| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Sholes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Andrew Harris inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Travis Thomas can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 19:38 | Dayton | David Harris misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Danny Cox - foul #2 on Danny Cox, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | David Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Travis Thomas clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 18:22 | Dayton | Danny Cox scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-41 |
| 18:11 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 18:10 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp tips it in | 38-41 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | Danny Cox misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 38-41 |
| 17:51 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux lays it in | 40-41 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | David Harris double dribbles | 40-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (SG), Dale Bennett (SF), Benjamin Knowles (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Raymond Leroux, Harold Worsley, Mladen Zepp, Frank Cooper | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jason Logan (PF), Carl Painter (C) Travis Thomas, David Harris | |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Turberville | 43-41 |
| 16:39 | Dayton | Jason Logan misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-41 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett tips it in | 45-41 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | Andrew Harris drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Painter | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Sholes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Logan (fresh) 8 pts. C - Carl Painter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Benjamin Knowles | 48-44 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Andrew Harris travels with the ball | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG), Harold Worsley (SF), Mladen Zepp (PF), Frank Cooper (C) Ralph Felix, Dale Bennett, Benjamin Knowles, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG), Travis Thomas (PF), David Harris (C) Danny Cox, Derrick Sholes, Andrew Harris | |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Travis Thomas swats the layup by Mladen Zepp | 48-44 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | The rebound goes to David Harris | 48-44 |
| 14:48 | Dayton | Carl Painter's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Worsley | 48-44 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Frank Cooper | 48-44 |
| 14:33 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp is whistled for a carry | 48-44 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Robert Turberville picks off the pass by Carl Painter | 48-44 |
| 13:53 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-44 |
| 13:51 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Turberville | 50-44 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Carl Painter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 13:28 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:07 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | David Harris is called for the reach on Robert Turberville - foul #2 on David Harris, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Dale Bennett (PF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Robert Turberville, Mladen Zepp, Frank Cooper | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Derrick Sholes (SG), Andrew Harris (SF), William Eastham (C) Russell Stevens, Jason Logan, Carl Painter, David Harris | |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix scores on a runner in the paint | 52-44 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Danny Cox misses the floater from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:07 | Rhode Island | Travis Thomas is called for the reach on Dale Bennett - foul #1 on Travis Thomas, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (SG), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Raymond Leroux, Harold Worsley | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno is whistled for a carry | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) SF - Dale Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 4 reb. C - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Sholes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Eastham (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Dayton | William Eastham clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes gets the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Benjamin Knowles takes the ball from William Eastham | 52-44 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Derrick Sholes steals it from Ralph Felix | 52-44 |
| 10:47 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Danny Cox | 52-46 |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett can't finish the layup | 52-46 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Andrew Harris snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 10:07 | Dayton | Travis Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG), Harold Worsley (SF), Mladen Zepp (PF), Frank Cooper (C) Dale McElvain, Dale Bennett, Benjamin Knowles, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jason Logan (PF), David Harris (C) Travis Thomas, William Eastham | |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | David Harris steals the ball from Harold Worsley | 52-46 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Harris | 52-48 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Logan - foul #3 on Jason Logan, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG), William Parr (SF), Carl Painter (PF) Danny Cox, Derrick Sholes, Andrew Harris | |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Ralph Felix steps in front of the Jason Logan pass | 53-48 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix banks in the layup | 55-48 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Carl Painter travels with the ball | 55-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG) Ralph Felix | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Eastham (PF) William Parr | |
| 08:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Carl Painter grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | David Harris's pass is intercepted by Frank Cooper | 55-48 |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Worsley | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mladen Zepp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Frank Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Russell Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carl Painter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Eastham (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Russell Stevens comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 07:10 | Dayton | David Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Carl Painter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Dale Bennett (SF), Benjamin Knowles (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Raymond Leroux, Harold Worsley, Mladen Zepp, Frank Cooper | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Derrick Sholes (SG), Andrew Harris (SF), Travis Thomas (PF) Russell Stevens, Jason Logan, William Eastham, David Harris | |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | Carl Painter gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Danny Cox makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Harris | 57-51 |
| 06:08 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno misses the easy layup | 57-51 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Travis Thomas snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Andrew Harris is fouled on the floor by Dale Bennett - foul #1 on Dale Bennett, team foul #1 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (SG) Robert Turberville | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jason Logan (C) Carl Painter | |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Jason Logan connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Harris | 57-54 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Travis Thomas - foul #2 on Travis Thomas, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG), Harold Worsley (SF) Dale McElvain, Benjamin Knowles | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Eastham (C) Jason Logan | |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:28 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Travis Thomas | 57-54 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Giuseppe Bruno denies the turnaround by William Eastham | 57-54 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Giuseppe Bruno | 57-54 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Felix | 60-54 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | The jumper by Derrick Sholes is denied by Giuseppe Bruno | 60-54 |
| 04:39 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | Andrew Harris denies the turnaround by Raymond Leroux | 60-54 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno tips it in | 62-54 |
| 04:11 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Harold Worsley | 62-54 |
| 03:45 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-54 |
| 03:44 | Dayton | Travis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Leroux (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Giuseppe Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Dale Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Sholes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Eastham (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Dayton | Harold Worsley takes the ball from Danny Cox | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-54 |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno hits the finger roll set up by Dale Bennett | 64-54 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andrew Harris | 64-57 |
| 03:04 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp (PF), Frank Cooper (C) Giuseppe Bruno, Dale Bennett | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Harris (C) William Eastham | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 02:44 | Dayton | David Harris pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Danny Cox drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Derrick Sholes | 64-60 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ralph Felix | 67-60 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Andrew Harris is hacked by Harold Worsley - foul #1 on Harold Worsley, team foul #2 | 67-60 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Andrew Harris misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-60 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | David Harris hits the follow up shot | 67-62 |
| 01:15 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Harold Worsley | 69-62 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Andrew Harris knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 69-64 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Travis Thomas grabs the board | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Danny Cox misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-64 |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley grabs the board | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Danny Cox is called for the reach on Harold Worsley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Cox, team foul #6 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (SG), Dale Bennett (PF) Raymond Leroux, Mladen Zepp | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley is fouled on the floor by Andrew Harris - foul #3 on Andrew Harris, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Andrew Harris misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the board | 71-64 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix runs out the clock | 71-64 |