| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) C - Jeremy Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) SG - David Johnson (fresh) SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Dayton | Matthew Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Dayton | David Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:59 | Dayton | David Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:57 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:39 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | Dayton | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | Dayton | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:16 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic hits a jumper from the baseline | 7-0 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | The jumper by Robin Haubert is denied by Jeremy Hart | 7-0 |
| 17:56 | Dayton | Robin Haubert grabs the offensive board | 7-0 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | David Johnson is hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Smith (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Harry White (PF), Gregory Lawson (C) James Stanley, David Johnson, Matthew Carr, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-0 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson tips it but misses | 7-0 |
| 17:28 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:01 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Smith takes the ball from Dikembe Ali | 7-0 |
| 16:56 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-0 |
| 16:55 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 16:49 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Baran Pantic | 9-0 |
| 16:35 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-3 |
| 16:06 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Hamann | 11-3 |
| 15:56 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Baran Pantic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Hart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) PF - Harry White (fresh) C - Gregory Lawson (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Lawson - foul #1 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (PG), Michael Ureno (SG), Eric Weekes (SF), Shane Bobo (C) Kenneth Hamann, Dikembe Ali, Jason Barnes, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), David Johnson (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jonathan Smith, Dikembe Akinyooye, Jed Lucky, Harry White, Gregory Lawson | |
| 15:29 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:29 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Robin Haubert scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by David Johnson | 13-8 |
| 14:56 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic is hacked by Robin Haubert - foul #1 on Robin Haubert, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart (C) Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:30 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Ureno | 15-8 |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Robin Haubert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Skates - foul #1 on Michael Skates, team foul #2 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes (SF) Michael Skates | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Robin Haubert makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Robin Haubert makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:49 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno misses the 3 from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 13:47 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Bobo | 15-10 |
| 13:32 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes's 3 pointer is rejected by Matthew Carr | 15-10 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Matthew Carr | 15-10 |
| 13:11 | Dayton | David Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG) Michael Ureno, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG) David Johnson | |
| 12:49 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes loses the ball out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Harry White (PF), Gregory Lawson (C) Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Weekes - foul #1 on Eric Weekes, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic (PF) Eric Weekes | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Matthew Carr makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:34 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 12:12 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses the dunk attempt | 15-11 |
| 12:11 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes tips it back up and in | 17-11 |
| 11:59 | Dayton | Harry White blows the layup | 17-11 |
| 11:58 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye misses the tip | 17-11 |
| 11:56 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Hamann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Bobo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fairly fresh) SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) SF - Matthew Carr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harry White (fresh) C - Gregory Lawson (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Saint Louis | Harry White steals it from Dikembe Ali | 17-11 |
| 11:21 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye banks in the layup | 17-13 |
| 10:53 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Lawson - foul #2 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (PG), Eric Weekes (SF), Jeremy Hart (C) Kenneth Hamann, Jason Barnes, Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Smith (PG), David Johnson (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye, Matthew Carr, Harry White, Gregory Lawson | |
| 10:53 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:53 | Saint Louis | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:53 | Dayton | Robin Haubert pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith misses the 3rd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:42 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:27 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic jams it on a great pass from Michael Skates | 20-15 |
| 10:18 | Dayton | Jed Lucky scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 09:56 | Saint Louis | Michael Skates's pass is intercepted by David Johnson | 20-17 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Jed Lucky is hacked by Michael Ureno - foul #1 on Michael Ureno, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Shane Bobo (PF) Michael Skates, Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:23 | Dayton | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by Michael Ureno - foul #2 on Michael Ureno, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes (SF) Michael Ureno | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:09 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski's floater is tipped away by Shane Bobo | 20-17 |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Robin Haubert tips it but misses | 20-17 |
| 09:05 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:36 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 08:34 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart tips it home | 22-17 |
| 08:26 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 08:24 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 07:55 | Saint Louis | Eldon Horodyski is called for the reach on Jason Barnes - foul #1 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Skates (PG), Baran Pantic (PF) Kenneth Hamann, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Harry White (PF) Jonathan Smith, David Johnson, Jed Lucky, Robin Haubert | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Skates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Baran Pantic (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Bobo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harry White (fresh) C - Eldon Horodyski (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo misses the dunk attempt | 22-17 |
| 07:29 | Dayton | Matthew Carr snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 07:24 | Dayton | James Stanley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 07:23 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 06:58 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harry White - foul #1 on Harry White, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart (C) Shane Bobo | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:58 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:58 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Matthew Carr scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 24-19 |
| 06:26 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Baran Pantic | 27-19 |
| 06:05 | Dayton | Matthew Carr comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 06:03 | Dayton | Harry White gets the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | Eric Weekes steals it from Matthew Carr | 27-19 |
| 05:46 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses the easy layup | 27-19 |
| 05:45 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | James Stanley connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Matthew Carr | 27-21 |
| 05:20 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-21 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | Harry White grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Jason Barnes steals the ball from Dikembe Akinyooye | 27-21 |
| 04:36 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Skates | 30-21 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Matthew Carr's floater is tipped away by Jason Barnes | 30-21 |
| 04:25 | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 04:10 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic misses the easy layup | 30-21 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Harry White grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 04:04 | Dayton | Matthew Carr loses the dribble to Jeremy Hart | 30-21 |
| 03:36 | Saint Louis | Eric Weekes can't connect on a floater from the right side | 30-21 |
| 03:34 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart can't tip it in | 30-21 |
| 03:32 | Saint Louis | Baran Pantic tips it back up and in | 32-21 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Skates (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Weekes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jason Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Baran Pantic (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (tiring) | |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Matthew Carr hits the finger roll set up by James Stanley and he's fouled by Baran Pantic - foul #1 on Baran Pantic, team foul #7 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Michael Ureno (SF), Shane Bobo (PF) Michael Skates, Eric Weekes, Jason Barnes, Baran Pantic | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Smith (PG), David Johnson (SG), Robin Haubert (PF), Gregory Lawson (C) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye, Harry White, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Matthew Carr makes the free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:43 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo can't finish the layup | 32-24 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Robin Haubert pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 02:35 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith tips it but misses | 32-24 |
| 02:34 | Dayton | Robin Haubert grabs the offensive board | 32-24 |
| 02:25 | Dayton | Shane Bobo is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #1 on Shane Bobo, team foul #8 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jed Lucky (SF) Matthew Carr | |
| 02:25 | Dayton | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:25 | Dayton | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:25 | Saint Louis | Jeremy Hart grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 02:11 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 01:55 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Jed Lucky grabs the offensive board | 32-25 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | David Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 01:21 | Saint Louis | Michael Ureno drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson misses short on a shot from the left block | 34-28 |
| 01:03 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Lawson | 34-28 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | David Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-28 |
| 00:49 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 00:32 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Hamann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 00:31 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Gregory Lawson | 34-28 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Barnes (SF), Baran Pantic (PF) Michael Ureno, Jeremy Hart | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Harry White (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jonathan Smith, David Johnson, Robin Haubert, Gregory Lawson | |
| 00:02 | Saint Louis | Shane Bobo banks in the layup | 36-28 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jed Lucky hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-28 |