| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) SG - David Johnson (fresh) SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) C - Brent Mintz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) SG - William Stutts (fresh) SF - Brian Tschida (fresh) PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) C - Mark Goodspeed (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Donald Ayers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Dayton | David Johnson misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Dayton | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Brent Mintz connects on the runner from close range and he's fouled by Mark Goodspeed - foul #1 on Mark Goodspeed, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Brent Mintz makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:02 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Dayton | David Johnson double dribbles | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts clanks a 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Donald Ayers snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Dayton | Donald Ayers drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jed Lucky | 6-2 |
| 17:50 | St. Bonaventure | The jump hook by Mark Goodspeed is blocked by Donald Ayers | 6-2 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Brent Mintz | 6-2 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Jake Guidry hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Johnson | 9-2 |
| 17:24 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop is fouled on the floor by Jake Guidry - foul #1 on Jake Guidry, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jake Guidry, David Johnson, Jed Lucky, Donald Ayers, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 17:12 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed's fadeaway is rejected by Eldon Horodyski | 9-2 |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Norman Welsch misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses the tip | 9-2 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Eldon Horodyski | 9-2 |
| 16:55 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-2 |
| 16:54 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:37 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 16:36 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed gets the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:25 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Bishop and he's hacked by Eldon Horodyski - foul #1 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry (PG) Gary Bishop | |
| 16:25 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Goodspeed misses the free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:19 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye is fouled on the floor by William Stutts - foul #1 on William Stutts, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles (C) Mark Goodspeed | |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Matthew Carr can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeremy Zirkles - foul #1 on Jeremy Zirkles, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), David Johnson (SG), Donald Ayers (PF) Norman Welsch, Dikembe Akinyooye, Robin Haubert | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (SG) William Stutts | |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Matthew Carr makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Matthew Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Matthew Hockenberry (fresh) SG - Chad Abadie (fresh) SF - Brian Tschida (fresh) PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) C - Jeremy Zirkles (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles's layup is rejected by Matthew Carr | 11-4 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Matthew Carr pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Jeremy Zirkles swats the short shot by Jake Guidry | 11-4 |
| 15:42 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Brian Tschida | 11-4 |
| 15:27 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Ayers picks off the pass by Jeremy Zirkles | 11-4 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jake Guidry | 13-4 |
| 15:00 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Eldon Horodyski - foul #2 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #4 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jed Lucky (SF), Brent Mintz (C) Matthew Carr, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG), William Stutts (SG), Mark Goodspeed (C) Chad Abadie, Brian Tschida, Terry Deegan | |
| 15:00 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:00 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 14:40 | Dayton | Jed Lucky hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 13-6 |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Donald Ayers misses the tip | 13-6 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Jake Guidry gets the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 14:32 | Dayton | Mark Goodspeed is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Goodspeed, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG) Jake Guidry, David Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker (C) Mark Goodspeed | |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Jed Lucky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-6 |
| 14:25 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| 14:11 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 14:09 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker grabs the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 13:51 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts misses long on a floater from the left side | 13-6 |
| 13:49 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Brent Mintz | 13-6 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Jed Lucky scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Donald Ayers and the foul's on Matthew Hockenberry - foul #1 on Matthew Hockenberry, team foul #5 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (SG), Robin Haubert (PF) Dikembe Akinyooye, Donald Ayers | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida (SF), Terry Deegan (PF) Matthew Hockenberry, Jeremy Zirkles | |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Jed Lucky misses the free throw | 15-6 |
| 13:39 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Terry Deegan | 15-6 |
| 13:23 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-6 |
| 13:21 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker tips it back up and in | 15-8 |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Norman Welsch banks in the layup set up by David Johnson | 17-8 |
| 12:52 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 17-8 |
| 12:51 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to William Stutts | 17-8 |
| 12:42 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-11 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Jed Lucky hits the finger roll and the foul's on William Stutts - foul #2 on William Stutts, team foul #6 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), James Stanley (C) Norman Welsch, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry (PG), Chad Abadie (SG) Gary Bishop, William Stutts | |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Jed Lucky makes the free throw | 20-11 |
| 12:21 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Matthew Carr (SF) David Johnson, Jed Lucky | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles (C) Christopher Whittaker | |
| 12:06 | Dayton | Matthew Carr's pass is intercepted by Brian Tschida | 20-11 |
| 12:03 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida blows the dunk | 20-11 |
| 12:01 | Dayton | Jake Guidry gets the rebound | 20-11 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) C - James Stanley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Matthew Hockenberry (fresh) SG - Chad Abadie (fresh) SF - Brian Tschida (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) C - Jeremy Zirkles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Dayton | Jeremy Zirkles denies the turnaround by Jake Guidry | 20-11 |
| 11:38 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida pulls down the rebound | 20-11 |
| 11:26 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Stanley - foul #1 on James Stanley, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Ayers (PF) Robin Haubert | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker (C) Terry Deegan | |
| 11:26 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 11:26 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles misses the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Donald Ayers grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 11:09 | Dayton | James Stanley lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Carr | 22-12 |
| 10:51 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Carr swats the layup by Brian Tschida | 22-12 |
| 10:49 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles grabs the offensive board | 22-12 |
| 10:34 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Matthew Hockenberry | 22-15 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Jake Guidry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (SG), Brent Mintz (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, James Stanley | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG), Terry Deegan (PF) Brian Tschida, Jeremy Zirkles | |
| 10:03 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Jed Lucky (SF) Jake Guidry, Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Henry Bains (SG), Brian Tschida (SF) Chad Abadie, Matthew Hockenberry | |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Norman Welsch misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Bishop - foul #1 on Gary Bishop, team foul #7 | 22-15 |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Norman Welsch makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Norman Welsch makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 09:34 | St. Bonaventure | Henry Bains comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 24-15 |
| 09:33 | Dayton | David Johnson grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | Jed Lucky is hacked by Henry Bains - foul #1 on Henry Bains, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Wagstaff (C) Christopher Whittaker | |
| 09:20 | Dayton | Jed Lucky makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | Jed Lucky makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 09:08 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Wagstaff | 26-17 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | David Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Donald Ayers tips it home | 28-17 |
| 08:34 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Tschida | 28-20 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Brent Mintz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), James Stanley (C) Norman Welsch, Jed Lucky, Donald Ayers, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (SG), Matthew Hockenberry (SF), Jeremy Zirkles (C) Brian Tschida, Terry Deegan, Raymond Wagstaff | |
| 08:00 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-20 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Matthew Carr pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) C - James Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Abadie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Hockenberry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Bains (fresh) C - Jeremy Zirkles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:55 | Dayton | David Johnson connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Jake Guidry | 31-20 |
| 07:48 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Carr picks off the pass by Chad Abadie | 31-20 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Robin Haubert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-20 |
| 07:29 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 07:24 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-20 |
| 07:22 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles can't tip it in | 31-20 |
| 07:21 | Dayton | Matthew Carr gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | James Stanley misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-20 |
| 07:10 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 07:06 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 07:05 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry grabs the offensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 06:54 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 06:53 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles grabs the offensive board | 31-20 |
| 06:48 | St. Bonaventure | David Johnson takes the ball from Henry Bains | 31-20 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | James Stanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Donald Ayers (PF), Brent Mintz (C) Jake Guidry, David Johnson, Matthew Carr, Robin Haubert, James Stanley | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rodney Ferreira (PG), Brian Tschida (SF), Terry Deegan (PF), Christopher Whittaker (C) Gary Bishop, Chad Abadie, Henry Bains, Jeremy Zirkles | |
| 06:10 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Ayers - foul #1 on Donald Ayers, team foul #6 | 31-20 |
| 06:10 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan misses the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 06:10 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Norman Welsch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-21 |
| 05:37 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Jed Lucky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-21 |
| 05:11 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 05:09 | St. Bonaventure | Rodney Ferreira is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), Matthew Carr (SF) Norman Welsch, Jed Lucky | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (SG), Jeremy Zirkles (C) Matthew Hockenberry, Christopher Whittaker | |
| 04:46 | Dayton | Jake Guidry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Rodney Ferreira - foul #1 on Rodney Ferreira, team foul #9 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robin Haubert (PF), James Stanley (C) Donald Ayers, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Henry Bains (SG) Rodney Ferreira | |
| 04:46 | Dayton | Jake Guidry misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:46 | Dayton | Jake Guidry misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:46 | St. Bonaventure | Henry Bains grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 04:31 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Chad Abadie | 31-24 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Robin Haubert can't finish the layup | 31-24 |
| 04:20 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 03:57 | St. Bonaventure | Jake Guidry steps in front of the Terry Deegan pass | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) C - James Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Chad Abadie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Bains (fresh) SF - Brian Tschida (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Zirkles (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:41 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-24 |
| 03:40 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Akinyooye | 31-24 |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Robin Haubert misses badly on a shot in the lane | 31-24 |
| 03:17 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 02:54 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan is fouled on the floor by James Stanley - foul #2 on James Stanley, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), David Johnson (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Donald Ayers (PF), Brent Mintz (C) Jake Guidry, Dikembe Akinyooye, Matthew Carr, Robin Haubert, James Stanley | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG), William Stutts (SG), Matthew Hockenberry (SF), Mark Goodspeed (C) Chad Abadie, Henry Bains, Brian Tschida, Jeremy Zirkles | |
| 02:54 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:54 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | David Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Ayers | 34-26 |
| 02:16 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Bishop | 34-29 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Jed Lucky makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Norman Welsch | 37-29 |
| 01:49 | St. Bonaventure | Norman Welsch steals it from Mark Goodspeed | 37-29 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Brent Mintz clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Bishop - foul #2 on Gary Bishop, team foul #10 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG) Norman Welsch | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida (SF), Henry Bains (PF) Matthew Hockenberry, Terry Deegan | |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Brent Mintz makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Brent Mintz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:13 | St. Bonaventure | Brent Mintz takes the ball from Henry Bains | 39-29 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | Jed Lucky buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by David Johnson | 41-29 |
| 00:45 | St. Bonaventure | David Johnson is called for the reach on William Stutts - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #8 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Carr (SF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jed Lucky, Brent Mintz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles (PF) Henry Bains | |
| 00:45 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:45 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 00:38 | Dayton | Matthew Carr double dribbles | 41-31 |
| 00:24 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Carr takes the ball from Jeremy Zirkles | 41-31 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Jake Guidry hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-31 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 44-31 |