| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Selman (fresh) SF - Christopher Beaubien (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Vera (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Price (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Booher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Lheureux (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Catalan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 19:10 | Dayton | James Vera misses short on a runner near the basket | 21-24 |
| 19:09 | VCU | Shawn Bender snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Peter Catalan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-24 |
| 18:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dale Selman | 21-24 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | James Vera knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Christopher Beaubien and he's fouled by Peter Catalan - foul #1 on Peter Catalan, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | James Vera makes the free throw | 24-24 |
| 18:13 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 18:12 | Dayton | James Vera grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Jeff Price drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Dale Selman | 26-24 |
| 17:36 | VCU | William Howard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Vera | 26-24 |
| 17:14 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien drills a jumper in the paint | 28-24 |
| 17:08 | VCU | Peter Catalan misses the runner from the right block | 28-24 |
| 17:06 | Dayton | James Vera grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | David Allen can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | James Vera grabs the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Jeff Price can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Shawn Bender - foul #3 on Shawn Bender, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Mulligan (PG), Clifford Williams (SG), Matthew Hondo (SF), Paul Turner (PF) David Allen, Dale Selman, Christopher Beaubien, James Vera | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Henry (PG), Erasmo Giordano (SG), Johnny Kogut (SF), Edward Suggs (PF), Harvey Arendt (C) William Howard, James Booher, Rudolph Lheureux, Peter Catalan, Shawn Bender | |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Jeff Price misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Jeff Price makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 16:02 | VCU | Joshua Mulligan takes the ball from Harvey Arendt | 29-24 |
| 15:57 | Dayton | Paul Turner lays it in set up by Joshua Mulligan | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Joshua Mulligan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Williams (fresh) SF - Matthew Hondo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Price (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Henry (fresh) SG - Erasmo Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Kogut (fresh) PF - Edward Suggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Arendt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | VCU | Edward Suggs knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Henry | 31-26 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Jeff Price connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Mulligan | 33-26 |
| 15:08 | VCU | Edward Suggs misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 15:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jeff Price | 33-26 |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Paul Turner comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Suggs - foul #1 on Edward Suggs, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Allen (PG), Dale Selman (SG), Christopher Beaubien (SF), Robert Graham (C) Joshua Mulligan, Clifford Williams, Matthew Hondo, Jeff Price | |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), James Booher (SG), Rudolph Lheureux (SF), Shawn Bender (C) Robert Henry, Erasmo Giordano, Johnny Kogut, Harvey Arendt | |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Paul Turner makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 14:38 | Dayton | Paul Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 14:15 | VCU | Shawn Bender misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | The rebound goes to David Allen | 35-26 |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Rudolph Lheureux - foul #3 on Rudolph Lheureux, team foul #4 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Vera (PF) Paul Turner | |
| Subs | VCU | Peter Catalan (PF) Edward Suggs | |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 14:08 | VCU | Shawn Bender snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 13:49 | VCU | William Howard buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 13:20 | Dayton | James Vera misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 36-28 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien tips it home | 38-28 |
| 13:01 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Howard | 38-30 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien misses the lay-in | 38-30 |
| 12:45 | VCU | Peter Catalan pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 12:40 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Howard | 38-33 |
| 12:22 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien lays it up and in on a great pass from David Allen | 40-33 |
| 12:00 | VCU | Peter Catalan comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on James Vera - foul #1 on James Vera, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clifford Williams (SG) Dale Selman | |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Kogut (SF) Rudolph Lheureux | |
| 12:00 | VCU | Peter Catalan makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:00 | VCU | Peter Catalan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 11:36 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien banks in the layup set up by David Allen | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Clifford Williams (fresh) SF - Christopher Beaubien (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Vera (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Graham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Kogut (fresh) PF - Peter Catalan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | VCU | Peter Catalan scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by William Howard | 42-37 |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Graham | 44-37 |
| 10:50 | VCU | James Booher misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Vera | 44-37 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | David Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Mulligan (PG), Dale Selman (SG), Matthew Hondo (SF), Paul Turner (PF), Jeff Price (C) David Allen, Clifford Williams, Christopher Beaubien, James Vera, Robert Graham | |
| Subs | VCU | Erasmo Giordano (PG), Rudolph Lheureux (SF), Edward Suggs (PF), Harvey Arendt (C) William Howard, James Booher, Peter Catalan, Shawn Bender | |
| 10:04 | VCU | Harvey Arendt misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jeff Price - foul #2 on Jeff Price, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| 10:04 | VCU | Harvey Arendt makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:04 | VCU | Harvey Arendt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 09:45 | Dayton | Harvey Arendt swats the short shot by Jeff Price | 44-39 |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Joshua Mulligan tips it in | 46-39 |
| 09:20 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 09:18 | Dayton | Joshua Mulligan grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Joshua Mulligan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-39 |
| 09:12 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:54 | VCU | Johnny Kogut is hacked by Dale Selman - foul #1 on Dale Selman, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Vera (PF) Paul Turner | |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), James Booher (SG), Shawn Bender (C) Erasmo Giordano, Johnny Kogut, Harvey Arendt | |
| 08:39 | VCU | William Howard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Rudolph Lheureux | 46-42 |
| 08:15 | Dayton | James Vera loses the dribble to James Booher | 46-42 |
| 08:10 | VCU | Edward Suggs misses the lay-in | 46-42 |
| 08:09 | VCU | William Howard grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 07:51 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux's pass is intercepted by James Vera | 46-42 |
| 07:34 | Dayton | James Vera misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Edward Suggs - foul #2 on Edward Suggs, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Allen (PG), Clifford Williams (SG), Christopher Beaubien (SF), Robert Graham (C) Joshua Mulligan, Dale Selman, Matthew Hondo, Jeff Price | |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Kogut (SF) Rudolph Lheureux | |
| 07:34 | Dayton | James Vera makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:34 | Dayton | James Vera makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Clifford Williams (fresh) SF - Christopher Beaubien (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Vera (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Graham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Kogut (fresh) PF - Edward Suggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | VCU | Shawn Bender can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Robert Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Shawn Bender steals it from Christopher Beaubien | 48-42 |
| 06:23 | VCU | Shawn Bender is hacked by David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeff Price (C) Robert Graham | |
| Subs | VCU | Erasmo Giordano (PG), Rudolph Lheureux (SF), Peter Catalan (PF) William Howard, James Booher, Edward Suggs | |
| 06:10 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeff Price - foul #3 on Jeff Price, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Paul Turner (PF) James Vera | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:10 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:10 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Paul Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:48 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien is hacked by Peter Catalan - foul #2 on Peter Catalan, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dale Selman (SG) Clifford Williams | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Jeff Price's pass is intercepted by Shawn Bender | 48-42 |
| 05:15 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 05:13 | Dayton | Dale Selman gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | Paul Turner can't finish the layup | 48-42 |
| 04:57 | VCU | The rebound goes to Shawn Bender | 48-42 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Jeff Price denies the turnaround by Peter Catalan | 48-42 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Peter Catalan - foul #3 on Peter Catalan, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Mulligan (PG), James Vera (PF), Robert Graham (C) David Allen, Paul Turner, Jeff Price | |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), James Booher (SG), Raleigh Beaver (SF), Edward Suggs (PF), Harvey Arendt (C) Erasmo Giordano, Johnny Kogut, Rudolph Lheureux, Peter Catalan, Shawn Bender | |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | James Vera pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Edward Suggs swats the layup by Christopher Beaubien | 49-42 |
| 04:02 | Dayton | Joshua Mulligan tips it in | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:39 | VCU | Joshua Mulligan is called for the reach on William Howard - foul #1 on Joshua Mulligan, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clifford Williams (SG), Matthew Hondo (SF) Dale Selman, Christopher Beaubien | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 03:20 | VCU | Harvey Arendt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Graham - foul #1 on Robert Graham, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Allen (PG) Joshua Mulligan | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 03:20 | VCU | Harvey Arendt makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 03:20 | VCU | Harvey Arendt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - David Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Clifford Williams (fresh) SF - Matthew Hondo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Vera (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Graham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raleigh Beaver (fresh) PF - Harvey Arendt (fresh) 6 pts. C - Edward Suggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Dayton | James Vera connects on the runner from the right block | 53-44 |
| 02:57 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dale Selman (SG), Christopher Beaubien (SF), Jeff Price (C) Clifford Williams, Matthew Hondo, Robert Graham | |
| Subs | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux (SF), Peter Catalan (PF), Shawn Bender (C) Raleigh Beaver, Harvey Arendt, Edward Suggs | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:43 | VCU | Shawn Bender knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by William Howard | 53-46 |
| 02:19 | Dayton | William Howard picks off the pass by James Vera | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:01 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 02:00 | Dayton | James Vera gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Dale Selman connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Allen | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:36 | VCU | William Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Henry (PG), Erasmo Giordano (SG), Johnny Kogut (SF), Edward Suggs (PF), Harvey Arendt (C) William Howard, James Booher, Rudolph Lheureux, Peter Catalan, Shawn Bender | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien hits the finger roll set up by Dale Selman | 58-46 |
| 00:55 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien is hacked by Robert Henry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Henry, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), James Booher (SG), Rudolph Lheureux (SF), Peter Catalan (PF), Shawn Bender (C) Robert Henry, Erasmo Giordano, Johnny Kogut, Edward Suggs, Harvey Arendt | |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | VCU | James Booher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Christopher Beaubien gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Dale Selman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Jeff Price can't tip it in | 60-49 |
| 00:15 | VCU | Peter Catalan snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 00:10 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Howard | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Dale Selman is fouled in the backcourt by William Howard - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Dale Selman makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Dale Selman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Shawn Bender misses badly on a runner near the basket | 62-52 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Dale Selman grabs the board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | David Allen runs out the clock | 62-52 |