| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) C - Derek Garrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Juan Delgado (fresh) SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) SF - Mitchel Mitchell (fresh) PF - Roger Burkhead (fresh) C - John Huynh (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Hermanson - foul #1 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Parker Cosby gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses the floater from the right block | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Saint Louis | John Huynh grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 19:04 | Saint Louis | Shawn Hermanson takes the ball from Juan Delgado | 0-1 |
| 19:01 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson lays it in | 2-1 |
| 18:59 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-1 |
| 18:43 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mitchel Mitchell - foul #1 on Mitchel Mitchell, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 18:43 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:43 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:31 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Alvarenga is called for the reach on Roger Burkhead - foul #1 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 18:12 | Saint Louis | Shawn Hermanson is called for the reach on John Huynh - foul #2 on Shawn Hermanson, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Shawn Hermanson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 18:06 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Catlin | 3-4 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Parker Cosby misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:45 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 17:25 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin is whistled for a carry | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro drills a floater from the left wing set up by Dikembe Alvarenga | 7-4 |
| 16:44 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell drills a jumper from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Derek Garrett is fouled on the floor by John Huynh - foul #1 on John Huynh, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Marcum (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joe Harkins (PG), Jack Marchand (SF), Ben Winkleman (PF), John Jordan (C) Juan Delgado, Mitchel Mitchell, Roger Burkhead, John Huynh | |
| 16:16 | Dayton | Michael Marcum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roger Pierce (SG) Kevin Catlin | |
| 16:03 | Saint Louis | Roger Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:02 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand tips it but misses | 7-6 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jeremy Dickerson | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) SF - Michael Marcum (fresh) PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Joe Harkins (fresh) SG - Roger Pierce (fresh) SF - Jack Marchand (fresh) PF - Ben Winkleman (fresh) C - John Jordan (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski comes up short on the floater from the right side | 7-6 |
| 15:44 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 15:31 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand loses the dribble to Jeremy Dickerson | 7-6 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Joe Harkins is called for the reach on Ivan Danowski - foul #1 on Joe Harkins, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Derek Garrett (C) Parker Cosby, Michael Marcum, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado (PG), Kevin Catlin (SG), Roger Burkhead (PF) Joe Harkins, Roger Pierce, Ben Winkleman | |
| 15:06 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses the lay-in | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:44 | Saint Louis | John Jordan misses the 3 from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 14:42 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:26 | Saint Louis | John Jordan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:05 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Brooks | 9-6 |
| 13:45 | Saint Louis | John Jordan clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Neil Lazaro - foul #1 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (PG), Michael Marcum (SF) Ivan Danowski, Neil Lazaro | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell (SF), John Huynh (C) Jack Marchand, Roger Burkhead | |
| 13:45 | Saint Louis | John Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:45 | Saint Louis | John Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Derek Garrett clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Catlin - foul #1 on Kevin Catlin, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ben Winkleman (PF) John Jordan | |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Derek Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:16 | Saint Louis | John Huynh misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Derek Garrett - foul #1 on Derek Garrett, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson (C) Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:16 | Saint Louis | John Huynh makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:16 | Saint Louis | John Huynh misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Michael Marcum can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 10-9 |
| 12:55 | Dayton | Michael Marcum pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Michael Marcum hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Parker Cosby | 12-9 |
| 12:25 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-9 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | Mark Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:04 | Dayton | Mark Brooks's pass is intercepted by John Huynh | 12-9 |
| 11:52 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Kevin Catlin is blocked by Jeremy Dickerson | 12-9 |
| 11:51 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell snags the offensive board | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Juan Delgado (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Catlin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchel Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ben Winkleman (fresh) C - John Huynh (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-11 |
| 11:08 | Dayton | Michael Marcum hits a floater from the right side set up by Parker Cosby | 14-11 |
| 11:00 | Saint Louis | John Huynh loses the ball out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Derek Garrett (C) Mark Brooks, Michael Marcum, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joe Harkins (PG), Roger Pierce (SG), Jack Marchand (SF), Roger Burkhead (PF), John Jordan (C) Juan Delgado, Kevin Catlin, Mitchel Mitchell, Ben Winkleman, John Huynh | |
| 10:47 | Dayton | Derek Garrett jams it and the foul's on John Jordan - foul #1 on John Jordan, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| 10:47 | Dayton | Derek Garrett makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:37 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Joe Harkins steals it from Neil Lazaro | 17-11 |
| 10:10 | Saint Louis | Joe Harkins slams it home | 17-13 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro blows the layup | 17-13 |
| 09:57 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 17-13 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin (SG), Mitchel Mitchell (SF), John Huynh (C) Roger Pierce, Jack Marchand, John Jordan | |
| 09:23 | Saint Louis | Joe Harkins comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 17-13 |
| 09:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 09:01 | Dayton | Derek Garrett slams it home on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 19-13 |
| 08:44 | Saint Louis | Joe Harkins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 19-13 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga lays it in set up by Parker Cosby | 21-13 |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | Joe Harkins connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Mitchel Mitchell | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Parker Cosby (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Garrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Joe Harkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Catlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchel Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Burkhead (fairly fresh) C - John Huynh (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Dayton | John Huynh is called for the reach on Neil Lazaro - foul #2 on John Huynh, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Michael Marcum (SF), Edmund Hagedorn (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Parker Cosby, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado (PG), Roger Pierce (SG), Jack Marchand (SF), Ben Winkleman (PF), John Jordan (C) Joe Harkins, Kevin Catlin, Mitchel Mitchell, Roger Burkhead, John Huynh | |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Mark Brooks is hacked by Jack Marchand - foul #1 on Jack Marchand, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Mark Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Mark Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:51 | Saint Louis | John Jordan's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Marcum | 23-16 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | Michael Marcum grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 06:41 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jack Marchand - foul #2 on Jack Marchand, team foul #8 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead (PF) Jack Marchand | |
| 06:41 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:41 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:41 | Saint Louis | John Jordan grabs the board | 24-16 |
| 06:31 | Saint Louis | Roger Pierce is hacked by Ivan Danowski - foul #1 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin (SG) Roger Pierce | |
| 06:22 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead double dribbles | 24-16 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-16 |
| 06:04 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 05:40 | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Juan Delgado | 24-18 |
| 05:23 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn loses the dribble to John Jordan | 24-18 |
| 05:02 | Saint Louis | Ivan Danowski steps in front of the Ben Winkleman pass | 24-18 |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Michael Marcum jams it on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 26-18 |
| 04:38 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Catlin | 26-21 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Michael Marcum misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ben Winkleman - foul #1 on Ben Winkleman, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Parker Cosby (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Derek Garrett (C) Mark Brooks, Edmund Hagedorn, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roger Pierce (SG), Mitchel Mitchell (SF), Joe Harkins (C) Kevin Catlin, Ben Winkleman, John Jordan | |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Michael Marcum makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Michael Marcum misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:18 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 04:03 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead buries a 3 from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski loses the ball out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson (PG), Neil Lazaro (SF) Ivan Danowski, Michael Marcum | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand (PF), John Huynh (C) Juan Delgado, Roger Burkhead | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Shawn Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Parker Cosby (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Joe Harkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roger Pierce (fresh) SF - Mitchel Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Marchand (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Huynh (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Saint Louis | Joe Harkins misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Neil Lazaro - foul #2 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kevin Catlin (SG) Roger Pierce | |
| 03:27 | Saint Louis | Joe Harkins misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:27 | Saint Louis | Joe Harkins misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 27-24 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson misses the easy layup | 27-24 |
| 03:21 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Alvarenga is called for the reach on Jack Marchand - foul #2 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Neil Lazaro | 29-26 |
| 02:26 | Saint Louis | John Huynh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado (PG) Joe Harkins | |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| 01:50 | Saint Louis | Mitchel Mitchell connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Huynh - foul #3 on John Huynh, team foul #10 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Marcum (PF) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joe Harkins (SF), John Jordan (C) Mitchel Mitchell, John Huynh | |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:39 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 01:27 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand is hacked by Michael Marcum - foul #1 on Michael Marcum, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson (C) Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 01:27 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:27 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | Michael Marcum buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Shawn Hermanson and he's hacked by John Jordan - foul #2 on John Jordan, team foul #11 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (PF) Neil Lazaro | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead (PF) Kevin Catlin | |
| 01:06 | Dayton | Michael Marcum makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand is hacked by Parker Cosby - foul #1 on Parker Cosby, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG) Parker Cosby | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:37 | Saint Louis | Jack Marchand makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Shawn Hermanson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 00:13 | Saint Louis | Roger Burkhead gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:02 | Saint Louis | Juan Delgado connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 32-34 |