| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Neil Lazaro | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Jordan | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses badly on a shot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright scores on a floater from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Neil Lazaro | 7-4 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright drills a floater from the left side set up by Carl Spangler and the foul's on Neil Lazaro - foul #1 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses long on a floater from the left side | 7-7 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Chen Xiang steals the ball from Wayne Wright | 7-7 |
| 16:59 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro can't finish the layup | 7-7 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Dickerson picks off the pass by Wayne Wright | 7-7 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses badly on a runner from the left block | 7-7 |
| 16:40 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (PG), Eldon Fox (SG), Derek Garrett (SF), Michael Marcum (PF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Ivan Danowski, Chen Xiang, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Steven Silver (SF) Carl Spangler, Robert Jordan | |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews can't connect on a shot from the right block | 7-7 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Mark Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:58 | Dayton | Mark Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Starr (PF) Wayne Wright | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Brooks (fresh) SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) SF - Derek Garrett (fresh) PF - Michael Marcum (fresh) C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Steven Silver (fresh) PF - John Starr (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver is hacked by Michael Marcum - foul #1 on Michael Marcum, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Goforth (C) Frank Matthews | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Derek Garrett | 7-7 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Eldon Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG) Donnie Nelson | |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | David Goforth snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Carl Spangler and he's hacked by Eldon Fox - foul #1 on Eldon Fox, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Mark Brooks, Eldon Fox, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Steven Silver, John Starr, David Goforth | |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses the free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Michael Marcum | 7-9 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Matthews - foul #1 on Frank Matthews, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Lazaro (SF) Michael Marcum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Richard Smith | |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 14:15 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is hacked by Donnie Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson (C) Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:57 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga travels with the ball | 9-9 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright steps out of bounds on the sideline | 9-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG) Carl Spangler | |
| 13:20 | Dayton | Frank Matthews is called for the reach on Chen Xiang - foul #2 on Frank Matthews, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Garrett (PF) Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (SF), David Goforth (C) Robert Jordan, Frank Matthews | |
| 13:11 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson lays it up and in and the foul's on David Goforth - foul #1 on David Goforth, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Marcum (PF) Neil Lazaro | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:11 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses the free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Derek Garrett comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Silver - foul #1 on Steven Silver, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (PG) Ivan Danowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Starr (PF) Wayne Wright | |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Derek Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith travels with the ball | 12-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Chen Xiang, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG) Donnie Nelson | |
| 12:08 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses badly on a shot from the right side | 12-12 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | John Starr pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-12 |
| 11:49 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Derek Garrett | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Brooks (fresh) SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) SF - Derek Garrett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Marcum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Silver (fresh) PF - John Starr (fresh) C - David Goforth (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Dayton | A charge is called on Mark Brooks - foul #1 on Mark Brooks, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Neil Lazaro (SF) Eldon Fox, Michael Marcum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF) Richard Smith, Steven Silver, John Starr | |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Alvarenga denies the turnaround by Wayne Wright | 12-12 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson tips it but misses | 12-12 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Derek Garrett snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | The short jumper by Neil Lazaro is denied by Robert Jordan | 12-12 |
| 10:50 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Danowski | 12-12 |
| 10:32 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Michael Marcum (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Mark Brooks, Dikembe Alvarenga, Derek Garrett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), John Starr (C) Carl Spangler, David Goforth | |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses the easy layup | 12-12 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson is called for traveling | 12-12 |
| 09:47 | Dayton | Chen Xiang can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | John Starr hits the follow up shot | 12-14 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | Michael Marcum is whistled for a carry | 12-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (PG), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Ivan Danowski, Michael Marcum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Steven Silver (PF), David Goforth (C) Richard Smith, Wayne Wright, John Starr | |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Spangler | 12-17 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Silver - foul #2 on Steven Silver, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Garrett (SF) Neil Lazaro | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (PG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), John Starr (PF) Donnie Nelson, Robert Jordan, Steven Silver | |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 08:33 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith can't finish the layup | 13-17 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan tips it but misses | 13-17 |
| 08:23 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 13-17 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Chen Xiang scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Brooks | 16-17 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the floater from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derek Garrett (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) PF - John Starr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Goforth (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Dayton | Derek Garrett clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 16-17 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | John Starr pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Chen Xiang is called for the reach on Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chen Xiang, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Michael Marcum (PF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Mark Brooks, Dikembe Alvarenga, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Wayne Wright (PF) Richard Smith, John Starr | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | David Goforth tips it back up and in | 16-19 |
| 06:54 | Dayton | Derek Garrett lays it up and in | 18-19 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright drills a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Michael Marcum - foul #2 on Michael Marcum, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF) Chen Xiang, Michael Marcum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Carl Spangler, Sherwood Rogan, David Goforth | |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Donnie Nelson steals the ball from Edmund Hagedorn | 18-22 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 06:05 | Dayton | Derek Garrett snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Mark Brooks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright is denied on a layup by Edmund Hagedorn | 18-22 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | The jump hook by Derek Garrett is blocked by Wayne Wright | 18-22 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski tips it back up and in | 20-22 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Wayne Wright is blocked by Edmund Hagedorn | 20-22 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Mark Brooks drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski | 23-22 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Derek Garrett denies the turnaround by Wayne Wright | 23-22 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-22 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Wayne Wright picks off the pass by Edmund Hagedorn | 23-22 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Michael Marcum (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks, Neil Lazaro, Derek Garrett, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Steven Silver (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Richard Smith, Robert Jordan, Wayne Wright, John Starr | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Eldon Fox (fresh) SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Marcum (fresh) PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) PF - Steven Silver (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Dayton | Carl Spangler takes the ball from Michael Marcum | 23-22 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson lays it in on a great pass from Carl Spangler | 23-24 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Carl Spangler steps in front of the Chen Xiang pass | 23-24 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses the lay-in | 23-24 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews tips it back up and in | 23-26 |
| 02:30 | Dayton | Eldon Fox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 02:28 | Dayton | Michael Marcum hits the follow up shot | 25-26 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donnie Nelson | 25-28 |
| 02:12 | Dayton | Michael Marcum misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Steven Silver | 25-28 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Dickerson swats the shot by Sherwood Rogan | 25-28 |
| 01:49 | Dayton | Michael Marcum grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Eldon Fox is hacked by Steven Silver - foul #3 on Steven Silver, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Neil Lazaro (SF) Michael Marcum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (PG), Wayne Wright (PF) Donnie Nelson, Steven Silver | |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews is hacked by Eldon Fox - foul #2 on Eldon Fox, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG) Eldon Fox | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF) Sherwood Rogan | |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Robert Jordan steals it from Jeremy Dickerson | 27-29 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Richard Smith is blocked by Jeremy Dickerson | 27-29 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 27-29 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan is fouled on the floor by Neil Lazaro - foul #2 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Derek Garrett (SF), Michael Marcum (PF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Chen Xiang, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan (SG), David Goforth (C) Carl Spangler, Frank Matthews | |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Michael Marcum gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Michael Marcum misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 27-29 |