| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Victor Schaeffer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - George Best (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Boone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Briseno (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Ernst (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alva Zuleger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Dandrea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | John Boone inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | Alva Zuleger steals the ball from George Best | 34-31 |
| 19:32 | Dayton | Barry Daw lays it in on a great pass from Alva Zuleger | 34-33 |
| 19:07 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 18:53 | Dayton | William Briseno steps in front of the Cesar Gallo pass | 34-33 |
| 18:33 | Vanderbilt | John Boone misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 18:12 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo clanks a shot from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 18:11 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:52 | Vanderbilt | John Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 34-35 |
| 17:18 | Vanderbilt | George Best is hacked by Alva Zuleger - foul #2 on Alva Zuleger, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Willy Cox (SF) Cesar Gallo | |
| 17:01 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Victor Schaeffer | 36-35 |
| 16:34 | Dayton | John Dandrea loses the dribble to Victor Schaeffer | 36-35 |
| 16:30 | Vanderbilt | George Best misses the easy layup | 36-35 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | The short jumper by Barry Daw is denied by William Briseno | 36-35 |
| 16:21 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:55 | Vanderbilt | George Best misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | John Dandrea pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Victor Schaeffer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Best (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Boone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Briseno (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Ernst (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alva Zuleger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy Cox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dandrea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Dayton | Willy Cox buries a jumper from the right side | 36-37 |
| 15:09 | Vanderbilt | John Dandrea swats the layup by William Briseno | 36-37 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Dandrea | 36-37 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Willy Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote (SG), Travis Moore (SF), Steven Dubovsky (PF) Victor Schaeffer, John Boone, William Briseno | |
| Subs | Dayton | Sam Hayner (PG), Michael Holland (SG), Cesar Gallo (SF), Raymon Bonilla (C) Barry Daw, Alva Zuleger, Fredrick Ferebee, John Dandrea | |
| 14:33 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky misses short on a shot near the basket | 36-37 |
| 14:32 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:16 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Best | 39-37 |
| 13:54 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla misses long on a jumper near the basket | 39-37 |
| 13:52 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 13:27 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Daw (PG), Fredrick Ferebee (PF) Sam Hayner, Willy Cox | |
| 13:06 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo misses long on a runner in the lane | 39-37 |
| 13:05 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 12:47 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 12:45 | Dayton | Michael Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Travis Moore is called for the reach on Cesar Gallo - foul #4 on Travis Moore, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer (SF), William Briseno (PF) Travis Moore, Steven Dubovsky | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Zuleger (SG) Michael Holland | |
| 12:18 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-37 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee tips it home | 39-39 |
| 11:50 | Vanderbilt | Raymon Bonilla takes the ball from Victor Schaeffer | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - George Best (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Ellis Cote (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Schaeffer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Briseno (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Ernst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alva Zuleger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cesar Gallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymon Bonilla (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:46 | Dayton | Barry Daw hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Alva Zuleger | 39-41 |
| 11:18 | Vanderbilt | George Best misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 11:00 | Dayton | William Briseno steals the ball from Alva Zuleger | 39-41 |
| 10:40 | Vanderbilt | George Best drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ellis Cote | 42-41 |
| 10:20 | Dayton | William Briseno swats the short shot by Fredrick Ferebee | 42-41 |
| 10:19 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Arthur Ernst - foul #2 on Arthur Ernst, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski (SG), John Boone (SF), Steven Dubovsky (PF) George Best, Ellis Cote, William Briseno | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Holland (SG), Willy Cox (PF) Barry Daw, Fredrick Ferebee | |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:43 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:26 | Dayton | Michael Holland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 09:24 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Boone | 42-42 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer drills a fadeaway from close range | 44-42 |
| 08:45 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Boone - foul #3 on John Boone, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Briseno (PF) Steven Dubovsky | |
| Subs | Dayton | Barry Daw (PG), John Dandrea (C) Alva Zuleger, Raymon Bonilla | |
| 08:45 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:45 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:45 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Cox | 44-42 |
| 08:23 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo banks in the layup | 44-44 |
| 08:04 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Briseno | 46-44 |
| 07:50 | Dayton | Michael Holland clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 07:48 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Victor Schaeffer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Briseno (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Arthur Ernst (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cesar Gallo (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willy Cox (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Dandrea (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst's layup is rejected by John Dandrea | 46-44 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Michael Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 07:10 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo tips it home | 46-46 |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer misses the easy layup | 46-46 |
| 06:52 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Barry Daw misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 06:26 | Dayton | John Dandrea grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Barry Daw misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Willy Cox makes the driving attempt from the right block | 46-48 |
| 06:00 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | George Best (PG), Ellis Cote (SG), Travis Moore (SF) Victor Schaeffer, Kenneth Dobrowolski, John Boone | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Zuleger (SG), Fredrick Ferebee (PF) Michael Holland, Cesar Gallo | |
| 05:36 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno comes up short on the runner from the left block | 46-48 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | John Dandrea snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 05:17 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | George Best can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 04:53 | Vanderbilt | George Best gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 04:32 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno tips it in | 48-48 |
| 04:09 | Dayton | Willy Cox misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-48 |
| 04:08 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Arthur Ernst | 48-48 |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 03:42 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - George Best (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ellis Cote (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Briseno (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Arthur Ernst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Barry Daw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alva Zuleger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willy Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fredrick Ferebee (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Dandrea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Best | 51-48 |
| 03:10 | Dayton | The jump hook by John Dandrea is blocked by Travis Moore | 51-48 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Alva Zuleger snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee makes the floater from the right block set up by Alva Zuleger | 51-50 |
| 02:30 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by John Dandrea - foul #3 on John Dandrea, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer (PG), Steven Dubovsky (PF) Ellis Cote, William Briseno | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Holland (SG), Cesar Gallo (SF), Raymon Bonilla (C) Alva Zuleger, Willy Cox, John Dandrea | |
| 02:30 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 02:30 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:28 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alva Zuleger (SG) Michael Holland | |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Arthur Ernst blocks the short jumper by Cesar Gallo | 53-50 |
| 02:14 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 01:49 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-50 |
| 01:47 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Moore | 53-50 |
| 01:29 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst makes the floater from close range on a great pass from George Best | 55-50 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven Dubovsky - foul #1 on Steven Dubovsky, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Briseno (PF) Steven Dubovsky | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Dandrea (C) Raymon Bonilla | |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:00 | Vanderbilt | George Best knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Dayton | William Briseno is called for the reach on Fredrick Ferebee - foul #1 on William Briseno, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Ernst | 58-52 |
| 00:42 | Vanderbilt | William Briseno pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Vanderbilt | Barry Daw is called for the reach on William Briseno in the backcourt - foul #3 on Barry Daw, team foul #3 | 58-52 |
| 00:38 | Vanderbilt | Barry Daw is called for the reach on Arthur Ernst - foul #4 on Barry Daw, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst is hacked by John Dandrea - foul #4 on John Dandrea, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst is hacked by John Dandrea - foul #5 on John Dandrea, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla (C) John Dandrea | |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore is hacked by Cesar Gallo - foul #3 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Travis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-52 |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Arthur Ernst | 60-52 |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Daw - foul #5 on Barry Daw, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Holland (SG) Barry Daw | |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Arthur Ernst misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Fredrick Ferebee gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Michael Holland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer is fouled in the backcourt by Alva Zuleger - foul #3 on Alva Zuleger, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Raymon Bonilla grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Cesar Gallo comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 62-52 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer grabs the board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer runs out the clock | 62-52 |