| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Shingleton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Boeding (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) SF - Robert Doles (fresh) PF - Kerry Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala inbounds the ball | 33-18 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Jo-Long Zhou | 35-18 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Gustavo Zavala picks off the pass by Nelson Wilkens | 35-18 |
| 18:58 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Shingleton | 37-18 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson drills a shot from the right block | 37-20 |
| 18:15 | Saint Louis | Kerry Wilson picks off the pass by Kasey Rector | 37-20 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | James Nelson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gustavo Zavala - foul #1 on Gustavo Zavala, team foul #1 | 37-20 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | James Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | James Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-21 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Shingleton - foul #3 on Terry Shingleton, team foul #2 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (SG) Terry Shingleton | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 17:27 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala slams it home set up by Rodney Reese | 39-23 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Robert Doles hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 39-23 |
| 17:09 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens can't tip it in | 39-23 |
| 17:07 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 16:40 | Saint Louis | Gary Berges steps in front of the Jo-Long Zhou pass | 39-23 |
| 16:20 | Dayton | Gary Berges connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Kerry Wilson | 39-25 |
| 15:51 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-25 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Robert Doles grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Reese (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Boeding (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gary Berges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Doles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kerry Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Dayton | James Nelson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 15:17 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | James Nelson is fouled on the floor by Jo-Long Zhou - foul #1 on Jo-Long Zhou, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton (SG), Steven Harris (SF), Joshua Finch (PF), John Ferrier (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Gustavo Zavala, Kasey Rector, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wesley Edwards (SG), Lloyd Rosner (SF), Scott Pierson (PF), Robin Jackson (C) Gary Berges, Robert Doles, Kerry Wilson, Nelson Wilkens | |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-28 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Lloyd Rosner hits the follow up shot | 39-30 |
| 14:22 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese loses the ball out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Williams (SG) James Nelson | |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 13:55 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris hits a fadeaway in the paint | 41-32 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Scott Pierson lays it in on a nice dish by Wesley Edwards and he's hacked by Rodney Reese - foul #1 on Rodney Reese, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG) Rodney Reese | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Doles (SF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Lloyd Rosner, Robin Jackson | |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Scott Pierson makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:23 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-35 |
| 13:22 | Dayton | Robert Doles grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 12:56 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 12:55 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:41 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Wesley Edwards - foul #1 on Wesley Edwards, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (PF), Frank Boeding (C) Joshua Finch, John Ferrier | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Nelson (PG), Gary Berges (SG) Wesley Edwards, William Williams | |
| 12:41 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:41 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Scott Pierson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-35 |
| 12:29 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens tips it home | 43-37 |
| 12:13 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nelson Wilkens - foul #3 on Nelson Wilkens, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala (SF) Steven Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:13 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:13 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:51 | Dayton | Gary Berges drills a shot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Shingleton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kasey Rector (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Boeding (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Doles (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Pierson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jo-Long Zhou | 46-39 |
| 11:09 | Dayton | Robert Doles loses the dribble to Gustavo Zavala | 46-39 |
| 11:05 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala lays it in | 48-39 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Robert Doles knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 10:35 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jo-Long Zhou | 50-42 |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Scott Pierson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 10:16 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Terry Shingleton | 50-42 |
| 10:10 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Terry Shingleton and the foul's on Scott Pierson - foul #4 on Scott Pierson, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (PG), Steven Harris (SG) Jo-Long Zhou, Terry Shingleton | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wesley Edwards (SF), Kerry Wilson (PF), Robin Jackson (C) Robert Doles, Scott Pierson, Nelson Wilkens | |
| 10:10 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala misses the free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Gary Berges | 52-42 |
| 09:58 | Dayton | Steven Harris is called for the reach on Robin Jackson - foul #1 on Steven Harris, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | James Nelson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Berges and the foul's on Rodney Reese - foul #2 on Rodney Reese, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | James Nelson misses the free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:40 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:16 | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 09:15 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector tips it in | 54-44 |
| 09:01 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Nelson | 54-46 |
| 08:38 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Frank Boeding | 56-46 |
| 08:14 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson connects on the turnaround from close range | 56-48 |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding loses the dribble to Kerry Wilson | 56-48 |
| 07:36 | Dayton | Robin Jackson loses the dribble to Kasey Rector | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Rodney Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kasey Rector (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Boeding (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Berges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kerry Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robin Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Saint Louis | Frank Boeding misses the shot from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 07:06 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Steven Harris steals it from Wesley Edwards | 56-48 |
| 06:31 | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese double dribbles | 56-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Terry Shingleton (SG), Joshua Finch (PF), John Ferrier (C) Rodney Reese, Gustavo Zavala, Kasey Rector, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Williams (PG), Timothy Buehler (SG), Robert Doles (SF), Scott Pierson (PF), Nelson Wilkens (C) James Nelson, Gary Berges, Wesley Edwards, Kerry Wilson, Robin Jackson | |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 56-48 |
| 06:07 | Dayton | Scott Pierson tips it in | 56-50 |
| 05:45 | Saint Louis | John Ferrier's pass is intercepted by Nelson Wilkens | 56-50 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | Scott Pierson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 56-50 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Robert Doles hits the follow up shot | 56-52 |
| 05:08 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Joshua Finch and the foul's on Timothy Buehler - foul #1 on Timothy Buehler, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gustavo Zavala (SF) Steven Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Nelson (PG), Wesley Edwards (SG) William Williams, Timothy Buehler | |
| 05:08 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton misses the free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Wesley Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | James Nelson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 04:46 | Saint Louis | John Ferrier snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 04:25 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Scott Pierson grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 04:04 | Dayton | Gustavo Zavala steps in front of the Nelson Wilkens pass | 58-52 |
| 03:36 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Wesley Edwards | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jo-Long Zhou (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terry Shingleton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gustavo Zavala (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Joshua Finch (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Ferrier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Doles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Pierson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Dayton | James Nelson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-52 |
| 03:16 | Saint Louis | John Ferrier pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 03:16 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector (PF), Frank Boeding (C) Joshua Finch, John Ferrier | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Berges (SG) Wesley Edwards | |
| 02:54 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gustavo Zavala | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Robert Doles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:11 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton is whistled for traveling | 61-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Harris (SF) Gustavo Zavala | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:04 | Dayton | James Nelson drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Pierson | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:42 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Shingleton | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Terry Shingleton picks off the pass by Gary Berges | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Pierson - foul #5 on Scott Pierson, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (PG), Joshua Finch (SF), John Ferrier (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Terry Shingleton, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wesley Edwards (PG), William Williams (SG), Kerry Wilson (SF), Lloyd Rosner (PF), Robin Jackson (C) James Nelson, Gary Berges, Robert Doles, Scott Pierson, Nelson Wilkens | |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:58 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Lloyd Rosner | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Kerry Wilson's pass is intercepted by Kasey Rector | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Saint Louis | Steven Harris is fouled in the backcourt by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton (SG) Kasey Rector | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:50 | Saint Louis | William Williams is called for the reach on Terry Shingleton - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| 00:50 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:50 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | William Williams buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 00:42 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Kasey Rector (PF), Frank Boeding (C) Rodney Reese, Joshua Finch, John Ferrier | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Nelson (PG), Gary Berges (SG), Robert Doles (SF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Wesley Edwards, William Williams, Lloyd Rosner, Robin Jackson | |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Gary Berges is called for the reach on Terry Shingleton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Berges, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | James Nelson is fouled on the floor by Steven Harris - foul #2 on Steven Harris, team foul #7 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodney Reese (PG), Joshua Finch (PF), John Ferrier (C) Jo-Long Zhou, Kasey Rector, Frank Boeding | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wesley Edwards (SG), Lloyd Rosner (PF), Robin Jackson (C) Gary Berges, Robert Doles, Nelson Wilkens | |
| 00:34 | Dayton | James Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | James Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton is hacked by James Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Nelson, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou (PG), Kasey Rector (PF), Frank Boeding (C) Rodney Reese, Joshua Finch, John Ferrier | |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Berges (SG), Robert Doles (SF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Wesley Edwards, Lloyd Rosner, Robin Jackson | |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | Terry Shingleton misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector grabs the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:31 | Saint Louis | Kerry Wilson is called for the reach on Kasey Rector - foul #2 on Kerry Wilson, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| 00:31 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:31 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Robert Doles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-59 |
| 00:24 | Saint Louis | Kasey Rector pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Jo-Long Zhou runs out the clock | 70-59 |