| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie McCance (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clark Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Lott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Reeves (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Jimmie Bundy picks off the pass by Clark Wood | 28-28 |
| 19:32 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy is hacked by William Gehrke - foul #2 on William Gehrke, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:20 | American U. | Joe Reeves scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmie Bundy | 28-31 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Gehrke and he's fouled by Thomas Spooner - foul #2 on Thomas Spooner, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:32 | American U. | The short jumper by Joe Reeves is denied by William Lott | 31-31 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | Clark Wood gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Clark Wood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-31 |
| 18:09 | American U. | Floyd Stringer pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:55 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:40 | Dayton | William Gehrke is fouled on the floor by Thomas Spooner - foul #3 on Thomas Spooner, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | American U. | Johnny Gardner (SF) Thomas Spooner | |
| 17:23 | Dayton | Bernard Andrews takes the ball from Frankie McCance | 31-31 |
| 17:01 | American U. | William Lott swats the short shot by Joe Reeves | 31-31 |
| 16:59 | Dayton | William Gehrke grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:44 | Dayton | Frankie McCance misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-31 |
| 16:42 | Dayton | Clark Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Clark Wood scores on a jumper in the paint | 33-31 |
| 16:11 | American U. | Bernard Andrews makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Clark Wood can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Bernard Andrews - foul #1 on Bernard Andrews, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Kirk Thedford (SG), Raymond Cambridge (SF), Nicholas Shepherd (C) William Gehrke, Frankie McCance, Joseph Crumpton, William Lott | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Miller (PG), Carlos Owens (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Henry Desmond (C) Jimmie Bundy, Bernard Andrews, Floyd Stringer, Joe Reeves | |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Clark Wood makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Clark Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:59 | American U. | Henry Desmond grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Travis White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirk Thedford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Cambridge (fresh) PF - Clark Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Larry Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Owens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Gardner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Desmond (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | American U. | Johnny Gardner misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Clark Wood - foul #1 on Clark Wood, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky (SF) Clark Wood | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 15:38 | American U. | Johnny Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:38 | American U. | Johnny Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford loses the dribble to Carlos Owens | 34-36 |
| 15:01 | American U. | Thomas Spooner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-36 |
| 15:00 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Larry Miller steals it from Travis White | 34-36 |
| 14:41 | American U. | Carlos Owens banks in the layup set up by Larry Miller | 34-38 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frankie McCance (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF) Kirk Thedford, Travis Yarmitsky | |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmie Bundy (PG), Bernard Andrews (SG), Larry Fife (PF) Larry Miller, Carlos Owens, Johnny Gardner | |
| 14:02 | American U. | Henry Desmond buries a driving attempt from the right block | 34-40 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Travis White knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Cambridge | 36-40 |
| 13:44 | American U. | Larry Fife clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-40 |
| 13:43 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Nicholas Shepherd | 38-40 |
| 13:28 | American U. | Nicholas Shepherd swats the layup by Larry Fife | 38-40 |
| 13:27 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Travis White hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Cambridge | 40-40 |
| 12:44 | American U. | Thomas Spooner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Kirk Thedford (SF), Clark Wood (PF), William Lott (C) Travis White, Joseph Crumpton, Nicholas Shepherd, Raymond Cambridge | |
| Subs | American U. | Johnny Gardner (SF), Floyd Stringer (PF), Joe Reeves (C) Thomas Spooner, Larry Fife, Henry Desmond | |
| 12:21 | Dayton | Clark Wood buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Frankie McCance | 42-40 |
| 12:01 | American U. | Floyd Stringer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-40 |
| 11:59 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford grabs the board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frankie McCance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kirk Thedford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clark Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - William Lott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Dayton | The jump hook by Kirk Thedford is blocked by Joe Reeves | 42-40 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Clark Wood tips it in | 44-40 |
| 11:14 | American U. | Joe Reeves can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 11:12 | American U. | Floyd Stringer tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 10:54 | Dayton | William Gehrke comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Floyd Stringer - foul #2 on Floyd Stringer, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF) Frankie McCance | |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (PG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Henry Desmond (C) Jimmie Bundy, Bernard Andrews, Joe Reeves | |
| 10:54 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:54 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:43 | American U. | Johnny Gardner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Clark Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | William Lott grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Clark Wood travels with the ball | 46-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Miller (PG), Joe Reeves (PF) Johnny Gardner, Floyd Stringer | |
| 09:48 | American U. | Larry Miller is fouled on the floor by William Gehrke - foul #3 on William Gehrke, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Travis Yarmitsky (SG), Nicholas Shepherd (C) William Gehrke, Kirk Thedford, William Lott | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG) Larry Miller | |
| 09:34 | American U. | Joseph Crumpton is called for the reach on Thomas Spooner - foul #1 on Joseph Crumpton, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Cambridge (C) Clark Wood | |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmie Bundy (PG) Carlos Owens | |
| 09:23 | American U. | Joe Reeves buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Bernard Andrews and he's hacked by Nicholas Shepherd - foul #3 on Nicholas Shepherd, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frankie McCance (SG) Travis Yarmitsky | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 09:23 | American U. | Joe Reeves misses the free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:23 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Raymond Cambridge makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Crumpton and the foul's on Henry Desmond - foul #4 on Henry Desmond, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | American U. | Floyd Stringer (PF) Henry Desmond | |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Raymond Cambridge makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 08:44 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy lays it up and in and he's hacked by Travis White - foul #1 on Travis White, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Lott (C) Raymond Cambridge | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 08:44 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Frankie McCance drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Lott | 51-47 |
| 08:15 | American U. | Bernard Andrews misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 08:14 | American U. | Floyd Stringer tips it in | 51-49 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Travis White buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Crumpton | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Travis White (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frankie McCance (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - William Lott (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Spooner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Reeves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:32 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Travis White snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Travis White is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie Bundy - foul #1 on Jimmie Bundy, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Kirk Thedford (SF), Clark Wood (PF) Travis White, Joseph Crumpton, Nicholas Shepherd | |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (PG), Johnny Gardner (SF), Larry Fife (PF), Henry Desmond (C) Jimmie Bundy, Thomas Spooner, Floyd Stringer, Joe Reeves | |
| 07:19 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-49 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Clark Wood gets the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | William Gehrke is fouled on the floor by Carlos Owens - foul #1 on Carlos Owens, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis Yarmitsky (SF), Raymond Cambridge (C) Frankie McCance, William Lott | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Miller (PG) Bernard Andrews | |
| 07:02 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | William Gehrke misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:02 | American U. | Larry Fife pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:56 | American U. | Larry Miller is hacked by Kirk Thedford - foul #1 on Kirk Thedford, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| 06:56 | American U. | Larry Miller makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:56 | American U. | Larry Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Raymond Cambridge | 55-50 |
| 06:38 | Dayton | Raymond Cambridge misses the easy layup | 55-50 |
| 06:36 | American U. | Henry Desmond gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:23 | American U. | Johnny Gardner misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 06:22 | American U. | Larry Fife tips it back up and in | 55-52 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Raymond Cambridge misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 55-52 |
| 06:11 | American U. | Johnny Gardner grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 06:06 | American U. | Johnny Gardner misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Cambridge - foul #2 on Raymond Cambridge, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd (C) Travis Yarmitsky | |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmie Bundy (PG), Bernard Andrews (SG), Floyd Stringer (PF) Larry Miller, Carlos Owens, Larry Fife | |
| 06:06 | American U. | Johnny Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:06 | American U. | Johnny Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Johnny Gardner - foul #2 on Johnny Gardner, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Crumpton (SF), William Lott (C) Raymond Cambridge, Nicholas Shepherd | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:38 | American U. | Floyd Stringer misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Kirk Thedford - foul #2 on Kirk Thedford, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frankie McCance (SG) Kirk Thedford | |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Spooner (SF) Johnny Gardner | |
| 05:38 | American U. | Floyd Stringer makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:38 | American U. | Floyd Stringer misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Clark Wood pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Crumpton and he's hacked by Henry Desmond - foul #5 on Henry Desmond, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | American U. | Joe Reeves (C) Henry Desmond | |
| 05:19 | Dayton | William Gehrke misses the free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:19 | American U. | The rebound goes to Joe Reeves | 59-54 |
| 05:02 | American U. | Thomas Spooner is fouled on the floor by Frankie McCance - foul #1 on Frankie McCance, team foul #10 | 59-54 |
| 05:02 | American U. | Thomas Spooner makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:02 | American U. | Thomas Spooner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | William Gehrke buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Frankie McCance | 61-56 |
| 04:23 | American U. | Floyd Stringer connects on the runner near the basket | 61-58 |
| 04:02 | Dayton | William Gehrke scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frankie McCance | 63-58 |
| 03:40 | American U. | Joseph Crumpton steps in front of the Thomas Spooner pass | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frankie McCance (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Crumpton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clark Wood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. C - William Lott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Andrews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Spooner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Stringer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Joe Reeves is called for the reach on Clark Wood - foul #3 on Joe Reeves, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Kirk Thedford (SG), Raymond Cambridge (SF), Nicholas Shepherd (C) William Gehrke, Frankie McCance, Joseph Crumpton, William Lott | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Miller (PG), Carlos Owens (SG), Johnny Gardner (SF), Larry Fife (C) Jimmie Bundy, Bernard Andrews, Thomas Spooner, Floyd Stringer | |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Clark Wood makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Clark Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:18 | American U. | Joe Reeves gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:59 | American U. | Johnny Gardner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-58 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Clark Wood grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frankie McCance (SG), Joseph Crumpton (SF) Kirk Thedford, Raymond Cambridge | |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmie Bundy (PG), Bernard Andrews (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF) Larry Miller, Carlos Owens, Johnny Gardner | |
| 02:33 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Travis White and he's hacked by Bernard Andrews - foul #2 on Bernard Andrews, team foul #11 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Lott (C) Clark Wood | |
| Subs | American U. | Floyd Stringer (PF) Larry Fife | |
| 02:33 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd misses the free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:33 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd grabs the offensive board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:04 | Dayton | William Lott misses the dunk but the foul's on Thomas Spooner - foul #4 on Thomas Spooner, team foul #12 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG) Travis White | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 02:04 | Dayton | William Lott misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | William Lott makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:42 | American U. | The short jumper by Jimmie Bundy is denied by Joseph Crumpton | 67-58 |
| 01:40 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Reeves | 67-58 |
| 01:32 | American U. | Floyd Stringer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 01:31 | Dayton | William Lott pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | William Lott jams it on a great pass from William Gehrke | 69-58 |
| 00:53 | American U. | Floyd Stringer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Kirk Thedford (SG), Travis Yarmitsky (SF), Raymond Cambridge (C) William Gehrke, Frankie McCance, Joseph Crumpton, William Lott | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Miller (PG), Carlos Owens (SG), Johnny Gardner (SF), Larry Fife (C) Jimmie Bundy, Bernard Andrews, Thomas Spooner, Floyd Stringer | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Kirk Thedford scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Nicholas Shepherd | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | American U. | Larry Miller is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Miller, team foul #13 | 71-58 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Travis White runs out the clock | 71-58 |