| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Fontanez (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chad Cole (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Rochelle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) SF - John Weekes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | John Weekes inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 19:43 | St. Joseph's | Donald Rochelle pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 19:20 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 31-22 |
| 19:18 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez tips it home | 33-22 |
| 18:55 | Dayton | John Weekes hits the finger roll | 33-24 |
| 18:31 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez's floater is tipped away by Walter Meserve | 33-24 |
| 18:29 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce snags the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 18:04 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Alexis - foul #3 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 18:04 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 18:04 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | John Weekes loses the ball out of bounds | 35-24 |
| 17:06 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 35-24 |
| 17:04 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce tips it home | 37-24 |
| 16:35 | Dayton | Jerry Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 37-24 |
| 16:33 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Kevin Fontanez | 37-24 |
| 16:04 | St. Joseph's | William Lyons shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-24 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Bruce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Fontanez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Cole (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Rochelle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 3 pf. SF - John Weekes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Dayton | Walter Meserve dunks the ball on a nice dish by Samuel Alexis | 37-26 |
| 15:54 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Scott picks off the pass by William Lyons in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | John Weekes jams it on a nice dish by Jerry Scott | 37-28 |
| 15:26 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Scott picks off the pass by Kevin Fontanez | 37-28 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Jerry Scott misses the lay-in | 37-28 |
| 15:22 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 15:02 | St. Joseph's | Donald Rochelle makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Chad Cole and the foul's on John Weekes - foul #3 on John Weekes, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bruce Hopkins (PG), Stephen Schroeder (SG), John Hale (SF), Kevin Treadway (PF) William Lyons, Mike Bruce, Kevin Fontanez, Chad Cole | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SG), Edward Howard (SF), Javier Rodriguez (PF), John Fox (C) Samuel Alexis, John Weekes, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| 15:02 | St. Joseph's | Donald Rochelle makes the free throw | 40-28 |
| 14:33 | Dayton | Edward Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 14:31 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez tips it back up and in | 40-30 |
| 14:10 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Schroeder is called for traveling | 40-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bart Kelly (C) Donald Rochelle | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Samuel Alexis (SG) Jerry Scott, Edward Howard | |
| 13:48 | Dayton | John Fox is fouled on the floor by Kevin Treadway - foul #1 on Kevin Treadway, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Lyons (PG), Mike Bruce (SG), Chad Cole (PF) Bruce Hopkins, John Hale, Kevin Treadway | |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Meserve (PF), Eric Studebaker (C) Javier Rodriguez, John Fox | |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-30 |
| 13:29 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 13:12 | St. Joseph's | Walter Meserve steps in front of the Chad Cole pass | 40-30 |
| 12:43 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 12:24 | St. Joseph's | Walter Meserve swats the layup by Mike Bruce | 40-32 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 12:06 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-32 |
| 12:04 | St. Joseph's | William Lyons snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 11:40 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce clanks a floater from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 11:39 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Bruce (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stephen Schroeder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Cole (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bart Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Douglas Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right side | 40-34 |
| 11:00 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Lyons | 42-34 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Chad Cole is called for the reach on Douglas Reeves - foul #1 on Chad Cole, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bruce Hopkins (PG), John Hale (SG), Kevin Fontanez (SF), Kevin Treadway (PF), Donald Rochelle (C) William Lyons, Mike Bruce, Stephen Schroeder, Chad Cole, Bart Kelly | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Edward Howard (SG), John Weekes (SF), Javier Rodriguez (PF), John Fox (C) Douglas Reeves, Samuel Alexis, Gerald Wood, Walter Meserve, Eric Studebaker | |
| 10:20 | Dayton | John Weekes is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-34 |
| 09:52 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Treadway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 09:26 | Dayton | Bruce Hopkins doubles Jerry Scott and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Bruce Hopkins, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Lyons (PG), Mike Bruce (SG), Chad Cole (PF) Bruce Hopkins, John Hale, Kevin Treadway | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SG), Eric Studebaker (C) Edward Howard, John Fox | |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-34 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Javier Rodriguez tips it home | 42-36 |
| 08:58 | St. Joseph's | Donald Rochelle is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 42-36 |
| 08:56 | St. Joseph's | Donald Rochelle grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 08:29 | St. Joseph's | William Lyons makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Fontanez | 45-36 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Mike Bruce steals the ball from Gerald Wood | 45-36 |
| 07:59 | St. Joseph's | Gerald Wood steals it from Kevin Fontanez | 45-36 |
| 07:41 | Dayton | John Weekes is hacked by Kevin Fontanez - foul #1 on Kevin Fontanez, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Samuel Alexis (SG), Walter Meserve (PF) Gerald Wood, Javier Rodriguez | |
| 07:29 | Dayton | John Weekes's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Fontanez | 45-36 |
| 07:28 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Lyons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Bruce (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kevin Fontanez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Cole (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Rochelle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Weekes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by John Weekes - foul #4 on John Weekes, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kevin Treadway (PF) Chad Cole | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:14 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 07:14 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker hits a wide open shot in the lane | 47-38 |
| 06:30 | St. Joseph's | William Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-38 |
| 06:29 | Dayton | Walter Meserve pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | John Weekes buries a shot from the left block | 47-40 |
| 05:49 | St. Joseph's | William Lyons hits a 3 from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 05:30 | Dayton | Jerry Scott is hacked by Donald Rochelle - foul #3 on Donald Rochelle, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Bruce Hopkins (PG), Stephen Schroeder (SG), John Hale (SF), Chad Cole (PF), Bart Kelly (C) William Lyons, Mike Bruce, Kevin Fontanez, Kevin Treadway, Donald Rochelle | |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Gerald Wood (SF), Javier Rodriguez (C) Jerry Scott, John Weekes, Eric Studebaker | |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves tips it in | 50-42 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's | Javier Rodriguez steals the ball from Bruce Hopkins | 50-42 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Stephen Schroeder - foul #1 on Stephen Schroeder, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donald Rochelle (C) Bart Kelly | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Eric Studebaker (C) Douglas Reeves, Javier Rodriguez | |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:05 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Schroeder misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 03:43 | Dayton | Gerald Wood connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Scott | 50-48 |
| 03:19 | St. Joseph's | Stephen Schroeder splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-48 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Bruce Hopkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Schroeder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hale (fresh) PF - Chad Cole (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Rochelle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Wood (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Walter Meserve (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 02:55 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 02:55 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Lyons (PG), Mike Bruce (SG), Kevin Fontanez (SF) Bruce Hopkins, Stephen Schroeder, John Hale | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Weekes (SF) Gerald Wood | |
| 02:29 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce is fouled on the floor by John Weekes - foul #5 on John Weekes, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SF) John Weekes | |
| 02:14 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 02:12 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez hits the follow up shot | 55-48 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Mike Bruce is called for the reach on Jerry Scott - foul #2 on Mike Bruce, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| 01:52 | Dayton | Jerry Scott misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:52 | St. Joseph's | Donald Rochelle grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 01:48 | St. Joseph's | William Lyons evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Chad Cole | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Studebaker | 58-51 |
| 01:18 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez loses the dribble to Gerald Wood | 58-51 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Jerry Scott can't throw it down | 58-51 |
| 01:13 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:47 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Bruce | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Gerald Wood connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Scott is called for the reach on Chad Cole in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Scott, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| 00:36 | St. Joseph's | Donald Rochelle is hacked by Gerald Wood - foul #2 on Gerald Wood, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| 00:34 | St. Joseph's | William Lyons is hacked by Eric Studebaker - foul #1 on Eric Studebaker, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Schroeder (SG) Mike Bruce | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:34 | St. Joseph's | William Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:34 | St. Joseph's | William Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Walter Meserve gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Jerry Scott works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Gerald Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Gerald Wood makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Scott is called for the reach on William Lyons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Scott, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kevin Treadway (PF) Chad Cole | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | William Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | William Lyons is called for the reach on Jerry Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Lyons, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce (SG), Chad Cole (PF) Stephen Schroeder, Kevin Treadway | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Jerry Scott makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Jerry Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole is hacked by Jerry Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Scott, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Chad Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Gerald Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 00:10 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce is hacked by Jerry Scott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Scott, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Stephen Schroeder (SF), Kevin Treadway (PF) Kevin Fontanez, Chad Cole | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:09 | St. Joseph's | Mike Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Kevin Treadway blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Gerald Wood | 64-59 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Kevin Treadway | 64-59 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Kevin Fontanez (SF), Chad Cole (PF) Mike Bruce, Kevin Treadway | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Kevin Treadway runs out the clock | 64-59 |