| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derek Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 5 pts. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Walter Hanson, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Dikembe Alvarenga | 32-29 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany is hacked by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #3 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Marcum (PF) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien lays it in on a nice dish by Harry Murphy and he's fouled by Derek Garrett - foul #1 on Derek Garrett, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | Derek Garrett buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Neil Lazaro | 34-32 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Shawn Hermanson steals it from Harry Murphy in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-32 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson is hacked by Derek Garrett - foul #2 on Derek Garrett, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Farr | 34-35 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Shawn Hermanson | 36-35 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Parker Cosby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 36-37 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Carl Farr buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ed Tiffany | 36-40 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Carl Farr gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Marcum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Garrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Parker Cosby drills a floater from the left wing set up by Shawn Hermanson | 38-42 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson's pass is intercepted by Derek Garrett | 38-42 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Michael Marcum loses the dribble to Walter Hanson | 38-42 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 38-42 |
| 14:56 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 14:34 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Parker Cosby | 41-42 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 41-42 |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Derek Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Craig O'Brien - foul #1 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Parker Cosby, Michael Marcum, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), Nelson Strum (SG), David Fenton (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Carl Farr, Walter Hanson, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nelson Strum | 42-44 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the dunk attempt | 42-44 |
| 13:28 | Dayton | Mark Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Mark Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Dikembe Alvarenga blocks the short jumper by Nelson Strum | 42-44 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor tips it home | 42-46 |
| 12:46 | Dayton | Mark Brooks scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Alvarenga | 44-46 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jeremy Dickerson - foul #2 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:29 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-46 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dima Pelkowski | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Strum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Fenton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by David Fenton - foul #1 on David Fenton, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Mark Brooks, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Nelson Strum, Dima Pelkowski, Ronald Foor | |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | James Calvert loses the ball out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Marcum (SF) Neil Lazaro | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG) David Fenton | |
| 10:56 | Dayton | Michael Marcum can't connect on a runner from the left block | 46-48 |
| 10:54 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | James Calvert drills a shot in the lane set up by Carl Farr and the foul's on Parker Cosby - foul #1 on Parker Cosby, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Garrett (C) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (SF) Jeremiah Carson | |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | James Calvert makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:20 | Dayton | Michael Marcum scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Parker Cosby and he's hacked by Ed Tiffany - foul #2 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| 10:20 | Dayton | Michael Marcum makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the fadeaway in the lane | 49-51 |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany tips it in | 49-53 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Craig O'Brien blocks the short jumper by Michael Marcum | 49-53 |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Derek Garrett gets the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:30 | Dayton | Parker Cosby connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 52-53 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Michael Marcum misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 52-53 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Edmund Hagedorn - foul #1 on Edmund Hagedorn, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Michael Marcum, Edmund Hagedorn, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Jeremiah Carson (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Ronald Foor (C) James Calvert, Carl Farr, Nelson Strum, Craig O'Brien | |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 08:07 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses badly on a shot from the left block | 52-55 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Shawn Hermanson - foul #1 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Parker Cosby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (C) Ed Tiffany | |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:48 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Hermanson | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremiah Carson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Fenton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Harry Murphy and he's hacked by Neil Lazaro - foul #1 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 07:09 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson's pass is intercepted by Mark Brooks | 54-60 |
| 06:25 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga lays it in set up by Shawn Hermanson and he's hacked by Ronald Foor - foul #1 on Ronald Foor, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG), Michael Marcum (SF), Derek Garrett (C) Mark Brooks, Neil Lazaro, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SG), Craig O'Brien (C) Harry Murphy, David Fenton | |
| 06:25 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Carl Farr is fouled on the floor by Shawn Hermanson - foul #2 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF) Walter Hanson, Ronald Foor | |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Derek Garrett is hacked by Craig O'Brien - foul #2 on Craig O'Brien, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG) Jeremiah Carson | |
| 05:13 | Dayton | Michael Marcum misses the easy layup | 57-62 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson can't tip it in | 57-62 |
| 05:10 | Dayton | Michael Marcum can't tip it in | 57-62 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | David Fenton grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Carl Farr is fouled on the floor by Shawn Hermanson - foul #3 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG) James Calvert | |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:54 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Parker Cosby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | David Fenton grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | Carl Farr drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-66 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Parker Cosby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Derek Garrett snags the offensive board | 57-66 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Parker Cosby comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Marcum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 4 reb. C - Derek Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Fenton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Edmund Hagedorn swats the short shot by David Fenton | 57-66 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien tips it back up and in | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Parker Cosby misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 57-68 |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn tips it in | 59-68 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 03:06 | Dayton | Derek Garrett gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 03:00 | Dayton | Derek Garrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Michael Marcum, Edmund Hagedorn, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG), Nelson Strum (SG), Walter Hanson (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Carl Farr, David Fenton, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Hanson | 59-68 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Dikembe Alvarenga denies the turnaround by Dima Pelkowski | 59-68 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Shawn Hermanson | 59-68 |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 59-68 |
| 02:03 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson tips it home | 61-68 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Garrett (C) Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Carl Farr (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), Craig O'Brien (C) Jeremiah Carson, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Harry Murphy | 61-70 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-70 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-70 |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Alvarenga | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Carl Farr is fouled in the backcourt by Parker Cosby - foul #2 on Parker Cosby, team foul #11 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (SF), David Fenton (C) Walter Hanson, Craig O'Brien | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro lays it up and in set up by Shawn Hermanson | 66-71 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Shawn Hermanson is called for the reach on Harry Murphy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #12 | 66-71 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:36 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 66-73 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga snags the offensive board | 66-73 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Parker Cosby | 69-73 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | David Fenton is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Hermanson - foul #5 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #13 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Hanson (SF), Craig O'Brien (C) Harry Murphy, Ed Tiffany | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Derek Garrett pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro is hacked by Walter Hanson - foul #3 on Walter Hanson, team foul #7 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Ed Tiffany (PF) Jeremiah Carson, David Fenton | |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany grabs the board | 70-73 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany is hacked by Ivan Danowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #14 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG) Harry Murphy | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Parker Cosby makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ivan Danowski | 73-75 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Ivan Danowski is called for the reach on Jeremiah Carson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #15 | 73-75 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Parker Cosby | 76-77 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Parker Cosby is called for the reach on Ed Tiffany in the backcourt - foul #3 on Parker Cosby, team foul #16 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG) Jeremiah Carson | |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Dayton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Derek Garrett is hacked by Walter Hanson - foul #4 on Walter Hanson, team foul #8 | 76-78 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Derek Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Derek Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses long on a halfcourt shot | 78-78 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Derek Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany wins the tip | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Carl Farr knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Murphy | 78-81 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro is hacked by Harry Murphy - foul #3 on Harry Murphy, team foul #9 | 78-81 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 80-81 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro pulls down the rebound | 80-81 |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Parker Cosby | 82-81 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Derek Garrett - foul #3 on Derek Garrett, team foul #17 | 82-81 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 03:12 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga gets the rebound | 82-82 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | Craig O'Brien steals it from Neil Lazaro | 82-82 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Ivan Danowski steps in front of the Harry Murphy pass | 82-82 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Parker Cosby buries a floater from the left wing | 84-82 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Carl Farr misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-82 |
| 02:21 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 84-82 |
| 02:15 | Dayton | Carl Farr picks off the pass by Neil Lazaro | 84-82 |
| 01:49 | Rutgers | Carl Farr travels with the ball | 84-82 |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Parker Cosby banks in the layup on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 86-82 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 86-82 |
| 01:19 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the board | 86-82 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Derek Garrett | 89-82 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Derek Garrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Farr (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ed Tiffany (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses short on a jumper from the left block | 89-82 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson tips it home | 89-84 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Parker Cosby is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Farr - foul #2 on Carl Farr, team foul #10 | 89-84 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Michael Marcum (SF) Ivan Danowski, Neil Lazaro | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Parker Cosby makes the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Parker Cosby makes the 2nd free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy is whistled for a carry | 91-84 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Harry Murphy is called for the reach on Dikembe Alvarenga in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harry Murphy, team foul #11 | 91-84 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the 1st free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the 2nd free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien pulls down the rebound | 91-84 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Carl Farr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 91-84 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the offensive board | 91-84 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 91-84 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the offensive board | 91-84 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 91-84 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Mark Brooks gets the rebound | 91-84 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 91-84 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Carl Farr is called for the reach on Dikembe Alvarenga in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Farr, team foul #12 | 91-84 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 93-84 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy double dribbles | 93-84 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Harry Murphy is called for the reach on Michael Marcum in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harry Murphy, team foul #13 | 93-84 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (PG) Harry Murphy | |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Michael Marcum misses the 1st free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Michael Marcum misses the 2nd free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien gets the rebound | 93-84 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Carl Farr hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 93-87 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 93-87 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremiah Carson - foul #3 on Jeremiah Carson, team foul #14 | 93-87 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 94-87 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 95-87 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Carl Farr can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 95-87 |