| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sam Hayner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alva Brzozowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willy Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - John Dandrea (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Ugarte (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brandon Outlaw (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Andrus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Dry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Steward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Sam Hayner - foul #1 on Sam Hayner, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| 19:45 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:45 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | Sam Hayner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 19:28 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee gets the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | Robert Andrus is called for the reach on Willy Cox - foul #2 on Robert Andrus, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Willy Cox clanks a floater from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 19:01 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 18:46 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus travels with the ball | 33-28 |
| 18:33 | Dayton | Willy Cox can't connect on a runner from close range | 33-28 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee tips it back up and in | 35-28 |
| 18:11 | St. Bonaventure | Sam Hayner is called for the reach on Thomas Ugarte - foul #2 on Sam Hayner, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 17:49 | St. Bonaventure | John Dandrea denies the turnaround by Robert Andrus | 35-28 |
| 17:48 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry grabs the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:38 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 17:37 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 17:24 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Willy Cox - foul #3 on Willy Cox, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Anthony Palen (SG) Alva Brzozowski | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Watson (C) Jerry Steward | |
| 17:24 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:24 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:24 | Dayton | Willy Cox pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Randy Dry picks off the pass by Fredrick Ferebee | 35-29 |
| 17:01 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Outlaw | 35-31 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | John Dandrea double dribbles | 35-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla (C) John Dandrea | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael King (PG), Ronald Venegas (SF), Phillip Stump (C) Thomas Ugarte, Robert Andrus, Randy Dry | |
| 16:30 | St. Bonaventure | Michael King clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 16:29 | St. Bonaventure | James Watson tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee misses the easy layup | 35-33 |
| 16:02 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sam Hayner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Palen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymon Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Michael King (fresh) SG - Brandon Outlaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Stump (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | St. Bonaventure | Michael King's pass is intercepted by Sam Hayner | 35-33 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Sam Hayner hits the finger roll | 37-33 |
| 15:36 | St. Bonaventure | Michael King knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Phillip Stump | 37-36 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | Sam Hayner drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Palen | 40-36 |
| 15:09 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas blows the layup | 40-36 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Anthony Palen's layup is rejected by James Watson | 40-36 |
| 14:47 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:40 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 14:39 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 14:17 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael King | 40-38 |
| 14:10 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 14:09 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Phillip Stump | 40-38 |
| 13:53 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 13:28 | Dayton | Willy Cox comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 40-40 |
| 13:26 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to James Watson | 40-40 |
| 13:00 | St. Bonaventure | James Watson hits a shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla travels with the ball | 40-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Daw (PG), Alva Brzozowski (SG), John Dandrea (C) Sam Hayner, Anthony Palen, Raymon Bonilla | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth (PG), Thomas Ugarte (SG), Robert Andrus (SF), Randy Dry (PF), Jerry Steward (C) Michael King, Brandon Outlaw, Ronald Venegas, James Watson, Phillip Stump | |
| 12:28 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Booth | 40-44 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Barry Daw | 43-44 |
| 11:47 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 11:46 | Dayton | John Dandrea gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alva Brzozowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willy Cox (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Dandrea (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Booth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Ugarte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Andrus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Dry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Steward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 11:22 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Robert Andrus | 43-44 |
| 11:16 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | Willy Cox is hacked by Jerry Steward - foul #2 on Jerry Steward, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas (SG) Thomas Ugarte | |
| 10:41 | Dayton | John Dandrea makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Alva Brzozowski | 45-44 |
| 10:23 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth's fadeaway is rejected by Fredrick Ferebee | 45-44 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Barry Daw misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-44 |
| 10:07 | Dayton | John Dandrea hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 09:43 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward clanks a jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Willy Cox | 47-44 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | Willy Cox buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Dandrea | 49-44 |
| 08:59 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Barry Daw misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | John Dandrea tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 08:41 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 08:23 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward is hacked by John Dandrea - foul #2 on John Dandrea, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sam Hayner (PG), Anthony Palen (SG), Raymon Bonilla (C) Barry Daw, Alva Brzozowski, John Dandrea | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte (PG), Brandon Outlaw (SG), James Watson (SF), Phillip Stump (PF), Rickey Washington (C) Thomas Booth, Ronald Venegas, Robert Andrus, Randy Dry, Jerry Steward | |
| 08:12 | St. Bonaventure | James Watson is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Ferebee - foul #1 on Fredrick Ferebee, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| 07:59 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump's floater is tipped away by Raymon Bonilla | 49-46 |
| 07:57 | St. Bonaventure | Rickey Washington gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:40 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw clanks a shot from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Sam Hayner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Palen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willy Cox (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymon Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Ugarte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Outlaw (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Watson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Phillip Stump (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rickey Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Dayton | Willy Cox misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 07:28 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 07:12 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Brandon Outlaw, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| 06:54 | Dayton | Anthony Palen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 06:52 | St. Bonaventure | Rickey Washington gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:34 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Brandon Outlaw | 49-48 |
| 06:16 | Dayton | Anthony Palen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 06:14 | St. Bonaventure | Rickey Washington pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:10 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 49-48 |
| 06:08 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Stump tips it in | 49-50 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Ugarte - foul #1 on Thomas Ugarte, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski (SG), John Dandrea (C) Anthony Palen, Raymon Bonilla | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth (PG), Robert Andrus (SF), Randy Dry (PF) Thomas Ugarte, Phillip Stump, Rickey Washington | |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:29 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw misses the lay-in | 51-50 |
| 05:27 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Dandrea | 51-50 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | John Dandrea hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-50 |
| 05:03 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 04:46 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry makes the shot from the left side and the foul's on John Dandrea - foul #3 on John Dandrea, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward (C) James Watson | |
| 04:46 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Sam Hayner | 54-53 |
| 04:12 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on John Dandrea - foul #4 on John Dandrea, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Daw (PG), Anthony Palen (SG) Sam Hayner, Alva Brzozowski | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas (SG), Phillip Stump (SF) Brandon Outlaw, Robert Andrus | |
| 04:12 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:12 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Dandrea | 54-53 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Anthony Palen drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Barry Daw | 56-53 |
| 03:36 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Venegas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Palen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willy Cox (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - John Dandrea (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Thomas Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Phillip Stump (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randy Dry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Steward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Dayton | John Dandrea buries a driving attempt in the paint | 58-55 |
| 03:02 | St. Bonaventure | Fredrick Ferebee takes the ball from Thomas Booth | 58-55 |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Barry Daw is hacked by Thomas Booth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Booth, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sam Hayner (PG), Alva Brzozowski (SG), Raymon Bonilla (C) Barry Daw, Anthony Palen, John Dandrea | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte (PG), Brandon Outlaw (SG), Robert Andrus (SF), James Watson (PF) Thomas Booth, Ronald Venegas, Phillip Stump, Randy Dry | |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla's layup is rejected by Jerry Steward | 58-55 |
| 02:53 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 02:53 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Booth (PG), Randy Dry (PF) Thomas Ugarte, James Watson | |
| 02:38 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Thomas Booth | 58-57 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla lays it in on a great pass from Sam Hayner and he's hacked by Jerry Steward - foul #3 on Jerry Steward, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Dandrea (C) Fredrick Ferebee | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla misses the free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:11 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:57 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | John Dandrea pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski misses short on a jumper from the left side | 60-57 |
| 01:32 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla hits the follow up shot | 62-57 |
| 01:23 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 01:19 | Dayton | Sam Hayner misses the shot from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | John Dandrea snags the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Sam Hayner | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-60 |
| 00:49 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:35 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Andrus hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 64-60 |
| 00:34 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry tips it in | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Sam Hayner is hacked by Thomas Booth in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Booth, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee (PF) Raymon Bonilla | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte (PG) Thomas Booth | |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Sam Hayner makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Sam Hayner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Outlaw drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Ugarte | 66-65 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Thomas Ugarte is called for the reach on Sam Hayner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Ugarte, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Sam Hayner misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:21 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Steward grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Sam Hayner - foul #3 on Sam Hayner, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 00:16 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:16 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Ugarte makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski loses the dribble to Robert Andrus | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry is hacked by Sam Hayner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sam Hayner, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | Randy Dry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Dayton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Alva Brzozowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | John Dandrea snags the offensive board | 66-69 |