| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fresh) SG - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) SF - Garrett Auerbach (fresh) PF - Alvin Boldt (fresh) C - David Bretz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | David Bretz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Dagostino | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses the lay-in | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ambrose Shelton | 0-6 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alvin Boldt - foul #1 on Alvin Boldt, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 18:40 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Dagostino | 1-9 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | George Santillo is hacked by Robert Dagostino - foul #1 on Robert Dagostino, team foul #2 | 1-9 |
| 18:12 | Dayton | Robert Dagostino is called for the reach on George Santillo - foul #2 on Robert Dagostino, team foul #3 | 1-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (PG) Robert Dagostino | |
| 18:01 | Dayton | George Santillo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-9 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | David Bretz grabs the board | 1-9 |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach blows the layup | 1-9 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee snags the defensive board | 1-9 |
| 17:26 | Dayton | Ronald Adams loses the dribble to Garrett Auerbach | 1-9 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt double dribbles | 1-9 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | George Santillo hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Ronald Jeffords - foul #1 on Ronald Jeffords, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SF), John Hall (PF) Garrett Auerbach, Alvin Boldt | |
| 16:54 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | David Bretz loses the dribble to George Santillo | 4-9 |
| 16:34 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee's pass is intercepted by John Hall | 4-9 |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-12 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | George Santillo misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Jeffords - foul #2 on Ronald Jeffords, team foul #5 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), George Stancil (C) Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills (PG) Ronald Jeffords | |
| 15:59 | Dayton | George Santillo misses the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Stancil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Mills (fresh) SG - Ambrose Shelton (fairly fresh) SF - Glenn Thomas (fresh) PF - John Hall (fresh) C - David Bretz (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt (PF) John Hall | |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 5-12 |
| 15:47 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to George Santillo | 5-12 |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from George Santillo | 7-12 |
| 15:13 | Rhode Island | Darryl Larrabee is called for the reach on Glenn Thomas - foul #1 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Justin Tobler (C) George Santillo, Darryl Larrabee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach (SF) Ambrose Shelton | |
| 14:55 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Glenn Thomas | 7-14 |
| 14:33 | Dayton | Morris Laureano loses the dribble to David Bretz | 7-14 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-14 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach tips it but misses | 7-14 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 14:17 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Kenneth Lotz (C) Morris Laureano, Thomas Dietz, Justin Tobler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton (SG), John Hall (PF) Glenn Thomas, Alvin Boldt | |
| 14:00 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton is hacked by Jerry Walker - foul #1 on Jerry Walker, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Darryl Larrabee (PF) Andrew Cuddy, George Stancil | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ronald Adams | 7-14 |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Garrett Auerbach steals it from Kenneth Lotz | 7-14 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | David Bretz clanks a shot from the left side | 7-14 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach can't tip it in | 7-14 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | John Hall is called for the reach on Jerry Walker - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Stancil (C) Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt (SF), Raymond Mitton (C) Garrett Auerbach, David Bretz | |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Ronald Adams drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-14 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | John Hall misses the tip | 10-14 |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt snags the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 12:05 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills hits the follow up shot | 10-16 |
| 11:45 | Dayton | George Santillo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 11:43 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) SF - Ronald Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - George Stancil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Mills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ambrose Shelton (fairly fresh) SF - Alvin Boldt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hall (fresh) C - Raymond Mitton (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Hall | 10-18 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Ronald Adams clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-18 |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | John Hall pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 10:55 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Mills | 10-21 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Raymond Mitton - foul #1 on Raymond Mitton, team foul #7 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), Kenneth Lotz (C) George Santillo, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, George Stancil | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (PG), Garrett Auerbach (SF), David Bretz (PF) Ambrose Shelton, Alvin Boldt, John Hall | |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee misses the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills is hacked by Morris Laureano - foul #1 on Morris Laureano, team foul #3 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Norton (SF) Darryl Larrabee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Thomas and he's fouled by Daniel Norton - foul #1 on Daniel Norton, team foul #4 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt (PF) Raymond Mitton | |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach makes the free throw | 11-24 |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Morris Laureano can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Glenn Thomas - foul #1 on Glenn Thomas, team foul #8 | 11-24 |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Morris Laureano makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Morris Laureano makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-24 |
| 09:37 | Dayton | Daniel Norton gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Alvin Boldt - foul #2 on Alvin Boldt, team foul #9 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Stancil (PF) Daniel Norton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton (C) Alvin Boldt | |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:17 | Rhode Island | David Bretz grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 09:00 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-24 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Cuddy | 16-24 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-24 |
| 08:23 | Rhode Island | David Bretz tips it but misses | 16-24 |
| 08:22 | Dayton | George Stancil grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz misses the floater from the baseline | 16-24 |
| 08:01 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Cuddy | 16-24 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-24 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Cuddy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Stancil (fresh) C - Kenneth Lotz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Glenn Thomas (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Mills (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garrett Auerbach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Bretz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Mitton (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach misses the jumper in the lane | 16-24 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 07:21 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Justin Tobler (C) Andrew Cuddy, Morris Laureano, Thomas Dietz, George Stancil, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton (SG), John Hall (PF) Glenn Thomas, Raymond Mitton | |
| 07:04 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-24 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | George Santillo's fadeaway is rejected by David Bretz | 16-24 |
| 06:54 | Rhode Island | David Bretz gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Ronald Mills is hacked by George Santillo - foul #1 on George Santillo, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Alvin Boldt (PF) Ronald Mills, David Bretz | |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | Justin Tobler steps in front of the Garrett Auerbach pass | 16-24 |
| 06:07 | Dayton | George Santillo is fouled on the floor by Ambrose Shelton - foul #1 on Ambrose Shelton, team foul #10 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Stancil (C) Justin Tobler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:07 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:07 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt tips it home | 18-26 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | George Santillo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 05:14 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-26 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | George Stancil grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Garrett Auerbach swats the short shot by Darryl Larrabee | 20-26 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | George Stancil can't tip it in | 20-26 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee tips it in | 22-26 |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt connects on the shot from the left block set up by Ambrose Shelton and he's fouled by George Santillo - foul #2 on George Santillo, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Morris Laureano (SF), Kenneth Lotz (C) George Santillo, Ronald Adams, George Stancil | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SF), David Bretz (C) Garrett Auerbach, John Hall | |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Jerry Walker is fouled on the floor by Ambrose Shelton - foul #2 on Ambrose Shelton, team foul #11 | 22-29 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Jerry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 23-29 |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Cuddy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Morris Laureano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Dagostino (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ambrose Shelton (fairly fresh) SF - Glenn Thomas (fresh) PF - Alvin Boldt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - David Bretz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt is hacked by Darryl Larrabee - foul #2 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #7 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Ronald Adams (SF), George Stancil (PF) Andrew Cuddy, Jerry Walker, Darryl Larrabee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (PG), Ronald Mills (SG) Robert Dagostino, Ambrose Shelton | |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Ronald Adams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Morris Laureano | 25-31 |
| 02:21 | Dayton | George Santillo misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Glenn Thomas - foul #2 on Glenn Thomas, team foul #12 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garrett Auerbach (SF), John Hall (PF), Raymond Mitton (C) Glenn Thomas, Alvin Boldt, David Bretz | |
| 02:21 | Dayton | George Santillo misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:21 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Raymond Mitton is called for 3 seconds | 26-31 |
| 01:51 | Dayton | The 3pt attempt by Kenneth Lotz is denied by Ronald Mills | 26-31 |
| 01:49 | Rhode Island | John Hall gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:27 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords scores on a 3 from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | George Santillo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Morris Laureano gets the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Morris Laureano is whistled for a carry | 26-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG), Darryl Larrabee (PF), Justin Tobler (C) Morris Laureano, George Stancil, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino (PG), Ambrose Shelton (SG) Ronald Jeffords, Ronald Mills | |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-34 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | George Santillo loses the ball out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Dietz (SF) Ronald Adams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SF), David Bretz (C) Garrett Auerbach, Raymond Mitton | |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | George Santillo steals the ball from Glenn Thomas | 26-34 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | George Santillo lays it in | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Dagostino misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 28-34 |