| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tony Derrick (fresh) SG - Bryan Gill (fresh) SF - Michael Brittain (fresh) PF - William Vick (fresh) C - Nathan Lind (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Thomas Millstein (fresh) SG - Dennis Reese (fresh) SF - Roy Clore (fresh) PF - Mark Bender (fresh) C - Louis Hembree (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Nathan Lind grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Dayton | Bryan Gill hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Brittain | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Dayton | Tony Derrick pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Dayton | Bryan Gill drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Nathan Lind | 5-0 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Nathan Lind swats the shot by Thomas Millstein | 5-0 |
| 18:39 | Dayton | Nathan Lind snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:14 | Dayton | Bryan Gill misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Bryan Gill steps in front of the Roy Clore pass | 5-0 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | Tony Derrick misses the lay-in | 5-0 |
| 17:47 | Dayton | Nathan Lind grabs the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Bryan Gill knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Brittain | 7-0 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Dennis Reese is blocked by Nathan Lind | 7-0 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | William Vick gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Nathan Lind drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bryan Gill | 9-0 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 9-0 |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender tips it in | 9-2 |
| 16:17 | Dayton | Bryan Gill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 9-2 |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese is hacked by William Vick - foul #1 on William Vick, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons (PG), Claude Arden (SG), Henry Jefferies (SF), Gerald Huber (PF) Tony Derrick, Bryan Gill, Michael Brittain, William Vick | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG), Richard Grossman (SG), Mark England (SF), Phillip Bailey (C) Thomas Millstein, Dennis Reese, Roy Clore, Mark Bender | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tyler Gibbons (fresh) SG - Claude Arden (fresh) SF - Henry Jefferies (fresh) PF - Gerald Huber (fresh) C - Nathan Lind (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Russo (fresh) SG - Richard Grossman (fresh) SF - Mark England (fresh) PF - Louis Hembree (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Phillip Bailey (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey is fouled on the floor by Nathan Lind - foul #1 on Nathan Lind, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Nathan Lind takes the ball from Phillip Bailey | 9-2 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Claude Arden drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Jefferies | 11-2 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Grossman | 11-4 |
| 14:33 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 11-4 |
| 14:31 | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons tips it in | 13-4 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Richard Grossman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-4 |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Gerald Huber pulls down the rebound | 13-4 |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | Mark England knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rocco Russo | 13-6 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Claude Arden misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark England - foul #1 on Mark England, team foul #1 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryan Gill (SG), Michael Brittain (SF), William Vick (PF) Tyler Gibbons, Henry Jefferies, Nathan Lind | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein (PG), Dennis Reese (SG), Roy Clore (SF), Mark Bender (PF) Rocco Russo, Richard Grossman, Mark England, Phillip Bailey | |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Claude Arden misses the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Claude Arden makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Reese | 14-8 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Bryan Gill misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Reese - foul #1 on Dennis Reese, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG) Claude Arden | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Bryan Gill misses the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Bryan Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Dennis Reese, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | Henry Jefferies (C) Gerald Huber | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Grossman (SG), Phillip Bailey (C) Dennis Reese, Louis Hembree | |
| 12:18 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Jefferies, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Richard Grossman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roy Clore | 15-10 |
| 11:58 | Dayton | Tony Derrick is hacked by Thomas Millstein - foul #1 on Thomas Millstein, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Nathan Lind (C) Henry Jefferies | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:39 | Dayton | Bryan Gill clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-10 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tony Derrick (fresh) SG - Bryan Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brittain (fresh) PF - William Vick (fresh) C - Nathan Lind (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Thomas Millstein (fresh) SG - Richard Grossman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Clore (fresh) PF - Mark Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Bailey (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Nathan Lind - foul #2 on Nathan Lind, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Henry Jefferies (SF), Gerald Huber (C) Michael Brittain, Nathan Lind | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:23 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Gerald Huber snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Tony Derrick travels with the ball | 15-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree (C) Phillip Bailey | |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Bryan Gill picks off the pass by Louis Hembree | 15-10 |
| 10:30 | Dayton | Gerald Huber clanks a jumper near the basket | 15-10 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore is hacked by Henry Jefferies - foul #2 on Henry Jefferies, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Claude Arden (SG), Tyler Gibbons (SF), Miladen Milicic (PF) Bryan Gill, Henry Jefferies, William Vick | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG), Mark England (SG), Phillip Bailey (C) Thomas Millstein, Richard Grossman, Roy Clore | |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo can't connect on a shot from the right side | 15-10 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Miladen Milicic | 15-10 |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Mark Bender steps in front of the Claude Arden pass | 15-10 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender blows the layup | 15-10 |
| 09:48 | Dayton | Gerald Huber gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Claude Arden connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Tyler Gibbons | 17-10 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Gerald Huber - foul #1 on Gerald Huber, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Brittain (SF) Tony Derrick | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Grossman (SG) Mark Bender | |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:58 | Dayton | Gerald Huber hits a floater in the paint set up by Tyler Gibbons | 19-12 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 19-12 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey can't tip it in | 19-12 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey tips it but misses | 19-12 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Mark England | 19-12 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Richard Grossman hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Phillip Bailey and he's hacked by Claude Arden - foul #1 on Claude Arden, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryan Gill (SG), William Vick (PF) Miladen Milicic, Gerald Huber | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein (PG), Roy Clore (SF), Mark Bender (PF), Ivan Wisnoski (C) Rocco Russo, Mark England, Louis Hembree, Phillip Bailey | |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Richard Grossman misses the free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:30 | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | William Vick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 19-14 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | Ivan Wisnoski can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 19-14 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore can't tip it in | 19-14 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Bryan Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 07:45 | Dayton | William Vick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 07:43 | Dayton | Claude Arden pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Bryan Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Ivan Wisnoski pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Claude Arden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bryan Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Brittain (fresh) PF - William Vick (fresh) C - Tyler Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Thomas Millstein (fresh) SG - Richard Grossman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Clore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Wisnoski (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein misses badly on a shot from the right block | 19-14 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Michael Brittain grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 06:58 | Dayton | William Vick misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Bryan Gill tips it home | 21-14 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | Claude Arden picks off the pass by Thomas Millstein in the backcourt | 21-14 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons is hacked by Roy Clore - foul #1 on Roy Clore, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG), Miladen Milicic (SF), Gerald Huber (C) Claude Arden, Michael Brittain, Tyler Gibbons | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese (SG), Louis Hembree (PF), Phillip Bailey (C) Richard Grossman, Mark Bender, Ivan Wisnoski | |
| 06:25 | Dayton | Phillip Bailey blocks the jumper by Tony Derrick | 21-14 |
| 06:24 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Louis Hembree drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Roy Clore | 21-16 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Tony Derrick is whistled for traveling | 21-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Archer (SG), Michael Brittain (SF) Bryan Gill, William Vick | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark England (SF) Roy Clore | |
| 05:36 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Millstein | 21-18 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Michael Brittain knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Archer | 23-18 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Millstein | 23-21 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | Phillip Bailey steps in front of the Miladen Milicic pass | 23-21 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | Tony Derrick steps in front of the Phillip Bailey pass | 23-21 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Mark England steals it from Gerald Huber | 23-21 |
| 03:54 | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein is called for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryan Gill (SG), Henry Jefferies (SF), William Vick (PF), Nathan Lind (C) Stephen Archer, Michael Brittain, Miladen Milicic, Gerald Huber | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Russo (PG), Richard Grossman (SG), Roy Clore (SF), Mark Bender (PF), Ivan Wisnoski (C) Thomas Millstein, Dennis Reese, Mark England, Louis Hembree, Phillip Bailey | |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Nathan Lind is whistled for a carry | 23-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons (PG) Tony Derrick | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:26 | Notre Dame | Richard Grossman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore tips it in | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tyler Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Gill (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Jefferies (fresh) PF - William Vick (fresh) C - Nathan Lind (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Grossman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Clore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Wisnoski (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ivan Wisnoski | 23-23 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 02:30 | Dayton | Nathan Lind snags the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Gill | 25-25 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Roy Clore misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Bryan Gill snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Rocco Russo steps in front of the Bryan Gill pass | 25-25 |
| 01:30 | Notre Dame | Henry Jefferies steals it from Richard Grossman | 25-25 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Bryan Gill drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Vick | 28-25 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Mark Bender's floater is tipped away by Nathan Lind | 28-25 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | William Vick scores on a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Rocco Russo - foul #1 on Rocco Russo, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG), Claude Arden (SG), Michael Brittain (SF), Gerald Huber (C) Tyler Gibbons, Bryan Gill, Henry Jefferies, Nathan Lind | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein (PG), Dennis Reese (SG), Mark England (SF), Louis Hembree (PF), Phillip Bailey (C) Rocco Russo, Richard Grossman, Roy Clore, Mark Bender, Ivan Wisnoski | |
| 00:32 | Dayton | William Vick misses the free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bailey pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Dennis Reese can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Tony Derrick | 30-25 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | William Vick clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Thomas Millstein misses the fullcourt shot | 30-25 |