| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Vincent Blais (fresh) SG - Clarence King (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bauer (fresh) PF - Christopher Hruska (fresh) C - Kyle Holtzclaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fresh) SG - Charles Ray (fresh) SF - Josef Zimmer (fresh) PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) C - Danny Riffe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Kyle Holtzclaw wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Virginia Tech | Charles Ray steals the ball from Christopher Hruska | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Clarence King | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Russell Johnson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Russell Johnson tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Charles Ray | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hruska - foul #1 on Christopher Hruska, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Danny Riffe is fouled on the floor by Kyle Holtzclaw - foul #1 on Kyle Holtzclaw, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | Charles Ray makes the jumpshot from the left side | 0-4 |
| 17:45 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Hruska | 3-4 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Clarence King - foul #1 on Clarence King, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kwamin Adhami (SG), Joey Polley (SF), Antonio Kaufman (PF), Keith McClaine (C) Clarence King, Jeffrey Bauer, Christopher Hruska, Kyle Holtzclaw | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Charles Ray makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Charles Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:37 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:18 | Virginia Tech | Russell Johnson steps in front of the Keith McClaine pass | 3-5 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Vincent Blais picks off the pass by Bryce Willey in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 17:02 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais buries a shot from the left side | 5-5 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Bryce Willey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:44 | Dayton | Russell Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Russell Johnson knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Bryce Willey | 5-7 |
| 16:23 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman misses the tip | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman tips it home | 7-7 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Russell Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-7 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Charles Ray tips it home | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Vincent Blais (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kwamin Adhami (fresh) SF - Joey Polley (fresh) PF - Antonio Kaufman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith McClaine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Josef Zimmer (fairly fresh) PF - Russell Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Riffe (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman's layup is rejected by Josef Zimmer | 7-9 |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Danny Riffe pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:42 | Dayton | Bryce Willey misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 15:40 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 15:35 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-9 |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Russell Johnson pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Vincent Blais steals it from Josef Zimmer | 7-9 |
| 15:09 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Russell Johnson - foul #1 on Russell Johnson, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Clarence King (SG), Jeffrey Bauer (SF), Christopher Hruska (PF), Kyle Holtzclaw (C) Kwamin Adhami, Joey Polley, Antonio Kaufman, Keith McClaine | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (PG), James Kincaid (SG), William Cho (SF), John Smith (PF), Joseph Rafferty (C) Bryce Willey, Charles Ray, Josef Zimmer, Russell Johnson, Danny Riffe | |
| 15:09 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:09 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | James Kincaid misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:47 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Kyle Holtzclaw | 8-9 |
| 14:41 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent Blais | 11-9 |
| 14:17 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey makes the floater near the basket set up by John Smith | 11-11 |
| 13:48 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman (PG) Vincent Blais | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:48 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:48 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | William Cho makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 13:24 | Virginia Tech | Kyle Holtzclaw misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by William Cho - foul #1 on William Cho, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Ray (SG) William Cho | |
| 13:24 | Virginia Tech | Kyle Holtzclaw misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:24 | Virginia Tech | Kyle Holtzclaw makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:11 | Dayton | Charles Ray is called for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Ray, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Keith McClaine (C) Kyle Holtzclaw | |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Johnson (PF) John Smith | |
| 12:49 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer loses the dribble to James Kincaid | 13-13 |
| 12:26 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 12:14 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Rafferty steps in front of the Christopher Hruska pass | 13-16 |
| 12:01 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Antonio Kaufman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Clarence King (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bauer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Hruska (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith McClaine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Vickrey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Ray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Kincaid (fairly fresh) PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Rafferty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 11:46 | Dayton | Charles Ray pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Jeffrey Bauer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bauer, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Parks (PG), Kwamin Adhami (SG), Joey Polley (SF), Kyle Holtzclaw (C) Antonio Kaufman, Clarence King, Jeffrey Bauer, Christopher Hruska | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Dwayne Dufour (SG), Josef Zimmer (SF), John Smith (PF) Robert Vickrey, Charles Ray, James Kincaid, Russell Johnson | |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty makes the 3rd free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:59 | Virginia Tech | Kyle Holtzclaw is fouled on the floor by Joseph Rafferty - foul #1 on Joseph Rafferty, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais (PG) David Parks | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Riffe (C) Joseph Rafferty | |
| 10:43 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bryce Willey - foul #1 on Bryce Willey, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska (PF) Keith McClaine | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:43 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:43 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Danny Riffe gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-20 |
| 10:01 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska misses short on a floater from the baseline | 14-20 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Bryce Willey | 14-20 |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Dwayne Dufour misses short on a floater from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 09:52 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Joey Polley | 14-20 |
| 09:48 | Virginia Tech | John Smith steps in front of the Vincent Blais pass | 14-20 |
| 09:29 | Dayton | John Smith is called for traveling | 14-20 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman (PF), Keith McClaine (C) Christopher Hruska, Kyle Holtzclaw | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Ray (SG), Russell Johnson (PF) Dwayne Dufour, John Smith | |
| 09:14 | Virginia Tech | Joey Polley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-20 |
| 09:13 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman tips it home | 16-20 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Russell Johnson hits the follow up shot | 16-22 |
| 08:29 | Virginia Tech | Joey Polley comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 16-22 |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Russell Johnson gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Danny Riffe is hacked by Keith McClaine - foul #1 on Keith McClaine, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Parks (PG), Clarence King (SG), Jeffrey Bauer (SF) Vincent Blais, Kwamin Adhami, Joey Polley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (PG), James Kincaid (SF), Joseph Rafferty (C) Bryce Willey, Josef Zimmer, Danny Riffe | |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Russell Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 07:36 | Dayton | Russell Johnson loses the dribble to Antonio Kaufman | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Parks (fresh) SG - Clarence King (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bauer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Kaufman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith McClaine (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Vickrey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Ray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Kincaid (fresh) PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Rafferty (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 07:22 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 07:10 | Virginia Tech | Clarence King's pass is intercepted by Robert Vickrey | 16-22 |
| 07:07 | Dayton | Robert Vickrey misses the easy layup | 16-22 |
| 07:05 | Virginia Tech | Keith McClaine grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 07:00 | Virginia Tech | David Parks knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Antonio Kaufman | 18-22 |
| 06:41 | Dayton | Russell Johnson scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Robert Vickrey and he's fouled by Antonio Kaufman - foul #1 on Antonio Kaufman, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais (PG), Christopher Hruska (PF), Kyle Holtzclaw (C) David Parks, Antonio Kaufman, Keith McClaine | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Josef Zimmer (SF) Robert Vickrey, Charles Ray | |
| 06:41 | Dayton | Russell Johnson misses the free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:41 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:36 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer's layup is rejected by Joseph Rafferty | 18-24 |
| 06:34 | Dayton | James Kincaid grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:16 | Dayton | James Kincaid's layup is rejected by Kyle Holtzclaw | 18-24 |
| 06:14 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 06:08 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska lays it in set up by Vincent Blais | 20-24 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | Russell Johnson's pass is intercepted by Clarence King | 20-24 |
| 05:50 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais hits the finger roll set up by Clarence King | 22-24 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Bryce Willey is hacked by Vincent Blais - foul #1 on Vincent Blais, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (SG), John Smith (PF), Danny Riffe (C) James Kincaid, Russell Johnson, Joseph Rafferty | |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Bryce Willey makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Bryce Willey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:33 | Virginia Tech | Kyle Holtzclaw is fouled on the floor by Danny Riffe - foul #1 on Danny Riffe, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kwamin Adhami (SG) Clarence King | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Ray (SG) Robert Vickrey | |
| 05:33 | Virginia Tech | Kyle Holtzclaw misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:33 | Dayton | Danny Riffe grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 05:16 | Dayton | Charles Ray is called for traveling | 22-26 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joey Polley (SF) Jeffrey Bauer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (PG) Bryce Willey | |
| 05:02 | Virginia Tech | Joey Polley slams it home set up by Kwamin Adhami | 24-26 |
| 04:46 | Dayton | Charles Ray can't throw it down | 24-26 |
| 04:44 | Dayton | Charles Ray tips it in | 24-28 |
| 04:40 | Virginia Tech | Joey Polley can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Charles Ray - foul #2 on Charles Ray, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Parks (PG) Vincent Blais | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dwayne Dufour (SG), William Cho (SF) Charles Ray, Josef Zimmer | |
| 04:40 | Virginia Tech | Joey Polley makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:40 | Virginia Tech | Joey Polley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Joey Polley blocks the short jumper by William Cho | 26-28 |
| 04:17 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Kyle Holtzclaw | 26-28 |
| 04:13 | Virginia Tech | John Smith takes the ball from Joey Polley | 26-28 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Dwayne Dufour loses the ball out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Clarence King (SG), Jeffrey Bauer (SF), Antonio Kaufman (PF), Keith McClaine (C) David Parks, Kwamin Adhami, Christopher Hruska, Kyle Holtzclaw | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Charles Ray (SG), James Kincaid (SF), Russell Johnson (PF), Joseph Rafferty (C) Robert Vickrey, Dwayne Dufour, William Cho, John Smith, Danny Riffe | |
| 03:41 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Rafferty - foul #2 on Joseph Rafferty, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais (PG) Joey Polley | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:41 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:41 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Charles Ray is denied on a layup by Keith McClaine | 28-28 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Russell Johnson tips it but misses | 28-28 |
| 03:29 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais grabs the board | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Vincent Blais (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bauer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Kaufman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith McClaine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryce Willey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Ray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Kincaid (fresh) PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Rafferty (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais misses long on a shot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Russell Johnson grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Bryce Willey blows the layup | 28-28 |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Joseph Rafferty tips it in | 28-30 |
| 03:00 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer is hacked by Joseph Rafferty - foul #3 on Joseph Rafferty, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Josef Zimmer (SF), John Smith (C) James Kincaid, Joseph Rafferty | |
| 03:00 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:00 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer is fouled on the floor by Keith McClaine - foul #2 on Keith McClaine, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:50 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Antonio Kaufman | 30-31 |
| 02:30 | Virginia Tech | Charles Ray takes the ball from Keith McClaine | 30-31 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Bryce Willey lays it in set up by Charles Ray | 30-33 |
| 02:10 | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bauer | 32-33 |
| 01:58 | Dayton | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joey Polley (SF), Christopher Hruska (PF), Kyle Holtzclaw (C) Vincent Blais, Jeffrey Bauer, Keith McClaine | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Vickrey (PG), James Kincaid (SG), Danny Riffe (C) Bryce Willey, Charles Ray, Russell Johnson | |
| 01:37 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-33 |
| 01:35 | Virginia Tech | Antonio Kaufman tips it in | 34-33 |
| 01:20 | Dayton | Kyle Holtzclaw steps in front of the James Kincaid pass | 34-33 |
| 00:59 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska blows the layup | 34-33 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Smith | 34-33 |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer's layup is rejected by Kyle Holtzclaw | 34-33 |
| 00:49 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Hruska pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:42 | Virginia Tech | Joey Polley buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Kyle Holtzclaw | 36-33 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Josef Zimmer knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | Clarence King buries a floater from the right side set up by Antonio Kaufman and the foul's on James Kincaid - foul #1 on James Kincaid, team foul #11 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Vincent Blais (PG), Jeffrey Bauer (SF), Keith McClaine (C) Antonio Kaufman, Joey Polley, Kyle Holtzclaw | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Charles Ray (SG), William Cho (SF), Russell Johnson (PF) Robert Vickrey, James Kincaid, Josef Zimmer, John Smith | |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | Clarence King misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Danny Riffe snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Danny Riffe can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 38-35 |