| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Edward Dorris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sherman Balderas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Gransky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Stahl (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Klein (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Briscoe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Michael Williams inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Roy Stahl is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Roy Stahl, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Huggins (C) Roy Stahl | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 19:24 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-23 |
| 19:22 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 19:07 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Dorris - foul #3 on Edward Dorris, team foul #2 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG) Edward Dorris | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 19:07 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 19:07 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 18:43 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 18:42 | Sacramento State | James Klein pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:24 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is fouled on the floor by John Pack - foul #1 on John Pack, team foul #3 | 31-24 |
| 18:05 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-24 |
| 18:03 | Sacramento State | James Klein grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:41 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 17:15 | Dayton | Thomas Briscoe steals it from Sherman Balderas | 31-26 |
| 16:49 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Holmes | 31-28 |
| 16:24 | Dayton | James Huggins is fouled on the floor by Thomas Briscoe - foul #1 on Thomas Briscoe, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG), Boyd Harrison (SF), Robert Lax (C) Sherman Balderas, Michael Williams, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Thomas Briscoe - foul #2 on Thomas Briscoe, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:07 | Sacramento State | John Pack steals the ball from Michael Holmes in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | John Pack lays it in | 35-28 |
| 15:45 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 15:43 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis tips it back up and in | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andre Towery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Boyd Harrison (fresh) PF - Christopher Gransky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lax (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Briscoe - foul #3 on Thomas Briscoe, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (PG), Roy Stahl (C) John Pack, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 15:26 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:26 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:05 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Roy Stahl - foul #4 on Roy Stahl, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sherman Balderas (SG), Robert Lax (PF), James Huggins (C) Andre Towery, Christopher Gransky, Roy Stahl | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 15:05 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:05 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Ronald Donnelly takes the ball from Robert Lax | 37-32 |
| 14:44 | Sacramento State | Sherman Balderas steals it from Richard Lewis | 37-32 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses the shot in the paint | 37-32 |
| 14:23 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 14:05 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 14:03 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Huggins | 37-32 |
| 13:49 | Dayton | Richard Lewis is called for the reach on Robert Lax - foul #2 on Richard Lewis, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Williams (SF) Boyd Harrison | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer (SF), Donald Harden (C) James Klein, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 13:32 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-32 |
| 13:30 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Richard Lewis | 37-32 |
| 13:24 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 37-32 |
| 13:23 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 37-32 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Dorris | 40-32 |
| 12:43 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is hacked by Edward Dorris - foul #4 on Edward Dorris, team foul #5 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Christopher Gransky (PF) Edward Dorris, Sherman Balderas, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Gary Rieder (PF) Ronald Donnelly, Richard Lewis | |
| 12:38 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder is called for traveling | 40-32 |
| 12:21 | Dayton | Andre Towery misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 12:19 | Dayton | James Huggins grabs the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 12:03 | Dayton | Michael Williams is whistled for a carry | 40-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Boyd Harrison (SF) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Klein (SF), Thomas Briscoe (C) Thomas Kemmer, Donald Harden | |
| 11:46 | Sacramento State | John Pack is called for the reach on Michael Holmes - foul #2 on John Pack, team foul #6 | 40-32 |
| 11:28 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Andre Towery pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andre Towery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Boyd Harrison (fresh) PF - Christopher Gransky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Huggins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Andre Towery misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Andre Towery pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 10:59 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Gransky | 43-32 |
| 10:34 | Sacramento State | James Klein knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 43-34 |
| 10:16 | Dayton | Andre Towery scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Pack and the foul's on James Klein - foul #1 on James Klein, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Williams (SF), Robert Lax (C) Boyd Harrison, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Richard Lewis (PF), Donald Harden (C) Dikembe Amedee, Gary Rieder, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 10:16 | Dayton | Andre Towery makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 09:56 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly travels with the ball | 46-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sherman Balderas (SG) Andre Towery | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer (SF) James Klein | |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Robert Lax comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Harden - foul #1 on Donald Harden, team foul #6 | 46-34 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 09:25 | Sacramento State | John Pack takes the ball from Thomas Kemmer | 48-34 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | John Pack's layup is rejected by Thomas Kemmer | 48-34 |
| 09:09 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 08:50 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Lax - foul #1 on Robert Lax, team foul #7 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SG) John Pack | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 08:50 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 08:50 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-35 |
| 08:30 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lax | 48-35 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Michael Williams misses long on a shot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 08:16 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky gets the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Joshua Byers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sherman Balderas | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:43 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-35 |
| 07:41 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly grabs the offensive board | 50-35 |
| 07:32 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis scores on a floater from the right block set up by Michael Holmes and he's fouled by Christopher Gransky - foul #2 on Christopher Gransky, team foul #8 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (PG), Boyd Harrison (SF), Roy Stahl (C) Joshua Byers, Michael Williams, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Klein (SF), Thomas Briscoe (C) Thomas Kemmer, Donald Harden | |
| 07:32 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 07:13 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Edward Dorris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sherman Balderas (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boyd Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Gransky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Stahl (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:08 | Sacramento State | James Klein is whistled for traveling | 50-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder (PF) Richard Lewis | |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Roy Stahl is fouled on the floor by Ronald Donnelly - foul #1 on Ronald Donnelly, team foul #7 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG) Sherman Balderas | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG) Ronald Donnelly | |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Roy Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Roy Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 06:48 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 06:42 | Sacramento State | James Klein buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Roy Stahl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Huggins (PF) Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 06:06 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is fouled on the floor by Andre Towery - foul #2 on Andre Towery, team foul #9 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis (PF) Gary Rieder | |
| 06:06 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Roy Stahl | 51-41 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | James Huggins loses the dribble to Thomas Briscoe | 51-41 |
| 05:31 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis drills a jumper from close range set up by Michael Holmes | 51-43 |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Andre Towery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 05:01 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Thomas Briscoe | 51-43 |
| 04:38 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee double dribbles | 51-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Sherman Balderas (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Robert Lax (PF) Edward Dorris, Andre Towery, Boyd Harrison, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG), Ronald Donnelly (SG), Thomas Kemmer (SF), Gary Rieder (PF) Michael Holmes, Dikembe Amedee, James Klein, Richard Lewis | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:25 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 04:23 | Dayton | Roy Stahl pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-43 |
| 04:16 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Gary Rieder | 51-43 |
| 04:12 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathaniel Lazo | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Michael Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Sacramento State | Michael Williams steals it from Nathaniel Lazo | 53-45 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas can't throw it down | 53-45 |
| 03:33 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 03:18 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-45 |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Roy Stahl pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas buries a 3 from the right wing set up by John Pack | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sherman Balderas (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Lax (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Stahl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Nathaniel Lazo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Briscoe (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-45 |
| 02:49 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 02:33 | Dayton | Roy Stahl pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Roy Stahl hits a jump hook from the right block set up by John Pack | 58-45 |
| 01:59 | Sacramento State | The short jumper by Thomas Briscoe is denied by Roy Stahl | 58-45 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Roy Stahl misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Nathaniel Lazo - foul #1 on Nathaniel Lazo, team foul #8 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG), Boyd Harrison (SF) Sherman Balderas, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Donald Harden (C) Ronald Donnelly, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Roy Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Roy Stahl makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 01:28 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee is hacked by John Pack - foul #3 on John Pack, team foul #10 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Huggins (C) Roy Stahl | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 01:28 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:28 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Andre Towery makes the shot from the left side | 62-47 |
| 00:53 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer's layup is rejected by James Huggins | 62-47 |
| 00:51 | Dayton | John Pack grabs the board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison clanks a floater from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 00:28 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Rieder | 62-49 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | John Pack runs out the clock | 62-49 |