| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marc Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Cunningham (fresh) SF - Javier Acosta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nathaniel Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert McQuesten (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Frank Prater (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Weiss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Javier Acosta inbounds the ball | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham is whistled for a carry | 29-45 |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert McQuesten and the foul's on Darrell Cunningham - foul #3 on Darrell Cunningham, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Paul Guyton (SG) Darrell Cunningham | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the free throw | 29-48 |
| 19:32 | Dayton | Alonzo Adams steps in front of the Javier Acosta pass in the backcourt | 29-48 |
| 19:16 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams buries a 3 from the left corner | 29-51 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Darren Smalling blows the dunk | 29-51 |
| 18:53 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss pulls down the rebound | 29-51 |
| 18:36 | Rhode Island | Marc Brooks is called for the reach on Kevin Green - foul #1 on Marc Brooks, team foul #2 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker (C) Larry Weiss | |
| 18:16 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Green | 29-53 |
| 18:02 | Dayton | Paul Guyton connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Green | 32-55 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Javier Acosta's pass is intercepted by Alonzo Adams in the backcourt | 32-55 |
| 17:25 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams double dribbles | 32-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frederick Wright (PG), Marcus Stout (SG), Mike Munkberg (SF), Joseph Nettleton (PF), Henry Boggs (C) Marc Brooks, Paul Guyton, Javier Acosta, Darren Smalling, Nathaniel Savage | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Les Lowman (SF), Larry Weiss (C) Kevin Green, Alonzo Adams, Robert McQuesten, Frank Prater | |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton is fouled on the floor by Stephen Tucker - foul #3 on Stephen Tucker, team foul #1 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball (PF) Stephen Tucker | |
| 17:00 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton is denied on a layup by Stephen Ball | 32-55 |
| 16:59 | Dayton | Henry Boggs grabs the offensive board | 32-55 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton banks in the layup | 34-55 |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Marcus Stout - foul #2 on Marcus Stout, team foul #3 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Paul Guyton (SG), Darren Smalling (PF) Frederick Wright, Henry Boggs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Larry Weiss | |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva makes the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Paul Guyton is hacked by Felipe Silva in the backcourt - foul #1 on Felipe Silva, team foul #2 | 34-57 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | Felipe Silva picks off the pass by Joseph Nettleton | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marcus Stout (fresh) SG - Paul Guyton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Mike Munkberg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Nettleton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Neil England (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) PF - Les Lowman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-57 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton grabs the board | 34-57 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Marcus Stout makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-57 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 36-57 |
| 14:54 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Ball - foul #1 on Stephen Ball, team foul #3 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marc Brooks (PG), Darrell Cunningham (SG), Nathaniel Savage (C) Marcus Stout, Paul Guyton, Joseph Nettleton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Robert McQuesten (SF), Frank Prater (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Les Lowman, Stephen Ball | |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Javier Acosta (SF), Frederick Wright (PF) Mike Munkberg, Darren Smalling | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:03 | Dayton | Javier Acosta hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marc Brooks | 40-57 |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Frank Prater | 40-59 |
| 13:32 | Dayton | Marc Brooks is called for 10 seconds | 40-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG), Stephen Tucker (C) Alonzo Adams, Larry Weiss | |
| 13:10 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Tucker | 40-61 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Javier Acosta misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Green | 40-64 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Marc Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG), Paul Guyton (SG), Darren Smalling (PF), Mike Munkberg (C) Marc Brooks, Darrell Cunningham, Frederick Wright, Nathaniel Savage | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Larry Weiss (C) Kevin Green, Robert McQuesten, Frank Prater | |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Darren Smalling is called for the reach on Stephen Tucker - foul #1 on Darren Smalling, team foul #4 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton (C) Javier Acosta | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Les Lowman (SF) Neil England, Yuri Rotkowski | |
| 11:58 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-67 |
| 11:41 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton misses the easy layup | 40-67 |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker gets the rebound | 40-67 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marcus Stout (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Guyton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Mike Munkberg (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Nettleton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Felipe Silva (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 22 pts. 2 stl. SF - Les Lowman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Mike Munkberg - foul #1 on Mike Munkberg, team foul #5 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marc Brooks (PG) Marcus Stout | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Stephen Ball (C) Felipe Silva, Stephen Tucker, Larry Weiss | |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman misses the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-68 |
| 11:31 | Dayton | Les Lowman is called for the reach on Joseph Nettleton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Les Lowman, team foul #4 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG) Neil England | |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg blows the layup | 40-68 |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-68 |
| 10:56 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green travels with the ball | 40-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham (SG), Javier Acosta (SF), Nathaniel Savage (C) Paul Guyton, Mike Munkberg, Joseph Nettleton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Prater (PF) Les Lowman | |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Darren Smalling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten (SF), Larry Weiss (C) Alonzo Adams, Stephen Ball | |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-68 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski tips it home | 40-70 |
| 09:57 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham is hacked by Yuri Rotkowski - foul #1 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #5 | 40-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG), Mike Munkberg (PF) Marc Brooks, Darren Smalling | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Stephen Tucker (C) Kevin Green, Yuri Rotkowski, Larry Weiss | |
| 09:44 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage misses the dunk | 40-70 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island | Stephen Tucker grabs the board | 40-70 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Javier Acosta steals the ball from Felipe Silva | 40-70 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Marcus Stout is fouled in the backcourt by Neil England - foul #1 on Neil England, team foul #6 | 40-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | Paul Guyton (SG), Frederick Wright (SF), Joseph Nettleton (C) Darrell Cunningham, Javier Acosta, Nathaniel Savage | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Les Lowman (SF), Stephen Ball (C) Robert McQuesten, Frank Prater | |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg scores on a turnaround from the left block | 42-70 |
| 08:38 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-70 |
| 08:37 | Dayton | Frederick Wright snags the defensive board | 42-70 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Marcus Stout can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Ball - foul #2 on Stephen Ball, team foul #7 | 42-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | Darren Smalling (PF) Frederick Wright | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Neil England, Felipe Silva, Stephen Tucker | |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Marcus Stout misses the 1st free throw | 42-70 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Marcus Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 08:16 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-70 |
| 08:14 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Darren Smalling | 43-70 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg travels with the ball | 43-70 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marc Brooks (PG) Marcus Stout | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss (C) Stephen Ball | |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss clanks a shot from the baseline | 43-70 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-70 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marc Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Guyton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Mike Munkberg (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Nettleton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 22 pts. 2 stl. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Les Lowman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Weiss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-72 |
| 07:08 | Dayton | Paul Guyton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-72 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss grabs the board | 43-72 |
| 07:01 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-72 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Marc Brooks grabs the board | 43-72 |
| 06:54 | Dayton | Marc Brooks can't finish the layup | 43-72 |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman pulls down the rebound | 43-72 |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | Darren Smalling is called for the reach on Larry Weiss - foul #2 on Darren Smalling, team foul #6 | 43-72 |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG), Frederick Wright (SF), Henry Boggs (C) Marc Brooks, Darren Smalling, Joseph Nettleton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Robert McQuesten (SF), Frank Prater (PF), Stephen Tucker (C) Kevin Green, Alonzo Adams, Yuri Rotkowski, Les Lowman, Larry Weiss | |
| 06:16 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-72 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Stephen Tucker steals the ball from Marcus Stout in the backcourt | 43-72 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Felipe Silva | 43-75 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 05:33 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg misses the jumpshot from the right side | 43-75 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten grabs the defensive rebound | 43-75 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Frederick Wright - foul #1 on Frederick Wright, team foul #7 | 43-75 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva makes the 1st free throw | 43-76 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva makes the 2nd free throw | 43-77 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Paul Guyton is fouled in the backcourt by Robert McQuesten - foul #1 on Robert McQuesten, team foul #8 | 43-77 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Paul Guyton makes the 1st free throw | 44-77 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Paul Guyton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-77 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Neil England and he's fouled by Mike Munkberg - foul #2 on Mike Munkberg, team foul #8 | 45-79 |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton (C) Henry Boggs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Green (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Stephen Ball (C) Neil England, Robert McQuesten, Stephen Tucker | |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses the free throw | 45-79 |
| 04:44 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton pulls down the rebound | 45-79 |
| 04:42 | Dayton | Paul Guyton is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Guyton, team foul #9 | 45-79 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green lays it in | 45-81 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 45-81 |
| 04:05 | Dayton | Frederick Wright can't tip it in | 45-81 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva grabs the board | 45-81 |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-81 |
| Subs | Dayton | Henry Boggs (C) Frederick Wright | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Les Lowman (SF), Larry Weiss (C) Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Frank Prater | |
| 03:28 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg clanks a jump hook from the left block | 45-81 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Marcus Stout snags the offensive board | 45-81 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marcus Stout (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Guyton (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Mike Munkberg (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Nettleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Boggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Green (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 22 pts. 2 stl. SF - Les Lowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Weiss (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Dayton | Henry Boggs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-81 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Les Lowman grabs the board | 45-81 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Alonzo Adams | 45-84 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-84 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Marcus Stout tips it home | 47-84 |
| 02:14 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-84 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball tips it back up and in | 47-86 |
| 01:58 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton drills a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Stephen Ball - foul #3 on Stephen Ball, team foul #9 | 49-86 |
| Subs | Dayton | Frederick Wright (SF) Henry Boggs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert McQuesten (SF), Frank Prater (PF) Les Lowman, Stephen Ball | |
| 01:58 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton makes the free throw | 50-86 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-88 |
| 01:31 | Dayton | Frederick Wright is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Frederick Wright, team foul #10 | 50-88 |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-88 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss snags the offensive board | 50-88 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Frank Prater | 50-90 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:36 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton drills a shot from the right block | 52-90 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Nettleton - foul #1 on Joseph Nettleton, team foul #11 | 52-90 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 52-91 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 52-92 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg misses the easy layup | 52-92 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss snags the defensive board | 52-92 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Kevin Green runs out the clock | 52-92 |