| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Edward Dorris (fresh) SG - Sherman Balderas (fresh) SF - Michael Williams (fresh) PF - Christopher Gransky (fresh) C - Roy Stahl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jerry Zellman (fresh) SG - John Faison (fresh) SF - Christopher Powers (fresh) PF - Paul Nguyen (fresh) C - James Hocking (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Roy Stahl wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Gransky | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Sherman Balderas, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Roy Stahl - foul #1 on Roy Stahl, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:14 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | Roy Stahl grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 18:56 | Dayton | Paul Nguyen steps in front of the Roy Stahl pass | 3-1 |
| 18:36 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Nguyen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Dayton | Roy Stahl's layup is rejected by James Hocking | 3-3 |
| 18:22 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky is fouled on the floor by Jerry Zellman - foul #1 on Jerry Zellman, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 17:54 | Dayton | Roy Stahl misses long on a shot from close range | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | Roy Stahl gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Roy Stahl lays it up and in set up by Michael Williams and the foul's on James Hocking - foul #1 on James Hocking, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Boyd Harrison (SF), Robert Lax (PF) Edward Dorris, Sherman Balderas, Michael Williams, Christopher Gransky | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones (SG) John Faison | |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Roy Stahl makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:13 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 17:11 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:53 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert Lax - foul #1 on Robert Lax, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Dayton | James Huggins (C) Roy Stahl | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Parker (SG), Brandon Trejo (SF) Jerry Zellman, Christopher Powers | |
| 16:53 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:42 | Dayton | James Huggins can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:40 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones scores on a runner from the left block set up by James Hocking | 6-7 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Andre Towery is whistled for a carry | 6-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Sherman Balderas (SG), Christopher Gransky (PF) Andre Towery, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn (PF), Bernard Phillips (C) Paul Nguyen, James Hocking | |
| 16:14 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 16:13 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 15:57 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) SG - Sherman Balderas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Boyd Harrison (fresh) PF - Christopher Gransky (fresh) C - James Huggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Byron Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - George Parker (fresh) SF - Brandon Trejo (fresh) PF - Billy Dunn (fresh) C - Bernard Phillips (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones buries a jump hook in the paint | 6-11 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Huggins | 9-11 |
| 15:25 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Pack | 9-11 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | The short jumper by James Huggins is denied by Bernard Phillips | 9-11 |
| 15:06 | Dayton | John Pack tips it home | 11-11 |
| 14:51 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips can't connect on a floater near the basket | 11-11 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 14:45 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:16 | St. Bonaventure | George Parker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 14:15 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Christopher Gransky | 11-11 |
| 14:04 | Dayton | Sherman Balderas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:02 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:57 | St. Bonaventure | George Parker comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Sherman Balderas - foul #2 on Sherman Balderas, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Robert Lax (PF), Roy Stahl (C) John Pack, Sherman Balderas, Boyd Harrison, Christopher Gransky, James Huggins | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Faison (SG), Christopher Powers (SF), Paul Nguyen (PF), James Hocking (C) Byron Jones, Brandon Trejo, Billy Dunn, Bernard Phillips | |
| 13:57 | St. Bonaventure | George Parker makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:57 | St. Bonaventure | George Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | Robert Lax can't throw it down but he's hacked by John Faison - foul #1 on John Faison, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG) George Parker | |
| 13:42 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:42 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Nguyen grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 13:28 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Dorris - foul #1 on Edward Dorris, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| 13:28 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:28 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Edward Dorris hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 12:59 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 12:58 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking hits the follow up shot | 15-17 |
| 12:41 | Dayton | Edward Dorris makes the 3 from straight away set up by Andre Towery | 18-17 |
| 12:27 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Nguyen is denied on a layup by Robert Lax | 18-17 |
| 12:25 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers tips it in | 18-19 |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Roy Stahl lays it in on a great pass from Edward Dorris | 20-19 |
| 11:49 | St. Bonaventure | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Powers is blocked by Roy Stahl | 20-19 |
| 11:47 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking tips it but misses | 20-19 |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Robert Lax grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Edward Dorris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Towery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Lax (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Roy Stahl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Jerry Zellman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Faison (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hocking (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Dayton | John Faison steals it from Andre Towery | 20-19 |
| 11:20 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking loses the dribble to Edward Dorris | 20-19 |
| 11:16 | Dayton | Edward Dorris lays it up and in | 22-19 |
| 11:01 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Lax blocks the short jumper by James Hocking | 22-19 |
| 10:59 | Dayton | Robert Lax gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Roy Stahl banks in the layup set up by Edward Dorris | 24-19 |
| 10:24 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Nguyen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Roy Stahl misses the lay-in | 24-22 |
| 10:10 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 09:59 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 09:58 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 24-22 |
| 09:47 | Dayton | Andre Towery connects on the jumper from the left side | 26-22 |
| 09:37 | St. Bonaventure | Roy Stahl steals it from Jerry Zellman | 26-22 |
| 09:26 | Dayton | Christopher Powers takes the ball from Edward Dorris | 26-22 |
| 09:05 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking is hacked by Edward Dorris - foul #2 on Edward Dorris, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Joshua Byers (SG), Boyd Harrison (SF), Christopher Gransky (PF), James Huggins (C) Edward Dorris, Andre Towery, Michael Williams, Robert Lax, Roy Stahl | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones (PG), George Parker (SG), Brandon Trejo (SF), Billy Dunn (PF), Bernard Phillips (C) Jerry Zellman, John Faison, Christopher Powers, Paul Nguyen, James Hocking | |
| 08:53 | St. Bonaventure | George Parker travels with the ball | 26-22 |
| 08:39 | Dayton | Bernard Phillips takes the ball from Christopher Gransky | 26-22 |
| 08:35 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Byron Jones | 26-24 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | John Pack hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Byron Jones - foul #1 on Byron Jones, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | John Pack misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | John Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 08:05 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo is called for a charge - foul #1 on Brandon Trejo, team foul #5 | 27-24 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky is fouled on the floor by Billy Dunn - foul #1 on Billy Dunn, team foul #6 | 27-24 |
| 07:36 | Dayton | Byron Jones is called for the reach on John Pack - foul #2 on Byron Jones, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell (PG) Byron Jones | |
| 07:36 | Dayton | John Pack misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:36 | St. Bonaventure | Billy Dunn snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Byers (fresh) SF - Boyd Harrison (fresh) PF - Christopher Gransky (fresh) C - James Huggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Terry Isbell (fresh) SG - George Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Trejo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Dunn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bernard Phillips (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 07:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Huggins | 27-24 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-24 |
| 06:58 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 06:45 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 06:43 | St. Bonaventure | Brandon Trejo tips it but misses | 27-24 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Terry Isbell is called for the reach on Joshua Byers - foul #1 on Terry Isbell, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Roy Stahl (C) James Huggins | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), John Faison (SG), Christopher Powers (SF), Paul Nguyen (PF) George Parker, Brandon Trejo, Billy Dunn, Bernard Phillips | |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Joshua Byers makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:36 | Dayton | Joshua Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:17 | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman misses long on a shot from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 06:16 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Nguyen gets the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 06:06 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Powers - foul #1 on Christopher Powers, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG) Joshua Byers | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking (C) Jerry Zellman | |
| 05:57 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | Andre Towery grabs the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 05:34 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison is hacked by Christopher Powers - foul #2 on Christopher Powers, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), George Parker (SF) Terry Isbell, Christopher Powers | |
| 05:34 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:34 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:23 | St. Bonaventure | James Hocking is denied on a layup by Roy Stahl | 30-27 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 05:10 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky banks in the layup | 32-27 |
| 04:35 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Roy Stahl pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Andre Towery is hacked by John Faison - foul #2 on John Faison, team foul #11 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Williams (SF), Robert Lax (PF), James Huggins (C) Boyd Harrison, Christopher Gransky, Roy Stahl | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell (PG), Brandon Trejo (SG), Billy Dunn (PF), Bernard Phillips (C) Jerry Zellman, John Faison, Paul Nguyen, James Hocking | |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Andre Towery misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Andre Towery makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:55 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 03:53 | St. Bonaventure | George Parker tips it home | 33-29 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Michael Williams can't throw it down but the foul's on Brandon Trejo - foul #2 on Brandon Trejo, team foul #12 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (PG), Sherman Balderas (SG) John Pack, Andre Towery | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones (SG) George Parker | |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Edward Dorris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sherman Balderas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Lax (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Huggins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Terry Isbell (fresh) SG - Byron Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Brandon Trejo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Dunn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bernard Phillips (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips blows the layup | 35-29 |
| 03:21 | Dayton | Robert Lax snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 03:02 | Dayton | James Huggins hits the follow up shot | 37-29 |
| 02:43 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips is hacked by Sherman Balderas - foul #3 on Sherman Balderas, team foul #7 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SG), Roy Stahl (C) Sherman Balderas, Robert Lax | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Powers (SF), Paul Nguyen (PF) Brandon Trejo, Billy Dunn | |
| 02:43 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Michael Williams grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Michael Williams is hacked by Christopher Powers - foul #3 on Christopher Powers, team foul #13 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerry Zellman (PG), John Faison (SG) Terry Isbell, Christopher Powers | |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 02:29 | Dayton | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 02:15 | St. Bonaventure | Edward Dorris takes the ball from Byron Jones | 39-29 |
| 02:10 | Dayton | Michael Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Dorris | 41-29 |
| 01:49 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Williams steals it from Paul Nguyen | 41-29 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Paul Nguyen steals it from Michael Williams | 41-29 |
| 01:29 | St. Bonaventure | John Faison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 01:27 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones can't tip it in | 41-29 |
| 01:26 | Dayton | Roy Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 01:02 | Dayton | Joshua Byers misses the 3 from straight away | 41-29 |
| 01:01 | St. Bonaventure | Bernard Phillips pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 00:41 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Roy Stahl | 41-29 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Michael Williams clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Nguyen - foul #1 on Paul Nguyen, team foul #14 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Andre Towery (SG), Christopher Gransky (PF) Edward Dorris, Joshua Byers, James Huggins | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Terry Isbell (PG), Brandon Trejo (SG), James Hocking (C) Jerry Zellman, John Faison, Bernard Phillips | |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Byron Jones is whistled for traveling | 43-29 |