| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Willie Mosley (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gary Dodd (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Marcus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Dunford (fresh) C - Douglas Truesdale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Dunford hits a runner in the lane | 29-29 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | David Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jed Lucky | 32-29 |
| 18:52 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Gary Dodd is denied by Robin Haubert | 32-29 |
| 18:51 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Truesdale grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:41 | St. Joseph's | Willie Mosley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Truesdale | 32-32 |
| 18:28 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 18:14 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus is fouled on the floor by Robin Haubert - foul #1 on Robin Haubert, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 18:02 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-35 |
| 17:39 | Dayton | David Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Jed Lucky gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:27 | Dayton | David Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:25 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Truesdale snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 17:12 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Dunford | 34-37 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 16:53 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to David Johnson | 34-37 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Gary Dodd is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #1 on Gary Dodd, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Gregory Lawson (PF), Harry White (C) Jonathan Smith, David Johnson, Jed Lucky, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Hill (SG), Mark Mitchell (SF), Frank Robinson (PF), Jason Seaman (C) Gary Dodd, Charles Marcus, Anthony Dunford, Douglas Truesdale | |
| 16:14 | Dayton | James Stanley is called for traveling | 34-37 |
| 16:00 | St. Joseph's | Frank Robinson is fouled on the floor by Gregory Lawson - foul #1 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Alvin Mackey (PG) Willie Mosley | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry White (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Alvin Mackey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Robinson (fresh) C - Jason Seaman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | St. Joseph's | Mark Mitchell misses the jumper from the right side | 34-37 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Harry White pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:23 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Carr | 36-37 |
| 15:04 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Mackey drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Hill | 36-39 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | James Stanley is hacked by Mark Mitchell - foul #2 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Smith (PG), David Johnson (SG), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye, Gregory Lawson, Harry White | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Willie Mosley (PG), Gary Dodd (SG), Charles Marcus (SF), Anthony Dunford (PF), Douglas Truesdale (C) Alvin Mackey, Christopher Hill, Mark Mitchell, Frank Robinson, Jason Seaman | |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 14:23 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 14:19 | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 14:18 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Dunford | 36-39 |
| 14:02 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles Marcus, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jed Lucky (SF) Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jed Lucky | 39-39 |
| 13:31 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Jed Lucky gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:23 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 13:21 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 13:16 | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Willie Mosley | 39-42 |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jed Lucky and the foul's on Douglas Truesdale - foul #3 on Douglas Truesdale, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Gregory Lawson (PF), Harry White (C) David Johnson, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:51 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 12:50 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Truesdale can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 12:49 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jed Lucky | 46-42 |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Dunford makes the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Gregory Lawson - foul #2 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| 12:14 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Dunford makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:54 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jed Lucky | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 23 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jed Lucky (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry White (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Willie Mosley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Dodd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Marcus (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Dunford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Truesdale (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Truesdale misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 11:37 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:22 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 11:20 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Truesdale grabs the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 11:00 | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:54 | Dayton | Charles Marcus steals the ball from Jonathan Smith | 48-45 |
| 10:43 | St. Joseph's | Dikembe Akinyooye is called for the reach on Gary Dodd - foul #2 on Dikembe Akinyooye, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), David Johnson (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jonathan Smith, Dikembe Akinyooye, Jed Lucky, Gregory Lawson, Harry White | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Alvin Mackey (PG), Christopher Hill (SG), Mark Mitchell (SF), Frank Robinson (PF), Jason Seaman (C) Willie Mosley, Gary Dodd, Charles Marcus, Anthony Dunford, Douglas Truesdale | |
| 10:31 | St. Joseph's | Frank Robinson scores on a shot from the left block set up by Alvin Mackey and the foul's on Robin Haubert - foul #2 on Robin Haubert, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| 10:31 | St. Joseph's | Frank Robinson makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | James Stanley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 10:11 | St. Joseph's | Jason Seaman grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 09:56 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Horodyski swats the layup by Alvin Mackey | 48-48 |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Robin Haubert grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 09:49 | Dayton | James Stanley scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Matthew Carr | 50-48 |
| 09:30 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Hill is hacked by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Willie Mosley (PG) Alvin Mackey | |
| 09:21 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Hill scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Willie Mosley | 50-51 |
| 09:04 | Dayton | Matthew Carr loses the dribble to Christopher Hill | 50-51 |
| 08:49 | St. Joseph's | Jason Seaman is hacked by Eldon Horodyski - foul #3 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Smith (PG) James Stanley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd (SG), Charles Marcus (SF), Douglas Truesdale (C) Christopher Hill, Mark Mitchell, Frank Robinson | |
| 08:49 | St. Joseph's | Jason Seaman misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 08:30 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 08:28 | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:09 | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd travels with the ball | 50-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Gregory Lawson (PF) David Johnson, Matthew Carr, Robin Haubert | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Dunford (PF) Jason Seaman | |
| 07:47 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 07:45 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Truesdale gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 23 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Willie Mosley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Dodd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Marcus (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Dunford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Truesdale (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | St. Joseph's | Willie Mosley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 07:37 | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd tips it in | 50-53 |
| 07:30 | Dayton | Willie Mosley takes the ball from Jonathan Smith | 50-53 |
| 07:26 | St. Joseph's | Willie Mosley is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Akinyooye - foul #3 on Dikembe Akinyooye, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Harry White (C) Eldon Horodyski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 07:26 | St. Joseph's | Willie Mosley misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:26 | Dayton | Harry White grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 07:07 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 07:06 | Dayton | Harry White tips it home | 52-53 |
| 06:55 | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Dunford | 52-56 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 06:36 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:31 | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 06:29 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Harry White is called for traveling | 52-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), David Johnson (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF) Jonathan Smith, Dikembe Akinyooye, Jed Lucky, Gregory Lawson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Hill (PG), Mark Mitchell (SG), Frank Robinson (C) Willie Mosley, Gary Dodd, Douglas Truesdale | |
| 06:00 | St. Joseph's | Mark Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 52-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Alvin Mackey (PG) Charles Marcus | |
| 05:38 | Dayton | The short jumper by Robin Haubert is denied by Mark Mitchell | 52-56 |
| 05:36 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Dunford gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:14 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Mackey connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Hill | 52-58 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | David Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Stanley | 55-58 |
| 04:42 | St. Joseph's | Christopher Hill's floater is knocked away by Robin Haubert | 55-58 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Matthew Carr grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 04:23 | Dayton | James Stanley travels with the ball | 55-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jonathan Smith (PG), Jed Lucky (SF), Eldon Horodyski (C) James Stanley, Matthew Carr, Harry White | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Willie Mosley (PG), Gary Dodd (SG), Charles Marcus (SF), Douglas Truesdale (C) Alvin Mackey, Christopher Hill, Mark Mitchell, Anthony Dunford | |
| 04:00 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Horodyski picks off the pass by Gary Dodd | 55-58 |
| 03:39 | Dayton | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by Charles Marcus - foul #2 on Charles Marcus, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Gregory Lawson (PF) David Johnson, Robin Haubert | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 23 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Willie Mosley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Dodd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Marcus (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Frank Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Douglas Truesdale (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski misses the easy layup | 55-58 |
| 03:28 | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 03:10 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Truesdale scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Mosley and he's fouled by Eldon Horodyski - foul #4 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jason Seaman (PF) Frank Robinson | |
| 03:10 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Truesdale makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye is hacked by Gary Dodd - foul #2 on Gary Dodd, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Gregory Lawson loses the ball out of bounds | 55-61 |
| 02:32 | St. Joseph's | Willie Mosley connects on the jump hook from the right block | 55-63 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (SG), Robin Haubert (PF) Dikembe Akinyooye, Gregory Lawson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Dunford (PF) Jason Seaman | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:23 | Dayton | David Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's | Willie Mosley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Dodd | 55-66 |
| 01:47 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Johnson | 58-66 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus's fadeaway is rejected by Robin Haubert | 58-66 |
| 01:33 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Truesdale pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 01:12 | St. Joseph's | Willie Mosley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-66 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to David Johnson | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Jonathan Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Gary Dodd is denied by Eldon Horodyski | 61-66 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Douglas Truesdale tips it in | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Jed Lucky knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus is hacked by David Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| 00:14 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:14 | St. Joseph's | Charles Marcus makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | David Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-69 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd is fouled in the backcourt by David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #11 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Christopher Hill (SF) Charles Marcus | |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | Gary Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jed Lucky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-71 |