| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) SG - James Parsons (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) C - David Damon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) PF - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Damon - foul #1 on David Damon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:16 | Alabama | David Damon hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Parsons | 2-1 |
| 18:49 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the floater from close range | 2-1 |
| 18:48 | Alabama | James Parsons gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | David Damon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 2-1 |
| 18:22 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | Matthew Shives connects on the shot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 17:24 | Alabama | John Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from David Damon | 4-3 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by David Damon - foul #2 on David Damon, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Edgar Johnson (PF), John Wellman (C) John Anderson, Jimmy Defranco, David Damon | |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF) Lawrence Stultz | |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:39 | Alabama | James Parsons clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Leroy Pearce - foul #1 on Leroy Pearce, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG) James Hathcock | |
| Subs | Dayton | Justin Clarke (SG), Mensah Accomando (C) Matthew Shives, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 16:39 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:39 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is hacked by James Parsons - foul #1 on James Parsons, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SG) James Parsons | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano drills a jumper from the right wing | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Edgar Johnson (fresh) C - John Wellman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Clarke (fresh) SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) PF - Leroy Pearce (fresh) C - Mensah Accomando (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Alabama | Michael Brown can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 6-7 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG), Matthew Folkes (PF) Michael Brown, Edgar Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Michael Durante (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Lucio Giordano, Justin Clarke, Alfredo Valdez, Leroy Pearce, Mensah Accomando | |
| 15:09 | Alabama | James Parsons drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Anderson | 9-7 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Michael Durante hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-7 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik tips it home | 9-9 |
| 14:32 | Alabama | James Parsons misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 14:31 | Dayton | Matthew Shives grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 14:06 | Dayton | Michael Durante's fadeaway is rejected by John Wellman | 9-9 |
| 14:05 | Alabama | John Wellman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:59 | Alabama | Lawrence Stultz blocks the short jumper by John Anderson | 9-9 |
| 13:57 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:50 | Dayton | James Parsons takes the ball from Wilfredo Martin | 9-9 |
| 13:46 | Alabama | James Parsons jams it | 11-9 |
| 13:28 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin clanks a shot from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 13:27 | Alabama | John Anderson snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 12:58 | Alabama | John Wellman is hacked by Szczesny Zubik - foul #1 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Edgar Johnson (C) John Anderson, Jimmy Defranco, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Leroy Pearce (PF), Mensah Accomando (C) Wilfredo Martin, Matthew Shives, Michael Durante, Lawrence Stultz, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 12:37 | Alabama | James Parsons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG) James Hathcock | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:18 | Dayton | Justin Clarke clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-9 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez grabs the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 12:01 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 11:59 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce grabs the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 11:38 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Folkes - foul #1 on Matthew Folkes, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (PF) Matthew Folkes | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 11:38 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:38 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Jimmy Defranco (fresh) C - Edgar Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Clarke (fresh) SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) PF - Leroy Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mensah Accomando (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Alabama | Leroy Pearce steps in front of the Edgar Johnson pass | 11-11 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez's pass is intercepted by James Parsons | 11-11 |
| 10:26 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco hits the finger roll set up by John Anderson | 13-11 |
| 10:03 | Dayton | Justin Clarke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG), John Wellman (C) John Anderson, Edgar Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Lawrence Stultz (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Justin Clarke, Leroy Pearce, Mensah Accomando | |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 09:35 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco tips it back up and in | 15-11 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | Matthew Shives buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Lucio Giordano | 15-13 |
| 08:51 | Alabama | Matthew Shives steals it from Michael Brown | 15-13 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Shives | 15-15 |
| 08:26 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Lawrence Stultz - foul #1 on Lawrence Stultz, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Anderson (PG), Matthew Folkes (PF), Edgar Johnson (C) James Hathcock, James Parsons, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Michael Durante (SF) Lucio Giordano, Alfredo Valdez | |
| 08:26 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:26 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:12 | Dayton | Matthew Shives knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Wilfredo Martin | 16-18 |
| 07:56 | Alabama | John Anderson is hacked by Matthew Shives - foul #1 on Matthew Shives, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG) Jimmy Defranco | |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF) Lawrence Stultz | |
| 07:39 | Alabama | James Parsons misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 07:38 | Alabama | John Anderson tips it home | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Folkes (fresh) C - Edgar Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Durante (fresh) PF - Leroy Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Dayton | Michael Durante can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 07:28 | Alabama | Edgar Johnson snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 07:08 | Alabama | John Anderson connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Parsons | 20-18 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Matthew Shives knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 06:24 | Alabama | James Parsons misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Szczesny Zubik - foul #2 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (PF), John Wellman (C) Matthew Folkes, Edgar Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Mensah Accomando (C) Wilfredo Martin, Matthew Shives, Michael Durante, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 06:24 | Alabama | James Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:24 | Alabama | James Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:24 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is whistled for a carry | 21-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz (PF) Leroy Pearce | |
| 05:44 | Alabama | John Anderson clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Stultz - foul #2 on Lawrence Stultz, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Hathcock (PG) John Wellman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:44 | Alabama | John Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:44 | Alabama | John Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Justin Clarke is whistled for a carry | 22-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Damon (C) James Hathcock | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:00 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco's layup is rejected by Mensah Accomando | 22-20 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Justin Clarke | 22-20 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Anderson - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Wellman (C) David Damon | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG) Justin Clarke | |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:07 | Alabama | James Parsons misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | John Wellman snags the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | John Wellman lays it up and in | 24-21 |
| 03:23 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-21 |
| 03:21 | Alabama | John Wellman snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Parsons (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) PF - Jimmy Defranco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Wellman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Stultz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Mensah Accomando (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:54 | Alabama | James Parsons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 02:33 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is fouled on the floor by John Anderson - foul #2 on John Anderson, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Folkes (PF), David Damon (C) Jimmy Defranco, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Justin Clarke (SG), Michael Durante (SF), Leroy Pearce (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Lucio Giordano, Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez, Lawrence Stultz, Mensah Accomando | |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin is hacked by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco (SG) James Parsons | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Wilfredo Martin - foul #1 on Wilfredo Martin, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgar Johnson (PF) Matthew Folkes | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Jimmy Defranco misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 01:24 | Dayton | Justin Clarke is hacked by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Parsons (SG), Matthew Folkes (PF) Jimmy Defranco, Edgar Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:24 | Dayton | Justin Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Matthew Folkes | 24-23 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | John Anderson drills a turnaround in the paint set up by James Parsons | 26-23 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik's pass is intercepted by John Anderson | 26-23 |
| 00:18 | Alabama | John Anderson misses long on a shot from the left side | 26-23 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | James Parsons tips it but misses | 26-23 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Michael Durante snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik misses the jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Justin Clarke snags the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | The clock runs out | 26-23 |