| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Dorris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) C - Christopher Gransky (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hubert Abney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 8 reb. C - William Chung (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney inbounds the ball | 43-26 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Cottingham | 43-29 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Efrain Anderson | 45-29 |
| 19:24 | Rhode Island | William Chung travels with the ball | 45-29 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Michael Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 19:00 | Rhode Island | William Chung gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 45-29 |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson is open and scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Williams | 47-29 |
| 18:11 | Rhode Island | William Chung scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by John Cottingham and he's fouled by Edward Dorris - foul #2 on Edward Dorris, team foul #1 | 47-31 |
| 18:11 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses the free throw | 47-31 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky gets the rebound | 47-31 |
| 18:02 | Dayton | Michael Williams is whistled for a carry | 47-31 |
| 17:49 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-31 |
| 17:47 | Dayton | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 47-31 |
| 17:24 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-31 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the defensive board | 47-31 |
| 17:02 | Rhode Island | William Chung loses the ball out of bounds | 47-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG), Boyd Harrison (SF), James Huggins (PF), Robert Lax (C) Edward Dorris, Michael Williams, Efrain Anderson, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Andre Towery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-31 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas gets the rebound | 47-31 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham comes up short on the floater from the left side | 47-31 |
| 16:29 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the tip | 47-31 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Robert Lax grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 16:16 | Dayton | James Huggins is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Huggins, team foul #2 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG) John Pack | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:53 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Cottingham and he's fouled by Donald Dill - foul #1 on Donald Dill, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (SG), Christopher Gransky (PF) Andre Towery, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF) Hubert Abney | |
| 15:53 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Dorris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boyd Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Gransky (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Lax (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mignone (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Edward Dorris is fouled on the floor by Eric Mealy - foul #4 on Eric Mealy, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Williams (SF) Donald Dill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SF) Eric Mealy | |
| 15:26 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG) Boyd Harrison | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:08 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl is fouled on the floor by John Pack - foul #3 on John Pack, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Efrain Anderson (PF) Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-34 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:40 | Dayton | Louis Thomas is called for the reach on Efrain Anderson - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Louis Thomas, James Mignone | |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 47-34 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 13:52 | Rhode Island | William Chung can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Gransky - foul #1 on Christopher Gransky, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Boyd Harrison (SF), James Huggins (PF), Robert Lax (C) Michael Williams, Efrain Anderson, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:52 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 13:52 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-36 |
| 13:37 | Dayton | Robert Lax tips it in | 49-36 |
| 13:23 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 13:22 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl grabs the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 13:09 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua clanks a jumper from the left side | 49-36 |
| 13:07 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Christopher Gransky (PF) John Pack, Edward Dorris, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Dustin Paniagua, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| 12:25 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Donald Dill | 52-36 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Robert Lax | 52-36 |
| 11:41 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky's layup is rejected by James Mignone | 52-36 |
| 11:40 | Dayton | Andre Towery hits the follow up shot | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Towery (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Boyd Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Gransky (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Lax (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hubert Abney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mignone (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Donald Dill is called for the reach on Norman Pearl - foul #2 on Donald Dill, team foul #6 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Edward Dorris (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Efrain Anderson (PF) Donald Dill, Andre Towery, Boyd Harrison, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SF) Norman Pearl | |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham loses the dribble to Michael Williams | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:47 | Dayton | The short jumper by John Pack is denied by Louis Thomas | 54-36 |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | James Mignone grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 10:22 | Rhode Island | James Mignone gets the offensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the dunk but he's fouled by John Pack - foul #4 on John Pack, team foul #7 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Boyd Harrison (SG), James Huggins (C) John Pack, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) John Cottingham, Louis Thomas, James Mignone | |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 10:05 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 09:45 | Dayton | Edward Dorris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 54-37 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson can't tip it in | 54-37 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Boyd Harrison is called for the reach on Hubert Abney - foul #1 on Boyd Harrison, team foul #8 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Robert Lax (C) Edward Dorris, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:27 | Dayton | Robert Lax grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 09:04 | Dayton | Floyd Bonner swats the shot by Donald Dill | 54-38 |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | Boyd Harrison takes the ball from Hubert Abney | 54-38 |
| 08:38 | Dayton | Robert Lax is fouled on the floor by William Chung - foul #1 on William Chung, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG), Christopher Gransky (PF) Michael Williams, Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG) Hubert Abney | |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Donald Dill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Norman Pearl - foul #3 on Norman Pearl, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (SG) Andre Towery | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Donald Dill misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Donald Dill makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 07:43 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses the tip | 55-38 |
| 07:40 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky pulls down the rebound | 55-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Dorris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boyd Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Gransky (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Lax (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Cottingham (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 9 reb. C - William Chung (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky drills a floater from the baseline | 57-38 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Gransky - foul #2 on Christopher Gransky, team foul #9 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Michael Williams (SF), James Huggins (PF) Donald Dill, Boyd Harrison, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), James Mignone (C) Dustin Paniagua, William Chung | |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 06:46 | Dayton | Michael Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Efrain Anderson (PF) Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (PF) Floyd Bonner | |
| 06:43 | Rhode Island | Edward Dorris steps in front of the Norman Pearl pass in the backcourt | 57-39 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | John Pack hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Dorris | 59-39 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Efrain Anderson steps in front of the Louis Thomas pass | 59-39 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson is called for traveling | 59-39 |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-39 |
| 05:55 | Rhode Island | James Mignone tips it home | 59-41 |
| 05:34 | Dayton | Edward Dorris splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Efrain Anderson | 62-41 |
| 05:14 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 62-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Boyd Harrison (SF), Robert Lax (C) John Pack, Edward Dorris, Michael Williams, Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG) Norman Pearl, John Cottingham | |
| 04:46 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-41 |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney grabs the defensive rebound | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-41 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney snags the offensive board | 62-41 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is hacked by James Huggins - foul #2 on James Huggins, team foul #10 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (C) James Mignone | |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Dill | 65-43 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-43 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua snags the offensive board | 65-43 |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | James Huggins steals it from Eric Mealy | 65-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Towery (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Boyd Harrison (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Huggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Lax (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Louis Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice Hogg (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Dayton | James Huggins scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Boyd Harrison and he's fouled by Louis Thomas - foul #2 on Louis Thomas, team foul #5 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Mignone (C) Louis Thomas | |
| 03:27 | Dayton | James Huggins misses the free throw | 67-43 |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Maurice Hogg | 67-43 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses short on a jumper near the basket | 67-43 |
| 03:09 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg misses the tip | 67-43 |
| 03:08 | Dayton | James Huggins pulls down the rebound | 67-43 |
| 03:02 | Dayton | Maurice Hogg steals the ball from Boyd Harrison | 67-43 |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | Donald Dill steals it from Maurice Hogg | 67-43 |
| 02:46 | Dayton | Donald Dill banks in the layup | 69-43 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Mignone | 69-45 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | James Huggins misses the jumpshot from the right side | 69-45 |
| 01:55 | Dayton | James Huggins snags the offensive board | 69-45 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Maurice Hogg steals the ball from Robert Lax | 69-45 |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Andre Towery steps in front of the Hubert Abney pass | 69-45 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | James Huggins comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 69-45 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua grabs the defensive rebound | 69-45 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Donald Dill is called for the reach on Hubert Abney - foul #3 on Donald Dill, team foul #11 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (PF) Maurice Hogg | |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-47 |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney grabs the defensive rebound | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy hits a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Boyd Harrison - foul #2 on Boyd Harrison, team foul #12 | 69-49 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy makes the free throw | 69-50 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Mignone - foul #3 on James Mignone, team foul #6 | 69-50 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Robert Lax swats the short shot by Louis Thomas | 71-50 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Boyd Harrison | 71-50 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Donald Dill runs out the clock | 71-50 |