| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie McCance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angel Vega (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Barrientos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Spencer Leonardo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Facer (fresh) SF - John Weatherby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Francis Gettinger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Futch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Angel Vega inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Dayton | William Gehrke can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Spencer Leonardo - foul #2 on Spencer Leonardo, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 19:51 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 19:51 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | David Facer is whistled for a carry | 40-27 |
| 19:27 | Dayton | Francis Gettinger is called for the reach on Angel Vega - foul #1 on Francis Gettinger, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| 19:10 | Dayton | John Futch is called for the reach on Frankie McCance - foul #2 on John Futch, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | William Gehrke hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-27 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | William Gehrke pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Facer - foul #3 on David Facer, team foul #4 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Cox (SG) David Facer | |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 18:38 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Futch | 41-27 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Francis Gettinger misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-27 |
| 18:12 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | William Lott connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Frankie McCance and he's fouled by John Futch - foul #3 on John Futch, team foul #5 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers (C) John Futch | |
| 17:49 | Dayton | William Lott misses the free throw | 43-27 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos gets the offensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Frankie McCance misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Spencer Leonardo - foul #3 on Spencer Leonardo, team foul #6 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker (SG) Spencer Leonardo | |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Frankie McCance misses the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | Frankie McCance misses the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | John Weatherby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-27 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | William Lott snags the defensive board | 43-27 |
| 17:14 | Dayton | William Gehrke hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jason Cox - foul #1 on Jason Cox, team foul #7 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Olin Zimmerman (SF), Nicholas Shepherd (PF) Angel Vega, Paul Barrientos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats (SF), Jamie Palmer (C) John Weatherby, Francis Gettinger | |
| 17:14 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 17:14 | Dayton | William Gehrke makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-30 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | The jumper by Frankie McCance is denied by Jamie Palmer | 45-30 |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 45-30 |
| 16:11 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Strothers | 45-30 |
| 15:57 | Rhode Island | Jason Cox misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-30 |
| 15:56 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd snags the defensive board | 45-30 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie McCance (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Olin Zimmerman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Lott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Stalnaker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Coats (fresh) PF - Scott Strothers (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jamie Palmer (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Frankie McCance loses the dribble to Brandon Stalnaker | 45-30 |
| 15:34 | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker banks in the layup | 45-32 |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-32 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Frankie McCance takes the ball from Gerald Coats | 45-32 |
| 14:59 | Dayton | Frankie McCance hits the finger roll | 47-32 |
| 14:41 | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-32 |
| 14:40 | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer misses the tip | 47-32 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd snags the defensive board | 47-32 |
| 14:32 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd scores on a shot near the basket set up by Frankie McCance | 49-32 |
| 14:05 | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brandon Stalnaker, team foul #8 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (PG), Antonio Nagao (SG), Angel Vega (SF), Paul Barrientos (PF), Bobby Kittleson (C) William Gehrke, Frankie McCance, Olin Zimmerman, Nicholas Shepherd, William Lott | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo (PG), David Facer (SG), John Weatherby (SF), Francis Gettinger (PF), John Futch (C) Jason Cox, Brandon Stalnaker, Gerald Coats, Scott Strothers, Jamie Palmer | |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Travis White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-32 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Spencer Leonardo | 49-32 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Futch | 49-34 |
| 13:32 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-34 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Travis White tips it back up and in | 51-34 |
| 13:14 | Rhode Island | John Weatherby knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Francis Gettinger | 51-36 |
| 12:56 | Dayton | Francis Gettinger is called for the reach on Travis White - foul #2 on Francis Gettinger, team foul #9 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Olin Zimmerman (SG) Antonio Nagao | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:56 | Dayton | Travis White makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 12:56 | Dayton | Travis White misses the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | John Futch grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | David Facer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to John Weatherby | 52-36 |
| 12:14 | Rhode Island | David Facer lays it up and in on a great pass from Spencer Leonardo | 52-38 |
| 11:57 | Dayton | Bobby Kittleson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | John Weatherby grabs the board | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Travis White (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Olin Zimmerman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Angel Vega (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Barrientos (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Kittleson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Spencer Leonardo (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Facer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Weatherby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Gettinger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Futch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | John Weatherby's layup is rejected by Olin Zimmerman | 52-38 |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Travis White gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 11:12 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Spencer Leonardo - foul #4 on Spencer Leonardo, team foul #10 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willie Church (PG), Frankie McCance (SG), Bennie Boe (SF), William Lott (C) Travis White, Olin Zimmerman, Angel Vega, Bobby Kittleson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Cox (PG), Gerald Coats (SF), Scott Strothers (PF) Spencer Leonardo, John Weatherby, Francis Gettinger | |
| 11:12 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 11:12 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | Jason Cox clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-38 |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos blows the layup | 54-38 |
| 10:39 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos snags the offensive board | 54-38 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Paul Barrientos misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 10:25 | Rhode Island | David Facer snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:10 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 10:08 | Dayton | William Lott snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Frankie McCance hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-38 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Frankie McCance pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Frankie McCance makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Barrientos | 57-38 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jason Cox and the foul's on Bennie Boe - foul #1 on Bennie Boe, team foul #1 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Gehrke (PG), Angel Vega (SF), Nicholas Shepherd (PF) Willie Church, Bennie Boe, Paul Barrientos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Weatherby (SF), Francis Gettinger (PF) David Facer, John Futch | |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats misses the free throw | 57-40 |
| 09:29 | Dayton | William Lott snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Frankie McCance misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-40 |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-40 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Nicholas Shepherd | 57-40 |
| 08:28 | Dayton | Angel Vega misses the dunk | 57-40 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 07:47 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Francis Gettinger - foul #3 on Francis Gettinger, team foul #11 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (SG), Bobby Kittleson (C) Frankie McCance, William Lott | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo (PG), David Facer (SG), John Futch (C) Gerald Coats, Jason Cox, Scott Strothers | |
| 07:47 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 07:47 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - William Gehrke (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis White (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Angel Vega (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Bobby Kittleson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Spencer Leonardo (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Facer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Weatherby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Gettinger (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Futch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | John Weatherby double dribbles | 59-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Olin Zimmerman (SF) Angel Vega | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:05 | Dayton | William Gehrke travels with the ball | 59-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker (SF), Jamie Palmer (PF) John Weatherby, Francis Gettinger | |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-42 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | William Gehrke drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Bobby Kittleson | 61-42 |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-42 |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | John Futch tips it home | 61-44 |
| 06:18 | Dayton | Travis White misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 06:16 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd snags the offensive board | 61-44 |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Bobby Kittleson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Travis White | 63-44 |
| 05:45 | Rhode Island | John Futch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bobby Kittleson - foul #3 on Bobby Kittleson, team foul #2 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frankie McCance (SG), Angel Vega (SF), Paul Barrientos (PF), William Lott (C) William Gehrke, Olin Zimmerman, Nicholas Shepherd, Bobby Kittleson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Weatherby (SF), Francis Gettinger (PF) Brandon Stalnaker, Jamie Palmer | |
| 05:45 | Rhode Island | John Futch makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 05:45 | Rhode Island | John Futch makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Frankie McCance drills a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by John Weatherby - foul #2 on John Weatherby, team foul #12 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Cox (SG), Scott Strothers (C) David Facer, John Futch | |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Frankie McCance makes the free throw | 66-46 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Jason Cox travels with the ball | 66-46 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | Frankie McCance misses badly on a floater from the right block | 66-46 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Frankie McCance tips it in | 68-46 |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | Francis Gettinger can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Paul Barrientos - foul #1 on Paul Barrientos, team foul #3 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Willie Church (PG), Antonio Nagao (SG), Olin Zimmerman (SF), Bennie Boe (PF), Bobby Kittleson (C) Travis White, Frankie McCance, Angel Vega, Paul Barrientos, William Lott | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker (SG), Gerald Coats (SF) Spencer Leonardo, John Weatherby | |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | Francis Gettinger makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | Francis Gettinger makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Bobby Kittleson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-48 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker grabs the board | 68-48 |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats buries a shot in the paint set up by Jason Cox | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Dayton | Willie Church throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd (PF) Bennie Boe | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer (C) Francis Gettinger | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Willie Church (fresh) SG - Antonio Nagao (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Olin Zimmerman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Shepherd (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Bobby Kittleson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brandon Stalnaker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Coats (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Strothers (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Jamie Palmer (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-50 |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker tips it back up and in | 68-52 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Antonio Nagao misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd tips it in | 70-52 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-52 |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer snags the offensive board | 70-52 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Cox | 70-54 |
| 02:02 | Dayton | Olin Zimmerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis White (SG), Bennie Boe (PF) Antonio Nagao, Bobby Kittleson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yo Tang (C) Scott Strothers | |
| 01:42 | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-57 |
| 01:19 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Willie Church | 72-57 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Yo Tang misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-57 |
| 01:08 | Dayton | Willie Church grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Yo Tang steals the ball from Nicholas Shepherd | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats can't connect on a shot near the basket | 72-57 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Nicholas Shepherd | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Nicholas Shepherd misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 72-57 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Brandon Stalnaker | 72-57 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats is whistled for a carry | 72-57 |