| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fresh) SG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Norman Welsch (fresh) SG - Allen Washer (fresh) SF - Randy Rasmussen (fresh) PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) C - Brent Mintz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Morris Washington | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Donald Ayers buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Allen Washer | 3-2 |
| 19:26 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Morris Washington | 5-2 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Allen Washer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 19:11 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:51 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | Donald Ayers misses the fadeaway from the left side | 5-2 |
| 18:34 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:26 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:25 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 18:01 | Dayton | Brent Mintz buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Norman Welsch | 7-4 |
| 17:53 | Saint Louis | Allen Washer is called for the reach on Kenneth Hamann - foul #1 on Allen Washer, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 17:41 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-4 |
| 17:39 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann misses the tip | 7-4 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Donald Ayers snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Allen Washer misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 17:32 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:19 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali is denied on a layup by Donald Ayers | 7-4 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Norman Welsch pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Brent Mintz is fouled on the floor by Baran Pantic - foul #1 on Baran Pantic, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Harkey (PG), Michael Hooper (SF), Shane Bobo (PF) Morris Washington, Kenneth Hamann, Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Michael Hooper steals the ball from Allen Washer | 7-4 |
| 16:42 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper misses the lay-in | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | Dayton | Donald Ayers snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | Allen Washer drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Norman Welsch | 7-7 |
| 16:00 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Harkey (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Hooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Bobo (fresh) C - Jeremy Hart (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Norman Welsch (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allen Washer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Rasmussen (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Ayers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Mintz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Dayton | Donald Ayers can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 9-7 |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Brent Mintz tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| 15:25 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo buries a runner from the baseline | 11-9 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | Allen Washer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 15:06 | Dayton | Norman Welsch can't tip it in | 11-9 |
| 15:04 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:46 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali's floater is knocked away by Donald Ayers | 11-9 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Brent Mintz snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:29 | Dayton | Donald Ayers loses the dribble to Shane Bobo | 11-9 |
| 14:09 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali loses the dribble to Allen Washer | 11-9 |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Brent Mintz hits the finger roll | 11-11 |
| 13:24 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-11 |
| 13:23 | Dayton | Randy Rasmussen snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:07 | Dayton | Allen Washer drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Ayers | 11-14 |
| 12:43 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Morris Washington (PG), Kenneth Hamann (SG), Baran Pantic (PF), Justin McLennon (C) James Harkey, Michael Hooper, Shane Bobo, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Jonathan Johnson (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Norman Welsch, Allen Washer, Randy Rasmussen, Donald Ayers, Brent Mintz | |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Robin Haubert misses the jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 12:16 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Baran Pantic | 11-14 |
| 12:00 | Saint Louis | Justin McLennon buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Baran Pantic | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Morris Washington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Ali (tiring) PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin McLennon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) SF - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye is hacked by Justin McLennon - foul #1 on Justin McLennon, team foul #2 | 13-14 |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Robin Haubert clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 13-14 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Robin Haubert double dribbles | 13-14 |
| 11:03 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic blows the layup | 13-14 |
| 11:02 | Dayton | Robin Haubert gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Kenneth Hamann steps in front of the Robin Haubert pass | 13-14 |
| 10:46 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington misses the lay-in | 13-14 |
| 10:45 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Robin Haubert is called for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo (PF), Jeremy Hart (C) Dikembe Ali, Justin McLennon | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:27 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington misses the easy layup | 13-14 |
| 10:26 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 10:05 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 10:03 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Bobo | 15-16 |
| 09:45 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathan Johnson - foul #1 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #2 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper (SF) Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Allen Washer (SG), David Johnson (SF), Donald Ayers (PF) Jake Guidry, Jonathan Johnson, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 09:45 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:45 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:45 | Dayton | Donald Ayers snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 09:22 | Dayton | Donald Ayers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 09:20 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to David Johnson | 16-16 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Donald Ayers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Baran Pantic - foul #2 on Baran Pantic, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Harkey (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Shane Bobo (PF) Morris Washington, Kenneth Hamann, Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Dayton | Randy Rasmussen (SF), Brent Mintz (C) David Johnson, Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Donald Ayers makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Donald Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:48 | Saint Louis | James Harkey misses the jumpshot from the right side | 16-18 |
| 08:47 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 08:38 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper is hacked by Randy Rasmussen - foul #1 on Randy Rasmussen, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| 08:24 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo knocks in the shot in the paint | 18-18 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Donald Ayers misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Shane Bobo - foul #1 on Shane Bobo, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Donald Ayers makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Donald Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:47 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart clanks a floater from the left side | 18-20 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Donald Ayers | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Harkey (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SF - Michael Hooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Bobo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Norman Welsch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allen Washer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Rasmussen (fresh) PF - Donald Ayers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brent Mintz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Brent Mintz loses the ball out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Morris Washington (PG), Kenneth Hamann (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), Justin McLennon (C) James Harkey, Dikembe Ali, Michael Hooper, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), Jonathan Johnson (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Norman Welsch, Randy Rasmussen, Donald Ayers, Brent Mintz | |
| 07:02 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Allen Washer comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 06:43 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Justin McLennon | 21-20 |
| 06:22 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 06:20 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robin Haubert | 21-20 |
| 06:14 | Dayton | Jake Guidry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper (SF), Jeremy Hart (C) Dikembe Ali, Justin McLennon | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Randy Rasmussen (SF) Jake Guidry, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 06:06 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo loses the dribble to Randy Rasmussen | 21-20 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | Allen Washer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 05:50 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:29 | Saint Louis | Robin Haubert is called for the reach on Shane Bobo - foul #1 on Robin Haubert, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Justin McLennon (PF) Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Donald Ayers (PF), Brent Mintz (C) Allen Washer, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 05:23 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann travels with the ball | 21-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali (SF) Michael Hooper | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:14 | Dayton | Randy Rasmussen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| 04:56 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 04:54 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart tips it home | 23-20 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Justin McLennon swats the dunk try by Donald Ayers | 23-20 |
| 04:34 | Saint Louis | Justin McLennon grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 04:24 | Saint Louis | Morris Washington is hacked by Dikembe Akinyooye - foul #1 on Dikembe Akinyooye, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo (PF) Justin McLennon | |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Washer (SG), Jonathan Johnson (SF) Dikembe Akinyooye, Randy Rasmussen | |
| 04:12 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Ayers - foul #1 on Donald Ayers, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Harkey (PG), Michael Hooper (SF) Morris Washington, Kenneth Hamann | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG) Norman Welsch | |
| 04:12 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:12 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:56 | Dayton | Donald Ayers is hacked by James Harkey - foul #1 on James Harkey, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic (PF) Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:42 | Dayton | Brent Mintz's fadeaway is rejected by Baran Pantic | 25-20 |
| 03:41 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Harkey (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) SG - Allen Washer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brent Mintz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Brent Mintz snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Allen Washer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-20 |
| 03:28 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hart | 25-20 |
| 03:04 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 03:02 | Dayton | Brent Mintz pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Donald Ayers knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 25-22 |
| 02:37 | Saint Louis | Michael Hooper lays it in | 27-22 |
| 02:18 | Dayton | Donald Ayers double dribbles | 27-22 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Morris Washington (PG), Kenneth Hamann (SG), Shane Bobo (C) James Harkey, Dikembe Ali, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG), Randy Rasmussen (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jake Guidry, Jonathan Johnson, Donald Ayers, Brent Mintz | |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 01:50 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Allen Washer is hacked by Kenneth Hamann - foul #1 on Kenneth Hamann, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart (C) Michael Hooper | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG) Allen Washer | |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 01:15 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Baran Pantic | 27-22 |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Morris Washington | 30-22 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Robin Haubert buries a shot in the paint set up by Norman Welsch and he's fouled by Shane Bobo - foul #2 on Shane Bobo, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali (SF) Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Robin Haubert makes the free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:25 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robin Haubert - foul #2 on Robin Haubert, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Allen Washer (SG), Donald Ayers (PF), Brent Mintz (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 00:25 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:25 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Brent Mintz grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Brent Mintz can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-25 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Donald Ayers grabs the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | The clock runs out | 31-25 |