| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) SG - Clark Krueger (fresh) SF - Allen Osborne (fresh) PF - Robert Baldree (fresh) C - Paul Kinley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Neil Wong (fresh) SG - Michael Hennessy (fresh) SF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne is fouled on the floor by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Wheeler | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | Allen Osborne denies the turnaround by William Taylor | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Neil Wong snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | William Taylor is denied on a layup by Robert Baldree | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee Tech | Paul Kinley pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly scores on a jumper in the paint | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Hennessy - foul #1 on Michael Hennessy, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Allen Osborne steals the ball from Patrick Reilly | 6-2 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler misses the dunk attempt | 6-2 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | William Taylor grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:56 | Dayton | Paul Kinley is called for the reach on William Taylor - foul #1 on Paul Kinley, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski misses the floater from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 17:42 | Dayton | Neil Wong grabs the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:29 | Dayton | Paul Kinley swats the layup by Patrick Reilly | 6-2 |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 17:09 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ivan Sugalski | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | Dayton | Allen Osborne is called for the reach on Ivan Sugalski - foul #1 on Allen Osborne, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler (PG), James Veney (SF), George Jones (PF), Anthony Trembley (C) James Wheeler, Allen Osborne, Robert Baldree, Paul Kinley | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Neil Wong misses long on a shot from the right side | 6-4 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee Tech | Neil Wong steals the ball from Marion Schindler | 6-4 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy lays it in set up by Neil Wong | 6-6 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Marion Schindler (fresh) SG - Clark Krueger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Veney (fresh) PF - George Jones (fresh) C - Anthony Trembley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Neil Wong (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Hennessy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Sugalski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Reilly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Dayton | Neil Wong hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 6-6 |
| 15:43 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:37 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Trembley | 9-6 |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Hennessy | 9-9 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones snags the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley hits a 3 from straight away | 12-9 |
| 14:44 | Dayton | Neil Wong is hacked by James Veney - foul #1 on James Veney, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Allen Osborne (SF), Robert Baldree (PF), Paul Kinley (C) Clark Krueger, James Veney, George Jones, Anthony Trembley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Flury (PG), Thomas Noguera (SG), Christopher Andresen (SF), Glenn Shaw (PF), Kyle Whitman (C) Neil Wong, Michael Hennessy, Ivan Sugalski, William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| 14:33 | Dayton | Manuel Flury misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 14:31 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw misses the tip | 12-9 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Wheeler | 14-9 |
| 13:59 | Dayton | Thomas Noguera is fouled on the floor by Paul Kinley - foul #2 on Paul Kinley, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Veney (SG), George Jones (C) Marion Schindler, Paul Kinley | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 14-9 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Noguera - foul #1 on Thomas Noguera, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:16 | Dayton | Manuel Flury misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 13:14 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman can't tip it in | 16-9 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Allen Osborne | 16-9 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree tips it home | 18-9 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Allen Osborne steals it from Kyle Whitman | 18-9 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Shaw takes the ball from James Veney | 18-9 |
| 12:22 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Glenn Shaw | 18-11 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee Tech | James Veney clanks a 3 from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne grabs the offensive board | 18-11 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne is hacked by Manuel Flury - foul #1 on Manuel Flury, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler (PG), Clark Krueger (SG), Anthony Trembley (PF), Ray Gurley (C) James Wheeler, James Veney, Allen Osborne, Robert Baldree | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (PG), Michael Hennessy (SG), Ivan Sugalski (SF), William Taylor (PF) Manuel Flury, Thomas Noguera, Christopher Andresen, Kyle Whitman | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Marion Schindler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clark Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Trembley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ray Gurley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Neil Wong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Hennessy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Taylor (fresh) C - Glenn Shaw (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley loses the ball out of bounds | 18-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Patrick Reilly (C) Glenn Shaw | |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Neil Wong scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Marion Schindler - foul #1 on Marion Schindler, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Neil Wong makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler misses short on a floater from the left block | 18-14 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-14 |
| 10:36 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly tips it but misses | 18-14 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | William Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Neil Wong misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 18-14 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley is denied on a layup by William Taylor | 18-14 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:32 | Dayton | Neil Wong drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Michael Hennessy | 18-16 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), Allen Osborne (SF), Robert Baldree (PF) Marion Schindler, George Jones, Ray Gurley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Andresen (SF), Glenn Shaw (C) Ivan Sugalski, Patrick Reilly | |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Allen Osborne steps in front of the Michael Hennessy pass | 18-16 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 18-16 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Christopher Andresen grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy misses the easy layup | 18-16 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Wheeler and he's fouled by Michael Hennessy - foul #2 on Michael Hennessy, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Flury (PG), Thomas Noguera (SG), Kyle Whitman (C) Neil Wong, Michael Hennessy, William Taylor | |
| 08:24 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger makes the free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | Manuel Flury is denied on a dunk by Robert Baldree | 21-16 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Noguera - foul #2 on Thomas Noguera, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler (SG), Ray Gurley (C) Clark Krueger, Anthony Trembley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Wong (SG), Ivan Sugalski (SF) Thomas Noguera, Christopher Andresen | |
| 07:57 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marion Schindler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Osborne (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Baldree (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ray Gurley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Manuel Flury (fresh) SG - Neil Wong (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Sugalski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Shaw (fresh) C - Kyle Whitman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Dayton | Marion Schindler is called for the reach on Neil Wong - foul #2 on Marion Schindler, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Veney (SG), George Jones (C) Marion Schindler, Ray Gurley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Patrick Reilly (C) Kyle Whitman | |
| 07:39 | Dayton | James Wheeler steps in front of the Neil Wong pass | 23-16 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler lays it in | 25-16 |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Allen Osborne - foul #2 on Allen Osborne, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ray Gurley (C) Allen Osborne | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Manuel Flury loses the ball out of bounds | 25-18 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree can't tip it in | 25-18 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Neil Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee Tech | Neil Wong steals it from James Wheeler in the backcourt | 25-21 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Neil Wong and he's hacked by Robert Baldree - foul #1 on Robert Baldree, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (PG), Clark Krueger (SG), Anthony Trembley (C) James Wheeler, James Veney, Ray Gurley | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Taylor (PF) Patrick Reilly | |
| 06:31 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Trembley - foul #1 on Anthony Trembley, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Veney (SF) Robert Baldree | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Glenn Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee Tech | George Jones's pass is intercepted by William Taylor | 25-25 |
| 05:33 | Dayton | William Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Jones - foul #1 on George Jones, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Ray Gurley (C) George Jones | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Andresen (SF) Ivan Sugalski | |
| 05:33 | Dayton | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:33 | Dayton | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee Tech | Manuel Flury is called for the reach on Jeffrey Rieger - foul #2 on Manuel Flury, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (SG), Patrick Reilly (C) Manuel Flury, Glenn Shaw | |
| 05:12 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Patrick Reilly pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Christopher Andresen scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hennessy | 26-29 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee Tech | Clark Krueger makes the 3 from straight away | 29-29 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Clark Krueger - foul #1 on Clark Krueger, team foul #11 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler (PG), George Jones (SF), Robert Baldree (PF) Jeffrey Rieger, James Veney, Ray Gurley | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Michael Hennessy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-31 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley misses the tip | 29-31 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee Tech | Anthony Trembley tips it home | 31-31 |
| 03:55 | Dayton | Neil Wong knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clark Krueger (fresh) 10 pts. SF - George Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Baldree (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Trembley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Neil Wong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Hennessy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Andresen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Neil Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Robert Baldree takes the ball from William Taylor | 31-33 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee Tech | James Wheeler makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Baldree | 34-33 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | James Wheeler takes the ball from Patrick Reilly | 34-33 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Baldree double dribbles | 34-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler (SG), Allen Osborne (SF), Paul Kinley (C) Clark Krueger, Robert Baldree, Anthony Trembley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Manuel Flury (PG), Thomas Noguera (SG), Ivan Sugalski (SF), Glenn Shaw (PF), Kyle Whitman (C) Neil Wong, Michael Hennessy, Christopher Andresen, William Taylor, Patrick Reilly | |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 01:51 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Paul Kinley - foul #3 on Paul Kinley, team foul #12 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger (PG), James Veney (PF), Ray Gurley (C) James Wheeler, George Jones, Paul Kinley | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne is hacked by Glenn Shaw - foul #1 on Glenn Shaw, team foul #8 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Hennessy (SG) Manuel Flury | |
| 01:21 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee Tech | Allen Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Glenn Shaw | 35-35 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman misses short on a floater in the lane | 35-35 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee Tech | Marion Schindler grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman clanks a runner in the paint | 37-35 |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:32 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Ivan Sugalski grabs the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Kyle Whitman knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Hennessy | 37-38 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | Jeffrey Rieger misses long on a halfcourt shot | 37-38 |