| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tony Derrick (fresh) SG - Bryan Gill (fresh) SF - Michael Brittain (fresh) PF - William Vick (fresh) C - Nathan Lind (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brian Harvell (fresh) SG - Thomas Sullivan (fresh) SF - Harold Roddy (fresh) PF - Jackson Stonecipher (fresh) C - Darrell McKenzie (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Nathan Lind wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Dayton | Tony Derrick misses badly on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Harold Roddy snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Tony Derrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Dayton | William Vick tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Michael Brittain is called for the reach on Brian Harvell - foul #1 on Michael Brittain, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Darrell McKenzie drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Thomas Sullivan and the foul's on William Vick - foul #1 on William Vick, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Darrell McKenzie makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | William Vick blows the layup but he's hacked by Jackson Stonecipher - foul #1 on Jackson Stonecipher, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | William Vick misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Dayton | William Vick makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Darrell McKenzie connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Brian Harvell and he's hacked by Michael Brittain - foul #2 on Michael Brittain, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Dayton | Henry Jefferies (SF) Michael Brittain | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Haley (PG), Leo Hills (SG), Daniel Tesch (SF), Clifford Groesbeck (PF) Brian Harvell, Thomas Sullivan, Harold Roddy, Jackson Stonecipher | |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Darrell McKenzie makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:24 | Dayton | Nathan Lind banks in the layup | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Clifford Groesbeck can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 5-6 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Bryan Gill pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Nathan Lind double dribbles | 5-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Huber (PF) William Vick | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell (PG), Justin Morris (SG), Sean Green (C) Joseph Haley, Leo Hills, Darrell McKenzie | |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Daniel Tesch hits a 3 from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Clifford Groesbeck gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:57 | Rhode Island | Daniel Tesch misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Henry Jefferies - foul #1 on Henry Jefferies, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons (PG), Claude Arden (SG) Tony Derrick, Bryan Gill | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Haley (PG), Thomas Sullivan (SG) Brian Harvell, Justin Morris | |
| 15:57 | Rhode Island | Daniel Tesch makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:57 | Rhode Island | Daniel Tesch makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tyler Gibbons (fresh) SG - Claude Arden (fresh) SF - Henry Jefferies (fresh) PF - Gerald Huber (fresh) C - Nathan Lind (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joseph Haley (fresh) SG - Thomas Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Tesch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clifford Groesbeck (fresh) C - Sean Green (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies misses the floater from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Joseph Haley | 5-11 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Henry Jefferies steals it from Daniel Tesch | 5-11 |
| 14:56 | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons clanks a 3 from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 14:55 | Rhode Island | Sean Green pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | Clifford Groesbeck misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Tyler Gibbons - foul #1 on Tyler Gibbons, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG), William Vick (PF) Claude Arden, Nathan Lind | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell (PG), Harold Roddy (SF), Jackson Stonecipher (PF) Joseph Haley, Daniel Tesch, Sean Green | |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | Clifford Groesbeck misses the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | Clifford Groesbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:23 | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons knocks in the runner near the basket and the foul's on Thomas Sullivan - foul #1 on Thomas Sullivan, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryan Gill (SG) Henry Jefferies | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Leo Hills (SG) Thomas Sullivan | |
| 14:23 | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:08 | Rhode Island | Leo Hills misses short on a floater from the right side | 8-12 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Harold Roddy hits the follow up shot | 8-14 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Bryan Gill is fouled on the floor by Leo Hills - foul #1 on Leo Hills, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan (SG), Darrell McKenzie (C) Leo Hills, Clifford Groesbeck | |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Darrell McKenzie blocks the jumper by William Vick | 8-14 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Brian Harvell | 8-14 |
| 13:33 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-14 |
| 13:32 | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:10 | Dayton | William Vick is whistled for a carry | 8-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Henry Jefferies (SF), Nathan Lind (C) Tyler Gibbons, Gerald Huber | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Leo Hills (SG), Clifford Groesbeck (PF), Sean Green (C) Harold Roddy, Jackson Stonecipher, Darrell McKenzie | |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lind blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Thomas Sullivan | 8-14 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | William Vick grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:42 | Dayton | Bryan Gill buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Derrick | 11-14 |
| 12:35 | Rhode Island | Sean Green is hacked by William Vick - foul #2 on William Vick, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Claude Arden (PG), Stephen Archer (SG), Miladen Milicic (PF) Tony Derrick, Bryan Gill, William Vick | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Haley (PG), Justin Morris (SG), Harold Roddy (SF), Jackson Stonecipher (PF), Darrell McKenzie (C) Brian Harvell, Leo Hills, Thomas Sullivan, Clifford Groesbeck, Sean Green | |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Jackson Stonecipher is whistled for traveling | 11-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons (PG) Stephen Archer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell (PG), Thomas Sullivan (SG), Clifford Groesbeck (C) Joseph Haley, Justin Morris, Darrell McKenzie | |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Nathan Lind drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tyler Gibbons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Claude Arden (fresh) SF - Henry Jefferies (fresh) PF - Miladen Milicic (fresh) C - Nathan Lind (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brian Harvell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Roddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jackson Stonecipher (fresh) C - Clifford Groesbeck (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Clifford Groesbeck can't tip it in | 13-14 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:29 | Dayton | Miladen Milicic double dribbles | 13-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryan Gill (SG), Gerald Huber (PF) Claude Arden, Miladen Milicic | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Haley (PG), Leo Hills (SG), Daniel Tesch (SF), Darrell McKenzie (C) Brian Harvell, Thomas Sullivan, Harold Roddy, Jackson Stonecipher | |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Joseph Haley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 11:10 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Bryan Gill works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | Darrell McKenzie grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Gerald Huber picks off the pass by Joseph Haley | 13-14 |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Darrell McKenzie - foul #1 on Darrell McKenzie, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG) Tyler Gibbons | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell (PG), Thomas Sullivan (SG), Harold Roddy (SF), Jackson Stonecipher (PF) Joseph Haley, Leo Hills, Daniel Tesch, Darrell McKenzie | |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:27 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Harvell | 15-17 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Thomas Sullivan steals it from Tony Derrick | 15-17 |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Sullivan | 15-19 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | Nathan Lind misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Clifford Groesbeck - foul #1 on Clifford Groesbeck, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Claude Arden (SG), Miladen Milicic (SF) Bryan Gill, Henry Jefferies | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darrell McKenzie (C) Clifford Groesbeck | |
| 09:42 | Dayton | Nathan Lind misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:42 | Dayton | Nathan Lind makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Jackson Stonecipher grabs the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | Gerald Huber is called for the reach on Jackson Stonecipher - foul #1 on Gerald Huber, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons (SF) Nathan Lind | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daniel Tesch (SF) Harold Roddy | |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | Jackson Stonecipher makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | Jackson Stonecipher misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:18 | Dayton | Miladen Milicic snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 09:02 | Dayton | Jackson Stonecipher steps in front of the Miladen Milicic pass | 16-20 |
| 08:43 | Rhode Island | Daniel Tesch connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Thomas Sullivan | 16-22 |
| 08:26 | Dayton | Gerald Huber misses the lay-in | 16-22 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Daniel Tesch grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 08:19 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Sullivan | 16-24 |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Claude Arden hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Gerald Huber | 18-24 |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | Jackson Stonecipher blows the dunk | 18-24 |
| 07:37 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tony Derrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Claude Arden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Gibbons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Miladen Milicic (fresh) C - Gerald Huber (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brian Harvell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Tesch (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jackson Stonecipher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Darrell McKenzie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Daniel Tesch grabs the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Miladen Milicic is called for the reach on Jackson Stonecipher - foul #1 on Miladen Milicic, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Downes (PG), Bryan Gill (SG), Henry Jefferies (SF), Nathan Lind (C) Tony Derrick, Claude Arden, Tyler Gibbons, Miladen Milicic | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Haley (PG), Leo Hills (SG), Harold Roddy (SF), Clifford Groesbeck (C) Brian Harvell, Thomas Sullivan, Daniel Tesch, Darrell McKenzie | |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Jackson Stonecipher makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Jackson Stonecipher makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:52 | Dayton | Harold Roddy steps in front of the Bryan Gill pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 18-26 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Joseph Haley banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Roddy | 18-28 |
| 06:44 | Dayton | Nathan Lind drills a floater from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | Clifford Groesbeck's floater is knocked away by Nathan Lind | 20-28 |
| 06:23 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Groesbeck | 20-28 |
| 06:14 | Rhode Island | Clifford Groesbeck scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Joseph Haley | 20-30 |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies is whistled for a carry | 20-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG), Miladen Milicic (PF) Richard Downes, Gerald Huber | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell (PG), Thomas Sullivan (SG), Darrell McKenzie (C) Joseph Haley, Leo Hills, Jackson Stonecipher | |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Clifford Groesbeck can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 20-30 |
| 05:31 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:09 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Groesbeck | 20-30 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Miladen Milicic misses the tip | 20-30 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | Nathan Lind grabs the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Nathan Lind misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Darrell McKenzie - foul #2 on Darrell McKenzie, team foul #6 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Sean Green (C) Darrell McKenzie | |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Nathan Lind makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Nathan Lind makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | Clifford Groesbeck tips it home | 22-32 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Bryan Gill makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Harold Roddy and he's fouled by Nathan Lind - foul #1 on Nathan Lind, team foul #9 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons (PG), Claude Arden (SG), Michael Brittain (SF), William Vick (PF) Tony Derrick, Bryan Gill, Henry Jefferies, Miladen Milicic | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Leo Hills (SG), Daniel Tesch (SF), Darrell McKenzie (C) Thomas Sullivan, Harold Roddy, Sean Green | |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell makes the free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | William Vick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | Daniel Tesch grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tyler Gibbons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Claude Arden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Brittain (fresh) PF - William Vick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Lind (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brian Harvell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Hills (fresh) SF - Daniel Tesch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell McKenzie (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Darrell McKenzie misses badly on a runner in the lane | 25-35 |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | Leo Hills tips it home | 25-37 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Claude Arden comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Darrell McKenzie | 25-37 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Brian Harvell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Leo Hills | 25-40 |
| 02:14 | Dayton | The pull-up jumper by Nathan Lind is blocked by Brian Harvell | 25-40 |
| 02:13 | Dayton | Nathan Lind misses the tip | 25-40 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Nathan Lind grabs the offensive board | 25-40 |
| 01:58 | Dayton | Michael Brittain misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | William Vick misses the tip | 25-40 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Leo Hills grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 01:49 | Rhode Island | Leo Hills misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-40 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Nathan Lind snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Tyler Gibbons is whistled for traveling | 25-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Derrick (PG), Bryan Gill (SG), Gerald Huber (C) Tyler Gibbons, Claude Arden, Nathan Lind | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Haley (PG), Thomas Sullivan (SG), Harold Roddy (SF), Jackson Stonecipher (PF), Sean Green (C) Brian Harvell, Leo Hills, Daniel Tesch, Clifford Groesbeck, Darrell McKenzie | |
| 01:16 | Rhode Island | Sean Green misses the jumper near the basket | 25-40 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sullivan tips it home | 25-42 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Bryan Gill splits the doubleteam and buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Brittain and he's hacked by Sean Green - foul #1 on Sean Green, team foul #7 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Henry Jefferies (SF), Miladen Milicic (PF) Michael Brittain, William Vick | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Bryan Gill makes the free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Sean Green misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-42 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Henry Jefferies makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Sean Green buries a turnaround near the basket | 31-44 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Tony Derrick hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 31-44 |