| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) SG - Nelson Posada (fresh) SF - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) PF - Richard Forsythe (fresh) C - Howard Pollard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) SG - John Lambert (fresh) SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | James Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Dayton | John Lambert buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Davidson | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Virginia | Howard Pollard can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Howard Pollard takes the ball from Matthew Taylor in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Virginia | Howard Pollard can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Virginia | Howard Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Virginia | Howard Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Charles Fralick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Nelson Posada | 6-2 |
| 18:17 | Dayton | Nelson Posada takes the ball from Matthew Taylor in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 18:06 | Virginia | Howard Pollard loses the dribble to James Brown | 6-2 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Arthur Knight - foul #1 on Arthur Knight, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Dan Coronado (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Arthur Knight, Richard Forsythe, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Scott Comacho (PF), Robert Donovan (C) John Lambert, Matthew Taylor, Charles Fralick, James Brown | |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:37 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:21 | Virginia | Dominique Carter loses the dribble to Glenn Davidson | 6-3 |
| 16:52 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez misses the easy layup | 6-3 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:35 | Dayton | Scott Comacho knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Glenn Davidson | 6-5 |
| 16:18 | Virginia | Scott Comacho takes the ball from Jerry Nguyen | 6-5 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Nelson Posada - foul #1 on Nelson Posada, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Alex Broderick (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Dominique Carter, Nelson Posada, Jerry Nguyen, Dan Coronado, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Charles Fralick (PF), James Brown (C) Glenn Davidson, Scott Comacho, Robert Donovan | |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Richard Frese misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Richard Frese makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) SG - Alex Broderick (fresh) SF - Troy Bryan (fresh) PF - Richard Forsythe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) SG - John Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Virginia | Howard Pollard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 6-6 |
| 15:30 | Dayton | Richard Frese gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Troy Bryan - foul #1 on Troy Bryan, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kevin Joseph (PG), Matthew Taylor (SF) Francisco Mendez, Richard Frese | |
| 14:59 | Dayton | James Brown comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 6-6 |
| 14:58 | Virginia | Howard Pollard pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:34 | Virginia | Troy Bryan is hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Dan Coronado (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Arthur Knight, Richard Forsythe, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Comacho (C) James Brown | |
| 14:05 | Virginia | Dan Coronado misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 6-6 |
| 14:04 | Dayton | Scott Comacho grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | John Lambert knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 13:08 | Virginia | Dominique Carter makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Broderick | 8-9 |
| 12:39 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 12:38 | Virginia | Alex Broderick pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:20 | Virginia | Troy Bryan is hacked by Matthew Taylor - foul #1 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Nelson Posada (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Dominique Carter, Alex Broderick, Troy Bryan, Dan Coronado, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Francisco Mendez (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Robert Donovan (C) Kevin Joseph, John Lambert, Matthew Taylor, Scott Comacho | |
| 11:54 | Virginia | Nelson Posada is hacked by Robert Donovan - foul #1 on Robert Donovan, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) SG - Nelson Posada (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Forsythe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Fralick (tiring) C - Robert Donovan (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Nelson Posada | 10-9 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Richard Frese is hacked by Arthur Knight in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Knight, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (PG) Arthur Knight | |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Comacho (C) Charles Fralick | |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Scott Comacho throws it down | 10-11 |
| 10:38 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski (PF) Richard Forsythe | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Goran Plotrowski - foul #1 on Goran Plotrowski, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG) Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), Charles Fralick (PF) Francisco Mendez, Richard Frese, Robert Donovan | |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 09:44 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dominique Carter | 12-12 |
| 09:23 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Troy Bryan (SF), Richard Forsythe (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Nelson Posada, Jerry Nguyen, Goran Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Robert Donovan (C) Glenn Davidson, Scott Comacho | |
| 08:54 | Virginia | Troy Bryan misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Donovan - foul #2 on Robert Donovan, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG), Howard Pollard (C) Gustavo Romano, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Comacho (C) Robert Donovan | |
| 08:54 | Virginia | Troy Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 08:54 | Virginia | Troy Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Charles Fralick clanks a floater from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor tips it in | 14-14 |
| 08:03 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe can't finish the layup | 14-14 |
| 08:01 | Virginia | Nelson Posada snags the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 07:39 | Virginia | Nelson Posada misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 07:38 | Virginia | Richard Forsythe grabs the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Dominique Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Posada (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Troy Bryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Forsythe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Pollard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Francisco Mendez (fresh) SG - John Lambert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Fralick (tired) C - Scott Comacho (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Virginia | Howard Pollard comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 14-14 |
| 07:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Lambert | 14-14 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Scott Comacho misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Forsythe - foul #1 on Richard Forsythe, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Virginia | Gustavo Romano (PG), Alex Broderick (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Dan Coronado (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Dominique Carter, Nelson Posada, Troy Bryan, Richard Forsythe, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Richard Frese (SF) Francisco Mendez, John Lambert, Matthew Taylor | |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Scott Comacho makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Scott Comacho misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 06:59 | Virginia | Dan Coronado grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 06:38 | Virginia | Dan Coronado is called for 3 seconds | 14-15 |
| 06:11 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 14-15 |
| 06:10 | Virginia | Dan Coronado grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 06:08 | Virginia | Glenn Davidson picks off the pass by Gustavo Romano in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 06:07 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson lays it in | 14-17 |
| 05:46 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Comacho - foul #1 on Scott Comacho, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (SG) Arthur Miller | |
| 05:46 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:46 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Comacho | 16-19 |
| 05:06 | Virginia | Kenneth Demers drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Dan Coronado | 18-19 |
| 04:52 | Dayton | Richard Frese drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 04:23 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Fralick - foul #1 on Charles Fralick, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG), Nelson Posada (SG), Richard Forsythe (PF), Howard Pollard (C) Gustavo Romano, Alex Broderick, Dan Coronado, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF) Francisco Mendez, Richard Frese | |
| 04:23 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 04:23 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 04:23 | Dayton | Scott Comacho gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | John Lambert misses the 3 from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 03:56 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson tips it in | 18-23 |
| 03:30 | Virginia | Glenn Davidson takes the ball from Richard Forsythe | 18-23 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Charles Fralick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Glenn Davidson | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Dominique Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Posada (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Nguyen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Forsythe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Fralick (very tired) 2 pts. C - Scott Comacho (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Virginia | Dominique Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | Arthur Knight (PG), Troy Bryan (SF) Dominique Carter, Jerry Nguyen | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Robert Donovan (PF), James Brown (C) Glenn Davidson, Charles Fralick, Scott Comacho | |
| 03:10 | Dayton | John Lambert misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Forsythe - foul #2 on Richard Forsythe, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski (PF) Richard Forsythe | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:10 | Dayton | John Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 03:10 | Dayton | John Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 02:46 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Donovan - foul #3 on Robert Donovan, team foul #8 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Comacho (PF) Robert Donovan | |
| 02:46 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 02:46 | Virginia | Goran Plotrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | John Lambert knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Francisco Mendez | 19-29 |
| 02:04 | Virginia | Arthur Knight connects on the 3 from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 02:02 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Richard Forsythe (PF), Kenneth Demers (C) Nelson Posada, Troy Bryan, Goran Plotrowski, Howard Pollard | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Richard Frese (SF) Francisco Mendez, Matthew Taylor | |
| 01:43 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen is hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (SG), Charles Fralick (PF) John Lambert, James Brown | |
| 01:43 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 01:43 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson is hacked by Arthur Knight in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Knight, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Virginia | Dominique Carter (PG) Arthur Knight | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:22 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen knocks in the shot near the basket | 26-31 |
| 01:20 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez's pass is intercepted by Dominique Carter in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 00:56 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen tips it in | 28-31 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez travels in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | Nelson Posada (SG), Dan Coronado (PF) Alex Broderick, Richard Forsythe | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:30 | Virginia | Jerry Nguyen clanks a shot from the left side | 28-31 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez is hacked by Dan Coronado in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Coronado, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Virginia | Troy Bryan (SF), Goran Plotrowski (C) Jerry Nguyen, Kenneth Demers | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF) Richard Frese, Scott Comacho | |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Nelson Posada hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-33 |