| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Willie Martinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zeegers (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alfred Lopes (fresh) PF - Brent Crooms (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gift (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sal Thorn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Brent Crooms hits the finger roll set up by Willie Martinson | 32-27 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 32-27 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu tips it home | 32-29 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | Willie Martinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 18:44 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd is called for 3 seconds | 32-29 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 18:22 | Dayton | John Gift grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | Brent Crooms buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Willie Martinson and he's hacked by Sal Thorn - foul #1 on Sal Thorn, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | Brent Crooms makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Harry Comer makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Leroy Morin | 35-32 |
| 17:31 | Dayton | Willie Martinson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brent Crooms | 38-32 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd can't finish the layup | 38-32 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu tips it home | 38-34 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Martinson | 41-34 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Harry Comer scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sal Thorn | 41-36 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Willie Martinson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 16:19 | Dayton | Willie Martinson gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfred Lopes | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Willie Martinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Zeegers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Alfred Lopes (fairly fresh) PF - Brent Crooms (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gift (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sal Thorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Lieu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | John Gift snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Leroy Morin is called for the reach on Willie Martinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Morin, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Reagan (PG), Larry Gowans (SG), Jonas Sawicki (SF), James Christensen (PF), Brian Bayne (C) Willie Martinson, Robert Zeegers, Alfred Lopes, Brent Crooms, John Gift | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Michael Brighton (SF), Erick McGunagle (PF), Robert Cochran (C) Leroy Morin, Harry Comer, Jacob Lloyd, Sal Thorn, Dale Lieu | |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Bobby Anderson takes the ball from Brian Bayne | 45-36 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson lays it in | 45-38 |
| 15:00 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | James Christensen tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 14:40 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle is hacked by James Christensen - foul #1 on James Christensen, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Dale Lieu (C) John Nelms, Robert Cochran | |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Christensen | 47-38 |
| 14:02 | Dayton | James Christensen banks in the layup | 49-38 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle loses the dribble to James Christensen | 49-38 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | James Christensen misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-38 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 49-38 |
| 13:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jonas Sawicki | 49-38 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Harry Comer steals it from Matthew Reagan | 49-38 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Brian Bayne snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 12:48 | Dayton | Larry Gowans clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Erick McGunagle | 49-38 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Christensen - foul #2 on James Christensen, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willie Martinson (PG), Robert Zeegers (SG), Alfred Lopes (SF), Brent Crooms (PF), John Gift (C) Matthew Reagan, Larry Gowans, Jonas Sawicki, James Christensen, Brian Bayne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Sal Thorn (PF) Bobby Anderson, Michael Brighton, Erick McGunagle | |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:27 | Dayton | Brent Crooms grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | John Gift loses the dribble to Leroy Morin | 49-38 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin clanks a shot from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 11:55 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Brent Crooms | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Willie Martinson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Zeegers (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Alfred Lopes (fresh) PF - Brent Crooms (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gift (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Comer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sal Thorn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Lieu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes is hacked by Dale Lieu - foul #2 on Dale Lieu, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Richardson (SG), Robert Cochran (C) Harry Comer, Dale Lieu | |
| 11:39 | Dayton | John Gift is hacked by Sal Thorn - foul #2 on Sal Thorn, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Willie Martinson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Richardson - foul #1 on Scott Richardson, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Willie Martinson makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Willie Martinson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | Robert Cochran can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 11:21 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | Sal Thorn picks off the pass by John Gift | 51-38 |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | Willie Martinson takes the ball from Robert Cochran | 51-38 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Alfred Lopes, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Reagan (PG), Larry Gowans (SG) Willie Martinson, Robert Zeegers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Michael Brighton (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Scott Richardson, Sal Thorn, Robert Cochran | |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Harry Comer hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 09:57 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Alfred Lopes | 53-41 |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki (SF), James Christensen (PF), Brian Bayne (C) Alfred Lopes, Brent Crooms, John Gift | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle (PF) Jacob Lloyd | |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Leroy Morin - foul #2 on Leroy Morin, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (PG) Leroy Morin | |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Harry Comer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-41 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu grabs the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Erick McGunagle, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Zeegers (SG) Larry Gowans | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Scott Richardson (SF) Michael Brighton | |
| 08:53 | Dayton | James Christensen drills a floater in the lane | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle is fouled on the floor by Jonas Sawicki - foul #1 on Jonas Sawicki, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willie Martinson (PG), Alfred Lopes (SF), Brent Crooms (PF), John Gift (C) Matthew Reagan, Jonas Sawicki, James Christensen, Brian Bayne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leroy Morin (PG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Sal Thorn (PF) Bobby Anderson, Scott Richardson, Erick McGunagle | |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Gift - foul #1 on John Gift, team foul #5 | 57-41 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:20 | Dayton | Brent Crooms scores on a turnaround from the right block | 59-43 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Comer | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Willie Martinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Zeegers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Alfred Lopes (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brent Crooms (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gift (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Leroy Morin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sal Thorn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Lieu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Jacob Lloyd is called for the reach on Willie Martinson - foul #1 on Jacob Lloyd, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Larry Gowans (SG) Robert Zeegers | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Brighton (PF), Erick McGunagle (C) Sal Thorn, Dale Lieu | |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Willie Martinson makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Willie Martinson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Morin | 61-49 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | Willie Martinson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-49 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | Leroy Morin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 06:40 | Dayton | Brent Crooms snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-49 |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | Harry Comer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 66-49 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Brent Crooms | 66-49 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Reagan (PG), Robert Zeegers (SG), Jonas Sawicki (SF), James Christensen (PF), Brian Bayne (C) Willie Martinson, Larry Gowans, Alfred Lopes, Brent Crooms, John Gift | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Scott Richardson (SF), Sal Thorn (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Leroy Morin, Harry Comer, Jacob Lloyd, Michael Brighton, Erick McGunagle | |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | Sal Thorn hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Bobby Anderson | 66-51 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | James Christensen knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonas Sawicki | 68-51 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Nelms and he's hacked by Robert Zeegers - foul #2 on Robert Zeegers, team foul #6 | 68-53 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses the free throw | 68-53 |
| 04:54 | Dayton | James Christensen grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 04:38 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | John Nelms pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-53 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | John Nelms grabs the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-53 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Christensen | 68-53 |
| 03:52 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 68-53 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Sal Thorn grabs the board | 68-53 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Reagan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Zeegers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Jonas Sawicki (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Christensen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Bayne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Nelms (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Richardson (fresh) PF - Sal Thorn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | John Nelms is hacked by Jonas Sawicki - foul #2 on Jonas Sawicki, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Larry Gowans (SG), Alfred Lopes (SF), Brent Crooms (PF), Wallace Allison (C) Robert Zeegers, Jonas Sawicki, James Christensen, Brian Bayne | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Michael Brighton (PF) Bobby Anderson, Scott Richardson, Sal Thorn | |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | John Nelms makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | John Nelms misses the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 03:38 | Dayton | Brent Crooms pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Dayton | Larry Gowans knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Reagan | 71-54 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu is hacked by Larry Gowans - foul #2 on Larry Gowans, team foul #8 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki (SF), James Christensen (PF) Alfred Lopes, Brent Crooms | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (PG), Scott Richardson (SG), Erick McGunagle (PF) John Nelms, Harry Comer, Jacob Lloyd | |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Wallace Allison snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Larry Gowans can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-55 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Bobby Anderson | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle makes the turnaround from the baseline | 71-57 |
| 01:50 | Dayton | James Christensen's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Lieu | 71-57 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jonas Sawicki - foul #3 on Jonas Sawicki, team foul #9 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Brian Bayne (C) Wallace Allison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Nelms (PG), Robert Cochran (C) Scott Richardson, Dale Lieu | |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Michael Brighton misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Brian Bayne gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| 01:17 | Dayton | Larry Gowans clanks a jumper from the right side | 71-58 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | James Christensen tips it in | 73-58 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | John Nelms connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Anderson | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Larry Gowans can't finish the layup | 73-60 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Erick McGunagle grabs the board | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | The jump hook by John Nelms is blocked by Brian Bayne | 73-60 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Larry Gowans gets the rebound | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan runs out the clock | 73-60 |