| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Reagan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Vice (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Larry Gowans (fresh) PF - Willie Martinson (fresh) 2 ast. C - James Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Kocher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dudley Ashton (fresh) C - John Trapani (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Larry Gowans inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Dayton | Larry Gowans is whistled for a carry | 20-25 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Robert Rumble hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-27 |
| 18:33 | Dayton | Larry Gowans misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | James Christensen tips it in | 22-27 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Donald Kocher is fouled on the floor by Larry Gowans - foul #2 on Larry Gowans, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | David Weiss misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-27 |
| 17:56 | UNLV | John Trapani tips it in | 22-29 |
| 17:27 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Reagan is blocked by Dudley Ashton | 22-29 |
| 17:26 | UNLV | Dudley Ashton grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 17:08 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 17:06 | UNLV | Donald Kocher misses the tip | 22-29 |
| 17:04 | UNLV | Donald Kocher grabs the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 16:50 | UNLV | Robert Rumble can't connect on a shot from the left side | 22-29 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Donald Kocher tips it back up and in | 22-31 |
| 16:26 | Dayton | James Christensen scores on a runner in the paint and the foul's on Dudley Ashton - foul #3 on Dudley Ashton, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki (PG), Larry Lavergne (SF), Kevin Blake (PF) Matthew Reagan, Neil Vice, Larry Gowans | |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (PG), Edward Whitney (SG), Adrian Hensley (SF), Joseph Adams (PF), Terrence Wood (C) Robert Rumble, David Weiss, Donald Kocher, Dudley Ashton, John Trapani | |
| 16:26 | Dayton | James Christensen misses the free throw | 24-31 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 16:09 | UNLV | Russell Sea scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Terrence Wood | 24-33 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-33 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki hits the follow up shot | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonas Sawicki (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willie Martinson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Lavergne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Blake (fresh) C - James Christensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Russell Sea (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adrian Hensley (fresh) PF - Joseph Adams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terrence Wood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Terrence Wood double dribbles | 26-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Reagan (PG), Neil Vice (SG) Jonas Sawicki, James Christensen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (PG) Russell Sea | |
| 14:55 | Dayton | Neil Vice can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Joseph Adams grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 14:46 | UNLV | Joseph Adams makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Adrian Hensley | 26-35 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Joseph Adams steps in front of the Neil Vice pass | 26-35 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Edward Whitney misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Willie Martinson - foul #2 on Willie Martinson, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Larry Gowans (SF) Larry Lavergne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kocher (SF), Dudley Ashton (PF), John Trapani (C) Adrian Hensley, Joseph Adams, Terrence Wood | |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Edward Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Edward Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Kevin Blake snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 13:48 | Dayton | John Trapani swats the short shot by Matthew Reagan | 26-35 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | John Trapani snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | Matthew Reagan is called for the reach on Robert Rumble - foul #1 on Matthew Reagan, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki (SG), James Christensen (C) Neil Vice, Kevin Blake | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Weiss (SG) Edward Whitney | |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Christensen | 26-35 |
| 12:54 | Dayton | Larry Gowans works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-35 |
| 12:53 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Trapani | 26-35 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | James Christensen pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 12:08 | Dayton | Willie Martinson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Robert Rumble loses the dribble to Larry Gowans | 28-35 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki lays it up and in set up by Larry Gowans | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Reagan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonas Sawicki (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Gowans (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Willie Martinson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - James Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Rumble (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - David Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Kocher (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dudley Ashton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Trapani (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | UNLV | James Christensen blocks the jumper by Robert Rumble | 30-35 |
| 11:20 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to John Trapani | 30-35 |
| 11:03 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses long on a jumper from the left block | 30-35 |
| 11:02 | UNLV | Donald Kocher tips it home | 30-37 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | James Christensen is fouled on the floor by John Trapani - foul #1 on John Trapani, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Vice (SG), Larry Lavergne (SF), Kevin Blake (PF) Matthew Reagan, Larry Gowans, Willie Martinson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (PG), Edward Whitney (SG), Adrian Hensley (SF), Joseph Adams (PF), Terrence Wood (C) Robert Rumble, David Weiss, Donald Kocher, Dudley Ashton, John Trapani | |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Reagan (PG) Jonas Sawicki | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Edward Whitney's pass is intercepted by Neil Vice | 30-37 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | Kevin Blake's floater is tipped away by Joseph Adams | 30-37 |
| 09:41 | UNLV | Terrence Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Russell Sea can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by James Christensen - foul #1 on James Christensen, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki (PG), Brian Bayne (C) Matthew Reagan, James Christensen | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Weiss (SG), Donald Kocher (SF) Edward Whitney, Adrian Hensley | |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Russell Sea makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Russell Sea makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Kocher - foul #2 on Donald Kocher, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Larry Gowans (SF) Larry Lavergne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dudley Ashton (PF) Joseph Adams | |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Kevin Blake grabs the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 08:37 | Dayton | Kevin Blake can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Donald Kocher | 31-39 |
| 08:18 | UNLV | David Weiss makes the shot from the right side and the foul's on Jonas Sawicki - foul #3 on Jonas Sawicki, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (PG), John Trapani (C) Russell Sea, Terrence Wood | |
| 08:18 | UNLV | David Weiss makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 07:57 | Dayton | Larry Gowans makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonas Sawicki | 34-42 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | David Weiss clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | John Trapani tips it home | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonas Sawicki (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Neil Vice (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Larry Gowans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Blake (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Bayne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 12 pts. SG - David Weiss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Kocher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dudley Ashton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Trapani (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 07:09 | Dayton | Larry Gowans is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | Dudley Ashton gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 07:00 | UNLV | Robert Rumble can't connect on a floater in the paint | 34-44 |
| 06:58 | UNLV | Dudley Ashton hits the follow up shot | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 06:31 | Dayton | Robert Rumble steals it from Larry Gowans | 34-46 |
| 06:26 | UNLV | David Weiss blows the layup | 34-46 |
| 06:24 | Dayton | Neil Vice pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Larry Gowans works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Dudley Ashton pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 05:42 | UNLV | Neil Vice steals the ball from Robert Rumble | 34-46 |
| 05:39 | Dayton | Neil Vice banks in the layup | 36-46 |
| 05:20 | UNLV | Robert Rumble hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dudley Ashton | 36-49 |
| 05:20 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Reagan (PG), Larry Lavergne (SF), Willie Martinson (PF), James Christensen (C) Jonas Sawicki, Larry Gowans, Kevin Blake, Brian Bayne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Whitney (SG), Adrian Hensley (SF) David Weiss, Donald Kocher | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:04 | Dayton | 3 seconds is called on Larry Lavergne | 36-49 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Robert Rumble buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Adrian Hensley | 36-51 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Willie Martinson | 38-51 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | James Christensen steals it from Edward Whitney | 38-51 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Willie Martinson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dudley Ashton - foul #4 on Dudley Ashton, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki (SG), Larry Gowans (SF) Neil Vice, Larry Lavergne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kocher (SF), Joseph Adams (PF), Terrence Wood (C) Adrian Hensley, Dudley Ashton, John Trapani | |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Willie Martinson misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Willie Martinson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 03:46 | UNLV | Donald Kocher blows the layup | 39-51 |
| 03:44 | Dayton | Willie Martinson pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 03:32 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan misses the easy layup | 39-51 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Larry Gowans gets the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Matthew Reagan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonas Sawicki (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Gowans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Willie Martinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. C - James Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Edward Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Kocher (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joseph Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrence Wood (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan misses long on a runner in the lane | 39-51 |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki gets the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 03:16 | Dayton | James Christensen is whistled for a carry | 39-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Larry Lavergne (SF), Kevin Blake (PF), Brian Bayne (C) Larry Gowans, Willie Martinson, James Christensen | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Weiss (SG) Edward Whitney | |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Robert Rumble scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Terrence Wood | 39-53 |
| 02:46 | Dayton | Matthew Reagan makes the jumper from the right side | 41-53 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | David Weiss hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Adams | 41-55 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 02:02 | UNLV | Joseph Adams pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Brian Bayne is called for the reach on Donald Kocher - foul #1 on Brian Bayne, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Vice (SG) Matthew Reagan | |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (PG), Edward Whitney (SG), Adrian Hensley (SF), Dudley Ashton (PF) Robert Rumble, David Weiss, Donald Kocher, Joseph Adams | |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Russell Sea is hacked by Jonas Sawicki - foul #4 on Jonas Sawicki, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Russell Sea makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Russell Sea makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Brian Bayne misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-57 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:25 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-57 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Kevin Blake pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Brian Bayne lays it up and in | 43-57 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Neil Vice picks off the pass by Dudley Ashton | 43-57 |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Jonas Sawicki jams it set up by Neil Vice | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dudley Ashton and he's hacked by Jonas Sawicki - foul #5 on Jonas Sawicki, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Reagan (PG) Jonas Sawicki | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (PG), David Weiss (SG), John Trapani (C) Russell Sea, Edward Whitney, Terrence Wood | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley makes the free throw | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Kevin Blake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kocher (SF) Adrian Hensley | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Robert Rumble runs out the clock | 45-60 |