| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Chen Xiang is called for the reach on Don Hughes - foul #1 on Chen Xiang, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:30 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 19:09 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:43 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 35-37 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Jeremy Dickerson - foul #1 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:07 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski | 36-40 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 17:34 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is fouled on the floor by Harry Murphy - foul #2 on Harry Murphy, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 38-40 |
| 17:20 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses long on a jumper in the paint | 38-40 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harry Murphy | 38-40 |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Dikembe Alvarenga picks off the pass by Gregory Capel | 38-40 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Walter Hanson takes the ball from Jeremy Dickerson | 38-40 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Hanson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the lay-in | 38-40 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson tips it home | 38-42 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien lays it in | 40-42 |
| 14:55 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Ivan Danowski and he's fouled by Gregory Capel - foul #3 on Gregory Capel, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Nelson Strum (SG), Mike Pals (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson, Don Hughes, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (PG), Eldon Fox (SG), Derek Garrett (PF), Michael Marcum (C) Ivan Danowski, Chen Xiang, Dikembe Alvarenga, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 14:55 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Mike Pals comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-45 |
| 14:28 | Dayton | Derek Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Michael Marcum's pass is intercepted by Dima Pelkowski | 40-45 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Eldon Fox - foul #1 on Eldon Fox, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn (C) Neil Lazaro | |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Derek Garrett lays it in on a great pass from Eldon Fox | 42-47 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Edmund Hagedorn steals it from Ronald Foor | 42-47 |
| 13:27 | Dayton | The short jumper by Edmund Hagedorn is denied by Dima Pelkowski | 42-47 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Derek Garrett tips it in | 42-49 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Mike Pals is whistled for traveling | 42-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Craig O'Brien (C) James Calvert, Mike Pals, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG) Eldon Fox | |
| 12:59 | Dayton | Harry Murphy steals the ball from Mark Brooks | 42-49 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Harry Murphy lays it up and in | 44-49 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Derek Garrett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edmund Hagedorn | 44-51 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 12:05 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Edmund Hagedorn | 44-51 |
| 11:44 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses long on a floater from the baseline | 44-51 |
| 11:42 | Dayton | Michael Marcum hits the follow up shot | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harry Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Capel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derek Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Marcum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-53 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Michael Marcum | 44-53 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn tips it in | 44-55 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Harry Murphy | 47-55 |
| 10:39 | Dayton | Derek Garrett misses the lay-in | 47-55 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Mark Brooks steals the ball from Ronald Foor | 47-55 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Mark Brooks scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Edmund Hagedorn | 47-58 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-58 |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Michael Marcum gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:39 | Dayton | Harry Murphy is called for the reach on Mark Brooks - foul #3 on Harry Murphy, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Walter Hanson (SF), Don Hughes (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Nelson Strum, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Eldon Fox (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Mark Brooks, Chen Xiang, Derek Garrett, Michael Marcum, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Neil Lazaro and he's fouled by Gregory Capel - foul #4 on Gregory Capel, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mike Pals (SG) Gregory Capel | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:28 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses the free throw | 47-60 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to James Calvert | 47-60 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-60 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-60 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | James Calvert buries a floater near the basket | 49-60 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ivan Danowski | 49-63 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Dikembe Alvarenga swats the layup by James Calvert | 49-63 |
| 07:40 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mike Pals (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Hanson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-63 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Jeremy Dickerson steps in front of the Walter Hanson pass | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:38 | Dayton | Eldon Fox buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Ivan Danowski | 49-66 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski's pass is intercepted by Neil Lazaro | 49-66 |
| 05:56 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga buries a jumpshot from the right side | 49-68 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harry Murphy (PG), Gregory Capel (SG), Craig O'Brien (C) James Calvert, Mike Pals, Dima Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG) Eldon Fox | |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-68 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson misses the tip | 49-68 |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Neil Lazaro | 49-70 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Don Hughes is blocked by Neil Lazaro | 49-70 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien tips it but misses | 49-70 |
| 05:14 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga snags the defensive board | 49-70 |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-70 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Don Hughes snags the defensive board | 49-70 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Gregory Capel connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Hanson | 51-70 |
| 04:23 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-70 |
| 04:21 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits the follow up shot | 51-72 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Neil Lazaro is called for the reach on Walter Hanson - foul #1 on Neil Lazaro, team foul #4 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Calvert (PG), Nelson Strum (SG), Mike Pals (SF), Ronald Foor (PF), Dima Pelkowski (C) Harry Murphy, Gregory Capel, Walter Hanson, Don Hughes, Craig O'Brien | |
| 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 | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-72 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Derek Garrett snags the defensive board | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Brooks and the foul's on Dima Pelkowski - foul #1 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #5 | 51-74 |
| 03:32 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn misses the free throw | 51-74 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor snags the defensive board | 51-74 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Calvert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nelson Strum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Mike Pals (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Foor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dima Pelkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eldon Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Marcum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edmund Hagedorn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Marcum - foul #1 on Michael Marcum, team foul #5 | 51-74 |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:01 | Dayton | Mark Brooks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-74 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Michael Marcum tips it in | 53-76 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Brooks - foul #1 on Mark Brooks, team foul #6 | 53-76 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Mark Brooks knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Eldon Fox | 55-78 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Mike Pals misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-78 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Derek Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 55-78 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 55-78 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Derek Garrett grabs the offensive rebound | 55-78 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Derek Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-78 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski snags the defensive board | 55-78 |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | James Calvert's layup is rejected by Edmund Hagedorn | 55-78 |
| 01:07 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn grabs the defensive rebound | 55-78 |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Edmund Hagedorn misses long on a shot in the paint | 55-78 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Nelson Strum grabs the board | 55-78 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-78 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Michael Marcum misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Dima Pelkowski - foul #2 on Dima Pelkowski, team foul #6 | 57-78 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Michael Marcum misses the 1st free throw | 57-78 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Michael Marcum makes the 2nd free throw | 57-79 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Dima Pelkowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-79 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Eldon Fox grabs the board | 57-79 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Mark Brooks runs out the clock | 57-79 |