| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (fresh) SG - Kevin Baldwin (fresh) SF - Jay Estes (fresh) PF - William Bowman (fresh) C - Michael Gosnell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Jensen (fresh) SG - Rodney Moore (fresh) SF - Michael Barnes (fresh) PF - Pedro Flores (fresh) C - Osei Abdelwahed (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Pedro Flores - foul #1 on Pedro Flores, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:51 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:51 | Dayton | Pedro Flores snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:49 | Dayton | Charles Jensen is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Jensen, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Auburn | Harold Cooke misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 19:42 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Osei Abdelwahed | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed tips it home | 1-2 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Pedro Flores - foul #2 on Pedro Flores, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gordon Hillis (PF) Pedro Flores | |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Rodney Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | Auburn | Jay Estes's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Barnes | 3-4 |
| 18:26 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Osei Abdelwahed | 3-4 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Charles Jensen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | Auburn | Harold Cooke drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | Rodney Moore is hacked by Michael Gosnell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Gosnell, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Rodney Moore makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | Harold Cooke clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Rodney Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-7 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Michael Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:00 | Dayton | Charles Jensen loses the dribble to Jay Estes | 6-7 |
| 16:57 | Auburn | Harold Cooke dunks the ball on a great pass from Jay Estes | 8-7 |
| 16:37 | Dayton | Michael Barnes is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Jensen | 8-9 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Jay Estes's pass is intercepted by Charles Jensen | 8-9 |
| 16:18 | Dayton | Charles Jensen can't finish the layup | 8-9 |
| 16:17 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed misses the tip | 8-9 |
| 16:16 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Kevin Baldwin | 8-9 |
| 16:14 | Auburn | Charles Jensen is called for the reach on Harold Cooke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Jensen, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), John Riddick (SG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), Bernardo Medina (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Harold Cooke, Kevin Baldwin, Jay Estes, William Bowman, Michael Gosnell | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Herman Jansen (SG), Jack Kearns (SF), John Dudley (PF), Donald Jackson (C) Charles Jensen, Rodney Moore, Michael Barnes, Gordon Hillis, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| 15:52 | Auburn | Paul Montejano knocks in the runner from the baseline | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Randy Casey (fresh) SG - John Riddick (fresh) SF - Bradley Sweeney (fresh) PF - Bernardo Medina (fresh) C - Paul Montejano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryant Mojica (fresh) SG - Herman Jansen (fresh) SF - Jack Kearns (fresh) PF - John Dudley (fresh) C - Donald Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Dayton | Herman Jansen is hacked by John Riddick - foul #1 on John Riddick, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| 15:09 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica misses the jumper from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 15:07 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | Randy Casey comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:54 | Dayton | John Dudley snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Herman Jansen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:47 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Randy Casey | 10-9 |
| 14:42 | Auburn | John Riddick loses the dribble to John Dudley | 10-9 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Herman Jansen drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Bryant Mojica and the foul's on Paul Montejano - foul #1 on Paul Montejano, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Jay Estes (SF), William Bowman (PF), Michael Gosnell (C) Randy Casey, John Riddick, Bradley Sweeney, Bernardo Medina, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dominic Russo (SF) Jack Kearns | |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Herman Jansen makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:05 | Auburn | Harold Cooke is whistled for a carry | 10-12 |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Herman Jansen misses long on a shot from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Michael Gosnell pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | William Bowman clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on John Dudley - foul #1 on John Dudley, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Kearns (SF), Gordon Hillis (PF) Dominic Russo, John Dudley | |
| 13:28 | Auburn | William Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:28 | Auburn | William Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:12 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Herman Jansen | 12-14 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | Harold Cooke drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 12:29 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 15-14 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Herman Jansen - foul #1 on Herman Jansen, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (PF), Bernardo Medina (C) William Bowman, Michael Gosnell | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rodney Moore (SG), Dominic Russo (SF), John Dudley (PF), Osei Abdelwahed (C) Herman Jansen, Jack Kearns, Gordon Hillis, Donald Jackson | |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodney Moore | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Baldwin (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Jay Estes (tiring) 1 pts. PF - John Riddick (fresh) C - Bernardo Medina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryant Mojica (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominic Russo (fresh) PF - John Dudley (fairly fresh) C - Osei Abdelwahed (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Auburn | Jay Estes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), Paul Montejano (C) Harold Cooke, Kevin Baldwin, Jay Estes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Herman Jansen (PG), Gordon Hillis (PF) Bryant Mojica, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Herman Jansen can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Paul Montejano snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:50 | Auburn | John Riddick buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Rodney Moore hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Herman Jansen | 20-19 |
| 10:02 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the runner from the left block | 20-19 |
| 10:01 | Auburn | Randy Casey tips it home | 22-19 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Herman Jansen is called for traveling | 22-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), Jay Estes (SF), Michael Gosnell (C) Randy Casey, Bradley Sweeney, Bernardo Medina, Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Jack Kearns (SF), Pedro Flores (PF), Donald Jackson (C) Rodney Moore, Dominic Russo, Gordon Hillis, John Dudley | |
| 09:30 | Auburn | Herman Jansen is called for the reach on Kevin Baldwin - foul #2 on Herman Jansen, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Bowman (PF) John Riddick | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rodney Moore (SG), Osei Abdelwahed (C) Herman Jansen, Donald Jackson | |
| 09:30 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:30 | Dayton | Jack Kearns gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Jack Kearns hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Bryant Mojica | 22-21 |
| 09:00 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses short on a shot from the left block | 22-21 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | Jay Estes tips it but misses | 22-21 |
| 08:56 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 08:39 | Dayton | Jack Kearns misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 08:38 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 08:20 | Auburn | Pedro Flores steals the ball from Harold Cooke | 22-21 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Pedro Flores is fouled on the floor by Harold Cooke - foul #1 on Harold Cooke, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| 08:11 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Riddick (SG), Paul Montejano (C) Kevin Baldwin, William Bowman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Michael Barnes (SF), Donald Jackson (C) Rodney Moore, Jack Kearns, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| 07:56 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica is hacked by Michael Gosnell - foul #2 on Michael Gosnell, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Bernardo Medina (PF) Harold Cooke, Michael Gosnell | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dominic Russo (SF) Michael Barnes | |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Montejano - foul #2 on Paul Montejano, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SG) Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Barnes (SF), John Dudley (PF) Dominic Russo, Pedro Flores | |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Bryant Mojica misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:39 | Auburn | John Riddick grabs the board | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Randy Casey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bradley Sweeney (fresh) SF - Jay Estes (tiring) 1 pts. PF - John Riddick (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bernardo Medina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Bryant Mojica (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Jensen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dudley (fairly fresh) C - Donald Jackson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-22 |
| 07:17 | Auburn | John Riddick tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Charles Jensen hits a wide open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Bryant Mojica | 24-24 |
| 06:42 | Auburn | Jay Estes misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-24 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney tips it in | 26-24 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Charles Jensen is whistled for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Kevin Baldwin (SG), William Bowman (PF) Randy Casey, Bradley Sweeney, Jay Estes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rodney Moore (SG), Dominic Russo (SF), Gordon Hillis (PF), Osei Abdelwahed (C) Bryant Mojica, Michael Barnes, John Dudley, Donald Jackson | |
| 06:04 | Auburn | William Bowman double dribbles | 26-24 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG) Charles Jensen | |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Dominic Russo makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryant Mojica and he's hacked by John Riddick - foul #2 on John Riddick, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SF) John Riddick | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Kearns (SF), Pedro Flores (PF) Bryant Mojica, Gordon Hillis | |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Dominic Russo makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:38 | Auburn | Harold Cooke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-27 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:16 | Dayton | Jack Kearns misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Osei Abdelwahed gets the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Rodney Moore drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dominic Russo | 26-30 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Dominic Russo is called for the reach on Bernardo Medina - foul #1 on Dominic Russo, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Herman Jansen (SG), Michael Barnes (SF), Gordon Hillis (PF), Donald Jackson (C) Dominic Russo, Rodney Moore, Jack Kearns, Pedro Flores, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Charles Jensen is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Cooke - foul #2 on Harold Cooke, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG) Harold Cooke | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Charles Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Charles Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:40 | Auburn | Bernardo Medina grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 04:29 | Auburn | Jay Estes knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Herman Jansen and he's fouled by William Bowman - foul #1 on William Bowman, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney (SF) Jay Estes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Dominic Russo (SF), Pedro Flores (PF) Charles Jensen, Herman Jansen, Michael Barnes | |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Gordon Hillis makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:46 | Auburn | William Bowman misses the jumpshot from the right side | 30-34 |
| 03:44 | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney is fouled on the floor by Dominic Russo - foul #2 on Dominic Russo, team foul #9 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Harold Cooke (PG), Michael Gosnell (SF), John Riddick (PF), Paul Montejano (C) Randy Casey, Kevin Baldwin, William Bowman, Bernardo Medina | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Jensen (PG), Herman Jansen (SG), Jack Kearns (SF), John Dudley (C) Bryant Mojica, Gordon Hillis, Dominic Russo, Donald Jackson | |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Bradley Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Harold Cooke (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Bradley Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Gosnell (fresh) PF - John Riddick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Montejano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Charles Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Jansen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Kearns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pedro Flores (fresh) C - John Dudley (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Herman Jansen hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Jensen | 32-36 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on John Dudley - foul #2 on John Dudley, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jay Estes (SF) Bradley Sweeney | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Barnes (SF), Osei Abdelwahed (C) Jack Kearns, John Dudley | |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Paul Montejano misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Paul Montejano makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Paul Montejano is called for the reach on Charles Jensen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Montejano, team foul #10 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kevin Baldwin (SG) Paul Montejano | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Charles Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | Charles Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 02:31 | Auburn | Harold Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Pedro Flores pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 02:25 | Dayton | Herman Jansen clanks a floater from the right side | 33-37 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Jansen | 33-37 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Herman Jansen is hacked by Kevin Baldwin - foul #1 on Kevin Baldwin, team foul #11 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dominic Russo (SF), Donald Jackson (C) Michael Barnes, Osei Abdelwahed | |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Herman Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Herman Jansen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 02:05 | Auburn | John Riddick grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 01:57 | Auburn | The jumper by Jay Estes is denied by Herman Jansen | 33-37 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | Pedro Flores snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 01:38 | Dayton | Herman Jansen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 01:36 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Gosnell | 33-37 |
| 01:31 | Auburn | Jay Estes makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Cooke | 35-37 |
| 01:08 | Dayton | Herman Jansen hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Pedro Flores | 35-39 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | John Riddick knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Herman Jansen is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Jensen | 37-42 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Randy Casey (PG), Bradley Sweeney (SF), William Bowman (PF) Harold Cooke, Kevin Baldwin, Jay Estes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryant Mojica (PG), Rodney Moore (SG), Jack Kearns (SF), John Dudley (C) Charles Jensen, Herman Jansen, Dominic Russo, Donald Jackson | |
| 00:02 | Auburn | William Bowman misses the floater near the basket | 37-42 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | The clock runs out | 37-42 |