| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Stutts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carmine Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco inbounds the ball | 41-44 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop is fouled on the floor by James Stanley - foul #2 on James Stanley, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| 19:28 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Matthew Carr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 19:01 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 18:56 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Deegan | 44-44 |
| 18:33 | Dayton | Matthew Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 18:32 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 18:13 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Carr is called for the reach on Carmine Greco - foul #2 on Matthew Carr, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| 18:05 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 18:03 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:55 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan misses the jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 17:54 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:32 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan misses the lay-in | 44-44 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Robin Haubert grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Gilbert Beem swats the dunk try by David Johnson | 44-44 |
| 17:17 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 16:49 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 16:48 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | David Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-44 |
| 16:35 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 16:13 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem misses long on a floater from the left block | 46-44 |
| 16:11 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan tips it home | 48-44 |
| 15:57 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski's floater is tipped away by Terry Deegan | 48-44 |
| 15:56 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Terry Deegan | 48-44 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Stutts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carmine Greco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Deegan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robin Haubert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by James Stanley - foul #3 on James Stanley, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry (SG), Chad Abadie (SF), Jeremy Zirkles (PF), Christopher Whittaker (C) William Stutts, Carmine Greco, Terry Deegan, Gilbert Beem | |
| 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 | |
| 15:51 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:51 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 15:36 | Dayton | Christopher Whittaker is called for the reach on Harry White - foul #2 on Christopher Whittaker, team foul #1 | 49-44 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Henry Bains (SF) Gary Bishop | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:21 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jed Lucky | 49-47 |
| 15:04 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dikembe Akinyooye | 52-50 |
| 14:27 | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles hits the finger roll | 54-50 |
| 14:08 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 14:06 | St. Bonaventure | Henry Bains gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 13:53 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts (SG), Terry Deegan (PF), Gilbert Beem (C) Henry Bains, Jeremy Zirkles, Christopher Whittaker | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Matthew Carr (SF) Jonathan Smith, Jed Lucky | |
| 13:36 | Dayton | Matthew Hockenberry is called for the reach on Dikembe Akinyooye - foul #2 on Matthew Hockenberry, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Harry White, Gregory Lawson | |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Gilbert Beem denies the turnaround by Matthew Carr | 54-50 |
| 13:15 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 12:52 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem clanks a turnaround in the lane | 54-50 |
| 12:50 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Deegan | 54-50 |
| 12:42 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem misses badly on a floater near the basket | 54-50 |
| 12:40 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 12:26 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-50 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 12:23 | Dayton | Chad Abadie is called for the reach on James Stanley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Abadie, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG), Carmine Greco (SF) Chad Abadie, Matthew Hockenberry | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (SG) Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 12:02 | Dayton | David Johnson is called for traveling | 54-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida (SG) William Stutts | |
| Subs | Dayton | Harry White (PF), Gregory Lawson (C) Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 11:42 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem knocks in the turnaround from close range | 56-50 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmine Greco (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harry White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Harry White comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Tschida - foul #1 on Brian Tschida, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jeremy Zirkles (PF), Christopher Whittaker (C) Terry Deegan, Gilbert Beem | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Smith (PG), Jed Lucky (SF) James Stanley, Matthew Carr | |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Harry White makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Harry White makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 11:07 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco's floater is knocked away by Jonathan Smith | 56-52 |
| 11:05 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Jed Lucky makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Smith | 56-55 |
| 10:29 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Tschida blows the layup | 56-55 |
| 10:28 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop tips it but misses | 56-55 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Harry White gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Jed Lucky misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-55 |
| 10:11 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Christopher Whittaker | 56-55 |
| 09:47 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Smith - foul #2 on Jonathan Smith, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (PG), William Stutts (SG), Matthew Hockenberry (SF), Terry Deegan (PF) Gary Bishop, Brian Tschida, Carmine Greco, Jeremy Zirkles | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jonathan Smith, David Johnson, Jed Lucky, Harry White, Gregory Lawson | |
| 09:47 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:47 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:29 | Dayton | Matthew Carr's pass is intercepted by Matthew Hockenberry | 58-55 |
| 09:08 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Carr swats the shot by William Stutts | 58-55 |
| 09:07 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Abadie | 58-55 |
| 08:49 | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-55 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Robin Haubert comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Terry Deegan - foul #1 on Terry Deegan, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG), Gilbert Beem (C) Matthew Hockenberry, Christopher Whittaker | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (SG) Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Robin Haubert makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Robin Haubert makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:10 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem loses the dribble to Robin Haubert | 58-57 |
| 07:56 | Dayton | David Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Robin Haubert grabs the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Gilbert Beem blocks the jumper by Robin Haubert | 58-57 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski tips it home | 58-59 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Stutts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Abadie (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem hits the finger roll set up by Terry Deegan and the foul's on Matthew Carr - foul #3 on Matthew Carr, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco (SF) Chad Abadie | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Smith (PG), Jed Lucky (SF) James Stanley, Matthew Carr | |
| 07:15 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | David Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-59 |
| 06:56 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 06:45 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan is fouled on the floor by Robin Haubert - foul #1 on Robin Haubert, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry (SG), Jeremy Zirkles (PF) William Stutts, Terry Deegan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Harry White (PF), Gregory Lawson (C) David Johnson, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 06:28 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael Mack (PG) Gary Bishop | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:16 | Dayton | Harry White hits a floater from the right block set up by Jonathan Smith | 61-61 |
| 06:06 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-61 |
| 06:05 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Harry White hits a turnaround from close range | 61-63 |
| 05:28 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Chad Abadie (PG), William Stutts (SG), Terry Deegan (PF) Michael Mack, Matthew Hockenberry, Gilbert Beem | |
| 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 | |
| 05:01 | Dayton | David Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 04:59 | St. Bonaventure | Carmine Greco grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 04:36 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | David Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Stanley | 64-66 |
| 04:00 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan misses the easy layup | 64-66 |
| 03:59 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:44 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan can't throw it down but the foul's on David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop (PG), Gilbert Beem (C) Carmine Greco, Jeremy Zirkles | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Harry White (PF), Gregory Lawson (C) David Johnson, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 03:44 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:44 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Matthew Carr knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Akinyooye | 66-69 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Gary Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Stutts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Abadie (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Terry Deegan (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Gilbert Beem (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harry White (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:56 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Stanley - foul #4 on James Stanley, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry (SG), Carmine Greco (SF), Henry Bains (PF) William Stutts, Chad Abadie, Terry Deegan | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:56 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:56 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan (PF) Henry Bains | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (SG), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, Harry White, Gregory Lawson | |
| 02:39 | Dayton | David Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-69 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Matthew Carr tips it home | 68-71 |
| 02:27 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 02:02 | Dayton | David Johnson's pass is intercepted by Gary Bishop | 68-71 |
| 01:59 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Bishop | 70-71 |
| 01:51 | Dayton | Robin Haubert drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by James Stanley | 70-73 |
| 01:25 | St. Bonaventure | Matthew Hockenberry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-73 |
| 01:24 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski pulls down the rebound | 70-73 |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 01:02 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Deegan gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:47 | St. Bonaventure | Robin Haubert steals it from Carmine Greco | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | James Stanley is fouled on the floor by Carmine Greco - foul #1 on Carmine Greco, team foul #6 | 70-73 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts (SG) Matthew Hockenberry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Smith (PG), Jed Lucky (SF), Harry White (PF) James Stanley, Matthew Carr, Robin Haubert | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith is fouled on the floor by Gary Bishop - foul #2 on Gary Bishop, team foul #7 | 70-73 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | St. Bonaventure | Gary Bishop misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-75 |
| 00:14 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem grabs the offensive rebound | 70-75 |
| 00:12 | St. Bonaventure | William Stutts can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 70-75 |
| 00:10 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-75 |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | David Johnson steps in front of the William Stutts pass | 70-75 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robin Haubert (PF), Gregory Lawson (C) Harry White, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Bishop - foul #3 on Gary Bishop, team foul #8 | 70-75 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Gilbert Beem can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-77 |