| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jeff Henson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Feely (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jim Lin (fresh) C - Robert Durst (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brent Mintz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst's fadeaway is rejected by Robin Haubert | 31-36 |
| 19:44 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:26 | Louisiana Tech | David Johnson picks off the pass by Jim Lin | 31-36 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | Jake Guidry scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana Tech | Jed Lucky is called for the reach on Robert Durst - foul #1 on Jed Lucky, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton (PF) Jim Lin | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:45 | Louisiana Tech | Robin Haubert takes the ball from Robert Bynum | 31-39 |
| 18:38 | Dayton | Robin Haubert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jake Guidry - foul #1 on Jake Guidry, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Paden (SG), Robert Bowman (SF) Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:22 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | David Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jed Lucky | 33-42 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson is called for a backcourt violation | 33-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Robert Bowman, James Feely | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:24 | Dayton | David Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 17:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 16:56 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum hits a fadeaway from the right block | 35-42 |
| 16:43 | Dayton | David Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 16:41 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 16:35 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jeff Henson and he's hacked by Robin Haubert - foul #3 on Robin Haubert, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew (PG), James Feely (SG), Robert Bowman (SF) Jeff Henson, John Paden, Jim Lin | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Donald Ayers (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jake Guidry, David Johnson, Jed Lucky, Robin Haubert, Brent Mintz | |
| 16:35 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski blows the layup | 38-42 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:52 | Louisiana Tech | Eldon Horodyski blocks the short jumper by Robert Durst | 38-42 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Donald Ayers grabs the board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Wilbur McGrew (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Feely (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Durst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Dayton | Matthew Carr's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Bynum | 38-42 |
| 15:42 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:37 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by James Feely is denied by Matthew Carr | 38-42 |
| 15:35 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 15:32 | Dayton | James Stanley loses the dribble to Wilbur McGrew in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 15:30 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew lays it up and in | 42-42 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Stanley | 42-44 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew is hacked by James Stanley - foul #3 on James Stanley, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson (PG), Ronald Frost (SG), Patrick Walton (PF) Wilbur McGrew, James Feely, Robert Bynum | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), David Johnson (SG), Robin Haubert (PF) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye, Donald Ayers | |
| 14:40 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Bowman | 44-44 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Matthew Carr clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Walton - foul #4 on Patrick Walton, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Dayton | Brent Mintz (C) Eldon Horodyski | |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Matthew Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:04 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Bowman | 46-45 |
| 13:42 | Dayton | David Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Robin Haubert tips it home | 46-47 |
| 13:24 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin jams it on a nice dish by Jeff Henson | 48-47 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | David Johnson loses the dribble to Jim Lin | 48-47 |
| 12:47 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robin Haubert - foul #4 on Robin Haubert, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG), Robert Durst (C) Ronald Frost, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Donald Ayers (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jake Guidry, David Johnson, Matthew Carr, Robin Haubert, Brent Mintz | |
| 12:47 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:47 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:19 | Dayton | James Stanley clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Durst - foul #3 on Robert Durst, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum (SF) Robert Bowman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:19 | Dayton | James Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:19 | Dayton | James Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:19 | Dayton | James Stanley makes the 3rd free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Bynum | 52-50 |
| 11:41 | Dayton | Robert Bynum steals it from Jed Lucky | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jeff Henson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Feely (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Lin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Durst (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jeff Henson | 54-50 |
| 11:06 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski loses the ball out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew (PG), Robert Bowman (SF), Patrick Walton (PF) Jeff Henson, Robert Bynum, Jim Lin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), David Johnson (SG), Brent Mintz (C) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 10:44 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Feely | 56-50 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Jake Guidry's pass is intercepted by James Feely | 56-50 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton misses the lay-in | 56-50 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jed Lucky | 56-50 |
| 09:47 | Dayton | Jed Lucky connects on the jump hook from close range set up by David Johnson and he's fouled by Robert Bowman - foul #1 on Robert Bowman, team foul #3 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson (PG), John Paden (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Brian Ryan (C) Wilbur McGrew, James Feely, Robert Bowman, Patrick Walton, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PF) Donald Ayers | |
| 09:47 | Dayton | Jed Lucky makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana Tech | John Paden misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 09:33 | Dayton | Brent Mintz grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 09:27 | Dayton | David Johnson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Norman Welsch | 56-56 |
| 09:02 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson blows the layup | 56-56 |
| 09:01 | Louisiana Tech | John Paden hits the follow up shot | 58-56 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | David Johnson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum misses the jumper from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jed Lucky | 58-59 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | David Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 08:16 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 08:01 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson loses the dribble to David Johnson | 58-59 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Jed Lucky is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jed Lucky, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Feely (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Patrick Walton (PF), Robert Durst (C) John Paden, Robert Bynum, Jim Lin, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Jake Guidry, David Johnson, Jed Lucky, Norman Welsch, Brent Mintz | |
| 07:45 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jeff Henson | 60-59 |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Robin Haubert clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 07:32 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jeff Henson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Feely (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Walton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Durst (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton connects on the turnaround from close range | 62-59 |
| 07:15 | Dayton | Robin Haubert is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 62-61 |
| 06:50 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Walton makes the jumper near the basket | 64-61 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | James Feely is called for the reach on Dikembe Akinyooye - foul #1 on James Feely, team foul #4 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew (PG), Ronald Frost (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Brian Ryan (C) Jeff Henson, James Feely, Robert Bowman, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:21 | Dayton | James Stanley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 06:19 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski grabs the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 05:57 | Dayton | Ronald Frost steps in front of the Matthew Carr pass | 64-61 |
| 05:54 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ronald Frost | 66-61 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Robin Haubert can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Patrick Walton - foul #5 on Patrick Walton, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson (PG), James Feely (SG), Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF), Robert Durst (C) Wilbur McGrew, Ronald Frost, Robert Bynum, Patrick Walton, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (SG) Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Robin Haubert makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:36 | Dayton | Robin Haubert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | Matthew Carr steps in front of the James Feely pass | 66-63 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | David Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 04:36 | Louisiana Tech | Eldon Horodyski blocks the short jumper by Jeff Henson | 66-63 |
| 04:34 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst tips it but misses | 66-63 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | David Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 04:09 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Feely and he's hacked by James Stanley - foul #4 on James Stanley, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi (PG), Ronald Frost (SG), Robert Bynum (SF), Brian Ryan (C) James Feely, Robert Bowman, Jim Lin, Robert Durst | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), Jed Lucky (SF), Donald Ayers (PF), Brent Mintz (C) James Stanley, Matthew Carr, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 04:09 | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson makes the free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 03:58 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Brian Ryan | 69-66 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Ryan lays it up and in | 71-66 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Jake Guidry makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Donald Ayers | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Frederick Scuderi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Frost (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bynum (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeff Henson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. C - Brian Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) C - Brent Mintz (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 71-68 |
| 03:09 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Frost gets the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi is fouled on the floor by Jake Guidry - foul #2 on Jake Guidry, team foul #8 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew (PG), James Feely (SG), Robert Durst (C) Ronald Frost, Jeff Henson, Brian Ryan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Norman Welsch (SF) David Johnson, Jed Lucky | |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Frederick Scuderi misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Brent Mintz grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 02:53 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| 02:38 | Dayton | Jake Guidry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana Tech | Norman Welsch steps in front of the Frederick Scuderi pass | 71-68 |
| 02:25 | Dayton | Jake Guidry clanks a 3 from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 02:24 | Louisiana Tech | James Feely gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | Wilbur McGrew travels with the ball | 71-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman (SF), Jim Lin (PF) Wilbur McGrew, Robert Bynum | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Robin Haubert (PF) Dikembe Akinyooye, Norman Welsch, Donald Ayers | |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Jed Lucky is fouled on the floor by Robert Bowman - foul #2 on Robert Bowman, team foul #6 | 71-68 |
| 01:54 | Dayton | Jim Lin takes the ball from Jake Guidry | 71-68 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Durst | 73-68 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | David Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-68 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Robin Haubert gets the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 01:05 | Dayton | Jed Lucky loses the dribble to Robert Durst | 73-68 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-68 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Robin Haubert gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Jake Guidry misses the floater from the left wing | 73-68 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bowman pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Durst throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeff Henson (PG), Robert Bynum (SF) Frederick Scuderi, Robert Bowman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Jake Guidry misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Robin Haubert pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Jake Guidry knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robin Haubert | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum is fouled in the backcourt by Jake Guidry - foul #3 on Jake Guidry, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bynum misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jed Lucky | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Robin Haubert misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 73-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Lin snags the defensive board | 73-71 |