| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zeegers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Lopes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willie Martinson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Efrain Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Fowler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Kale (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dallas Bair (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ian Warren (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryan Kale | 22-26 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Willie Martinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Ian Warren and the foul's on Alfred Lopes - foul #2 on Alfred Lopes, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 18:33 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren misses short on a jumper from the left side | 22-29 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Efrain Anderson | 22-29 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Maurice Hogg | 22-29 |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Donald Dill tips it in | 24-29 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Alfred Lopes is called for the reach on Robert Fowler - foul #3 on Alfred Lopes, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (PG), Robert Carter (SG), Larry Gowans (SF), James Christensen (PF), John Gift (C) Donald Dill, Robert Zeegers, Alfred Lopes, Willie Martinson, Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Zanayed (SG), James Whitlock (PF), Herbert Bridges (C) Bryan Kale, Maurice Hogg, Ian Warren | |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair misses the driving attempt from close range | 24-29 |
| 16:56 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Carter | 24-29 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | John Gift misses badly on a runner from the left block | 24-29 |
| 16:34 | Dayton | John Gift hits the follow up shot | 26-29 |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | James Zanayed blows the dunk but the foul's on Robert Carter - foul #2 on Robert Carter, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Robert Zeegers (SG) Joshua Byers, Robert Carter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Maurice Hogg (PF) Robert Fowler, James Whitlock | |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | James Zanayed makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | James Zanayed misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:05 | Dayton | James Christensen pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 15:42 | Dayton | Dallas Bair steps in front of the John Gift pass | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zeegers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Gowans (fresh) PF - James Christensen (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Gift (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Zanayed (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dallas Bair (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 4 reb. C - Herbert Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Rhode Island | James Zanayed connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Alston | 26-32 |
| 14:57 | Dayton | Donald Dill is whistled for traveling | 26-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SF), Willie Martinson (PF), Efrain Anderson (C) Larry Gowans, James Christensen, John Gift | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (PG), Bryan Kale (SG), Ian Warren (C) Jason Alston, James Zanayed, Herbert Bridges | |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Zeegers - foul #1 on Robert Zeegers, team foul #4 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SG) Robert Zeegers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Donald Dill works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-34 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Willie Martinson gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 13:27 | Dayton | Joshua Byers double dribbles | 26-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Carter (SG) Donald Dill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Whitlock (PF) Maurice Hogg | |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Fowler | 26-36 |
| 12:39 | Dayton | Willie Martinson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alfred Lopes - foul #4 on Alfred Lopes, team foul #5 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Zeegers (SG), Larry Gowans (SF), James Christensen (PF), John Gift (C) Robert Carter, Alfred Lopes, Willie Martinson, Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Zanayed (SG), Herbert Bridges (C) Bryan Kale, Ian Warren | |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 11:59 | Dayton | Joshua Byers double dribbles | 26-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Diehl (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF) Dallas Bair, James Whitlock | |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges is fouled on the floor by John Gift - foul #3 on John Gift, team foul #6 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG) Joshua Byers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG) Robert Fowler | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zeegers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Gowans (fresh) PF - James Christensen (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Gift (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Zanayed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Diehl (fresh) PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 4 reb. C - Herbert Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island | James Zanayed comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 26-38 |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg snags the offensive board | 26-38 |
| 10:50 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-38 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | John Gift pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Larry Gowans makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Zeegers | 29-38 |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-38 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | James Zanayed tips it but misses | 29-38 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | James Christensen grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Donald Dill is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Herbert Bridges - foul #3 on Herbert Bridges, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willie Martinson (PF), Efrain Anderson (C) James Christensen, John Gift | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (PG), Bryan Kale (SG), Dallas Bair (SF), James Whitlock (PF), Ian Warren (C) Jason Alston, James Zanayed, William Diehl, Maurice Hogg, Herbert Bridges | |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Donald Dill misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Donald Dill makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Dallas Bair | 30-40 |
| 09:06 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-40 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale is fouled on the floor by Larry Gowans - foul #2 on Larry Gowans, team foul #7 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (PG), Robert Carter (SG), Brent Crooms (SF) Donald Dill, Robert Zeegers, Larry Gowans | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 08:16 | Dayton | Robert Fowler picks off the pass by Brent Crooms | 30-42 |
| 08:02 | Rhode Island | Ian Warren misses the floater in the paint | 30-42 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock tips it but misses | 30-42 |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Willie Martinson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Robert Carter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Willie Martinson grabs the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 07:48 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Carter and the foul's on Bryan Kale - foul #2 on Bryan Kale, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SF) Brent Crooms | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF), Herbert Bridges (C) James Whitlock, Ian Warren | |
| 07:48 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Willie Martinson steals the ball from Bryan Kale | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Joshua Byers (fresh) SG - Robert Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Lopes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Willie Martinson (fresh) 8 reb. C - Efrain Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Fowler (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Kale (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dallas Bair (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 5 reb. C - Herbert Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 33-42 |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 07:04 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Willie Martinson | 33-42 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | Joshua Byers connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Carter | 35-42 |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Maurice Hogg | 35-44 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Willie Martinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Robert Zeegers (SG), James Christensen (PF), John Gift (C) Joshua Byers, Robert Carter, Willie Martinson, Efrain Anderson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Zanayed (SG), William Diehl (SF), Ian Warren (C) Bryan Kale, Dallas Bair, Herbert Bridges | |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | John Gift takes the ball from James Zanayed | 35-44 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes is hacked by Ian Warren - foul #2 on Ian Warren, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG) Robert Fowler | |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Donald Dill evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Zeegers | 38-44 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | James Zanayed is whistled for traveling | 38-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Whitlock (PF), Herbert Bridges (C) Maurice Hogg, Ian Warren | |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Donald Dill is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 04:19 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jason Alston, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SG), Larry Gowans (SF), Willie Martinson (PF) Robert Zeegers, Alfred Lopes, James Christensen | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler (PG), Bryan Kale (SG), Dallas Bair (SF) Jason Alston, James Zanayed, William Diehl | |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Robert Fowler steals the ball from Donald Dill | 38-44 |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | Donald Dill steals the ball from James Whitlock | 38-44 |
| 03:15 | Dayton | Robert Fowler steals it from Joshua Byers | 38-44 |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Fowler | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Byers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Gowans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Martinson (fresh) 9 reb. C - John Gift (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Fowler (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryan Kale (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dallas Bair (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Whitlock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Joshua Byers is fouled on the floor by James Whitlock - foul #1 on James Whitlock, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Zeegers (SG), Efrain Anderson (C) Donald Dill, John Gift | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF), Ian Warren (C) James Whitlock, Herbert Bridges | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-46 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Alfred Lopes (SF) Joshua Byers, Larry Gowans | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Willie Martinson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alfred Lopes | 40-46 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Maurice Hogg, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| 01:41 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson is whistled for traveling | 40-46 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bryan Kale | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg is hacked by Donald Dill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Dill, team foul #8 | 40-48 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Willie Martinson is fouled on the floor by Ian Warren - foul #3 on Ian Warren, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Willie Martinson makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Willie Martinson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair is hacked by Willie Martinson - foul #1 on Willie Martinson, team foul #9 | 42-48 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Dallas Bair misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 00:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Willie Martinson | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Willie Martinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-48 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Zeegers is called for the reach on Bryan Kale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Zeegers, team foul #10 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Whitlock (PF) Maurice Hogg | |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Bryan Kale makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Zeegers | 45-50 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Zeegers - foul #3 on Robert Zeegers, team foul #11 | 45-50 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | James Whitlock misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Efrain Anderson | 45-50 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 45-50 |