| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) C - George Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Ronald Adams hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by George Santillo | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | George Nelson tips it in | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | Dayton | Richard Smith takes the ball from Ronald Adams | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | Carl Houpt's floater is tipped away by Darryl Larrabee | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 18:28 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses long on a floater from the left block | 4-3 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | George Nelson pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Lotz - foul #1 on Kenneth Lotz, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Ronald Adams clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-3 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:55 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-3 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Mervin Tschida steps in front of the Ronald Adams pass | 8-3 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-3 |
| 17:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to George Santillo | 8-3 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Jerry Walker is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jerry Walker, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Freddy Morton (SG), Marvin Brown (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Mervin Tschida, Wilbur Burnside, Richard Smith, Carl Houpt, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), George Stancil (C) Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Freddy Morton is hacked by George Santillo - foul #1 on George Santillo, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Justin Tobler (C) George Santillo, Darryl Larrabee | |
| 16:41 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs banks in the layup set up by Michael Douglas | 10-3 |
| 16:26 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hibbs | 10-3 |
| 16:25 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the board | 10-3 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Michael Douglas hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Brown | 13-3 |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-3 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Dietz | 13-3 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddy Morton (fresh) SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Cuddy (fresh) SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) PF - George Stancil (fresh) C - Justin Tobler (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Marvin Brown - foul #1 on Marvin Brown, team foul #1 | 13-3 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Charles Dunn (SF) Michael Douglas, Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF) Morris Laureano, Thomas Dietz, Justin Tobler | |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy makes the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy misses the 2nd free throw | 13-4 |
| 15:38 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Adam Steveson | 13-4 |
| 15:31 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Adam Steveson | 15-4 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | George Stancil connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Cuddy | 15-6 |
| 15:09 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-6 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Ronald Adams gets the rebound | 15-6 |
| 15:03 | Dayton | Ronald Adams connects on the 3 from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 14:41 | Iowa | George Stancil steps in front of the Michael Hibbs pass | 15-9 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Jerry Walker can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 14:22 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Adam Steveson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Jerry Walker - foul #2 on Jerry Walker, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Marvin Brown (SF), Carl Houpt (PF) Mervin Tschida, Freddy Morton, Charles Dunn, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Andrew Cuddy, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, George Stancil | |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Adam Steveson makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Adam Steveson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:59 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz tips it in | 16-11 |
| 13:29 | Iowa | Michael Douglas makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wilbur Burnside | 19-11 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz is fouled on the floor by Adam Steveson - foul #1 on Adam Steveson, team foul #2 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Freddy Morton (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Michael Hibbs (C) Michael Douglas, Wilbur Burnside, Marvin Brown, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Norton (SF) Darryl Larrabee | |
| 13:03 | Dayton | George Santillo misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 19-11 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Morris Laureano snags the offensive board | 19-11 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | George Santillo is fouled on the floor by Michael Hibbs - foul #1 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #3 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Richard Smith (SF), George Nelson (C) Mervin Tschida, Freddy Morton, Charles Dunn, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Adams (SF) Daniel Norton | |
| 12:28 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-11 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Richard Smith grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | Richard Smith is hacked by Ronald Adams - foul #1 on Ronald Adams, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), Michael Hibbs (C) Michael Douglas, Richard Smith, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:04 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 19-11 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz grabs the defensive rebound | 19-11 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | Morris Laureano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-11 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside drills a driving attempt from the left block | 21-11 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) C - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) C - Kenneth Lotz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Wilbur Burnside takes the ball from Thomas Dietz | 21-11 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Marvin Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wilbur Burnside | 23-11 |
| 11:09 | Dayton | Morris Laureano is called for traveling | 23-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Freddy Morton (SG), Richard Smith (SF), George Nelson (C) Mervin Tschida, Wilbur Burnside, Marvin Brown, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Dayton | Brent Tarbell (PG), Andrew Cuddy (SG), Daniel Norton (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), George Stancil (C) George Santillo, Morris Laureano, Ronald Adams, Thomas Dietz, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 10:52 | Iowa | Freddy Morton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-11 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | George Nelson tips it in | 25-11 |
| 10:38 | Dayton | George Stancil misses the shot from close range | 25-11 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee tips it home | 25-13 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | Carl Houpt scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 27-13 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | George Stancil can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-13 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Carl Houpt | 27-13 |
| 09:54 | Iowa | Richard Smith misses the jumper from the right wing | 27-13 |
| 09:52 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee grabs the board | 27-13 |
| 09:48 | Dayton | Brent Tarbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Michael Douglas, Freddy Morton, Richard Smith, Carl Houpt, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Ronald Adams (SF) Brent Tarbell, Andrew Cuddy, Daniel Norton | |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside loses the dribble to Morris Laureano | 27-13 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | George Santillo connects on the turnaround near the basket | 27-15 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 27-15 |
| 08:56 | Dayton | George Stancil grabs the board | 27-15 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Charles Dunn is called for the reach on Ronald Adams - foul #1 on Charles Dunn, team foul #4 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), George Nelson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Charles Dunn, Michael Hibbs, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz (C) George Stancil | |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Ronald Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-15 |
| 08:22 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee gets the offensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | Morris Laureano is hacked by Freddy Morton - foul #1 on Freddy Morton, team foul #5 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Marvin Brown (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Freddy Morton, Richard Smith, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (SG), Daniel Norton (SF), Thomas Dietz (PF) Morris Laureano, Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee | |
| 07:46 | Dayton | Mervin Tschida is called for the reach on George Santillo - foul #1 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #6 | 27-15 |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz lays it in | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Houpt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Cuddy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Norton (fresh) PF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the easy layup | 27-17 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz snags the defensive board | 27-17 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy is hacked by Marvin Brown - foul #2 on Marvin Brown, team foul #7 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Freddy Morton (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), George Nelson (C) Mervin Tschida, Wilbur Burnside, Marvin Brown, Carl Houpt, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), George Stancil (C) George Santillo, Daniel Norton, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Michael Douglas misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee grabs the board | 27-19 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Ronald Adams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-19 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy tips it home | 27-21 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Michael Douglas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee is open and scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from George Stancil | 27-23 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Darryl Larrabee - foul #1 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Carl Houpt (PF) Michael Douglas, Freddy Morton, Richard Smith, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Daniel Norton (SF) Andrew Cuddy, Thomas Dietz, Ronald Adams | |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Morris Laureano misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 05:13 | Dayton | George Stancil gets the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | George Santillo knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Morris Laureano | 28-26 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mervin Tschida | 31-26 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Mervin Tschida steals the ball from George Stancil | 31-26 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | The short jumper by Michael Hibbs is denied by George Stancil | 31-26 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Morris Laureano grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | George Santillo blows the layup but he's hacked by Mervin Tschida - foul #2 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SG), Richard Smith (SF), George Nelson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Charles Dunn, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Thomas Dietz (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Morris Laureano, Daniel Norton, Darryl Larrabee, George Stancil | |
| 03:47 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:26 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida hits a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Thomas Dietz - foul #1 on Thomas Dietz, team foul #7 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Brown (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Richard Smith, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG) George Santillo | |
| 03:26 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Freddy Morton (fresh) SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Houpt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Cuddy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Marvin Brown steals the ball from Jerry Walker | 34-28 |
| 03:04 | Iowa | Marvin Brown lays it in | 36-28 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Adam Steveson gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Carl Houpt misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Dietz - foul #2 on Thomas Dietz, team foul #8 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Richard Smith (SF), George Nelson (C) Mervin Tschida, Freddy Morton, Marvin Brown, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG) Andrew Cuddy | |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Carl Houpt misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Carl Houpt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Ronald Adams blows the layup | 37-28 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | George Nelson snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 01:37 | Iowa | Carl Houpt's pass is intercepted by Jerry Walker | 37-28 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Wilbur Burnside - foul #1 on Wilbur Burnside, team foul #9 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Freddy Morton (SG), Michael Hibbs (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Michael Douglas, Wilbur Burnside, Carl Houpt, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Morris Laureano (SG), Daniel Norton (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF) Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, Thomas Dietz | |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Morris Laureano steals the ball from Freddy Morton | 37-30 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Adam Steveson - foul #2 on Adam Steveson, team foul #10 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Marvin Brown (SF) Freddy Morton, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), George Stancil (C) George Santillo, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida is fouled on the floor by Andrew Cuddy - foul #1 on Andrew Cuddy, team foul #9 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), George Nelson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Marvin Brown, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block | 39-34 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Charles Dunn clanks a fullcourt shot | 39-34 |