:56 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 03:56 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Gilmore - foul #2 on Scott Gilmore, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Comacho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Robert Clow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Walton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Gilmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Kiser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:32 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow loses the dribble to Glenn Davidson in the backcourt | 54-39 |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the jumper from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 03:09 | St. Joseph's | Calvin Balog picks off the pass by Robert Clow | 56-39 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | John Lambert drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Davidson | 58-39 |
| 02:38 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Gilmore | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:09 | Dayton | Richard Frese can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-42 |
| 02:08 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 01:53 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore's floater is tipped away by Calvin Balog | 58-42 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Scott Higgins is called for the reach on John Lambert - foul #2 on Scott Higgins, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Martin Garden (SG) Donald Walton | |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Scott Higgins steps in front of the Richard Frese pass | 58-42 |
| 00:51 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-42 |
| 00:50 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore grabs the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | St. Joseph's | Robert Clow makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Martin Garden | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Dayton | John Lambert hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Frese | 60-45 |
| 00:16 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 00:14 | St. Joseph's | Scott Gilmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Richard Frese - foul #3 on Richard Frese, team foul #11 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Daniel Lee (C) Martin Garden | |
| 00:12 | St. Joseph's | Scott Higgins makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson runs out the clock | 60-48 |