| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jed Lucky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Mintz (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jed Lucky inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Dayton | David Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Brent Mintz tips it home | 29-39 |
| 19:28 | Samford | David Johnson is called for the reach on Scott Mertens - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 19:12 | Samford | Patrick Spencer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Mertens | 31-39 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | David Johnson connects on the 3 from straight away | 31-42 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Brent Mintz is called for the reach on Patrick Spencer - foul #2 on Brent Mintz, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| 18:12 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-42 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | David Johnson gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:51 | Dayton | David Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Scott Mertens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Robin Haubert grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 17:39 | Dayton | David Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 17:37 | Samford | Robert Casey pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Brent Mintz blocks the short jumper by Patrick Spencer | 31-45 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Robert Casey grabs the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Joseph Lamar makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Patrick Spencer picks off the pass by David Johnson | 33-45 |
| 16:35 | Samford | Robert Casey is denied on a layup by Brent Mintz | 33-45 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Joseph Lamar tips it but misses | 33-45 |
| 16:31 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jake Guidry | 33-45 |
| 16:24 | Dayton | Brent Mintz double dribbles | 33-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (SG), Chuck Neely (SF), Charles Helwig (PF), Martin Buffington (C) Scott Mertens, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar, Robert Casey | |
| 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 | |
| 16:11 | Samford | The short jumper by Joseph Meredith is denied by Donald Ayers | 33-45 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Matthew Carr snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eldon Horodyski, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Parks (C) Joseph Meredith | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Buffington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Helwig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Parks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - James Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Matthew Carr steps in front of the Chuck Neely pass | 33-45 |
| 15:26 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski tips it back up and in | 33-47 |
| 15:14 | Samford | James Stanley picks off the pass by Kevin Chudzinski | 33-47 |
| 15:04 | Dayton | Matthew Carr lays it up and in set up by James Stanley | 33-49 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-49 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Chuck Neely pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Matthew Carr blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Thomas Parks | 33-49 |
| 14:25 | Dayton | Matthew Carr snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:20 | Dayton | James Stanley's layup is rejected by Chuck Neely | 33-49 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Donald Ayers grabs the offensive board | 33-49 |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Parks - foul #1 on Thomas Parks, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF), Robert Casey (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Chuck Neely, Martin Buffington, Charles Helwig, Thomas Parks | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG), David Johnson (SG), Jed Lucky (SF), Robin Haubert (PF) James Stanley, Dikembe Akinyooye, Matthew Carr, Donald Ayers | |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 13:39 | Samford | Robert Casey makes the jumper in the paint | 35-51 |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Patrick Spencer steps in front of the Robin Haubert pass | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 13:12 | Samford | Robert Casey misses the jumper from the right block | 35-51 |
| 13:10 | Dayton | Robin Haubert snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Jed Lucky hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Johnson | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 12:51 | Samford | Joseph Meredith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Meredith, team foul #2 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Brent Mintz (C) Eldon Horodyski | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 12:23 | Dayton | David Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-54 |
| 12:22 | Samford | Robert Casey grabs the board | 35-54 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Carr (SF) Jed Lucky | |
| 12:17 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Joseph Lamar gets the offensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jake Guidry - foul #2 on Jake Guidry, team foul #5 | 35-54 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Scott Mertens misses the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Scott Mertens makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 11:50 | Dayton | David Johnson loses the dribble to Joseph Lamar | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robin Haubert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Mintz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Samford | Joseph Meredith is hacked by Jake Guidry - foul #3 on Jake Guidry, team foul #6 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Donald Ayers (PF) Jake Guidry, David Johnson, Robin Haubert | |
| 11:25 | Samford | Joseph Meredith connects on the jumper from the baseline | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 11:08 | Dayton | Matthew Carr is denied on a layup by Robert Casey | 38-54 |
| 11:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Casey | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:47 | Samford | Joseph Meredith scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Scott Mertens | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Matthew Carr is fouled on the floor by Scott Mertens - foul #3 on Scott Mertens, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (SG), Chuck Neely (SF), Charles Helwig (PF), Martin Buffington (C) Scott Mertens, Patrick Spencer, Joseph Lamar, Robert Casey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jed Lucky (SF) Matthew Carr | |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Jed Lucky misses the 3 from straight away | 41-54 |
| 10:36 | Samford | Charles Helwig snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski loses the ball out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Johnson (SG), Robin Haubert (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, Donald Ayers, Brent Mintz | |
| 10:05 | Dayton | Jed Lucky is hacked by Charles Helwig - foul #2 on Charles Helwig, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Parks (C) Joseph Meredith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jake Guidry (PG) James Stanley | |
| 09:55 | Dayton | Jake Guidry hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robin Haubert | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:48 | Samford | Chuck Neely misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-57 |
| 09:47 | Dayton | Robin Haubert gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:19 | Dayton | David Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eldon Horodyski | 41-60 |
| 09:10 | Samford | Thomas Parks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-60 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jed Lucky | 41-60 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Jed Lucky misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Martin Buffington - foul #2 on Martin Buffington, team foul #5 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Meredith (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Patrick Spencer (SF), Joseph Lamar (PF), Robert Casey (C) Kevin Chudzinski, Chuck Neely, Martin Buffington, Charles Helwig, Thomas Parks | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Donald Ayers (PF), Brent Mintz (C) David Johnson, Robin Haubert, Eldon Horodyski | |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Jed Lucky makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Jed Lucky misses the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Robert Casey grabs the board | 41-61 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Joseph Lamar clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-61 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Jed Lucky gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Robert Casey denies the turnaround by Jed Lucky | 41-61 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Robert Casey pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Meredith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Casey (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jake Guidry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jed Lucky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Mintz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:47 | Samford | Joseph Meredith buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Scott Mertens | 43-61 |
| 07:34 | Dayton | Jake Guidry is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-61 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG), David Johnson (SG), Matthew Carr (SF), Robin Haubert (PF) Jake Guidry, Dikembe Akinyooye, Jed Lucky, Donald Ayers | |
| 07:25 | Samford | Robert Casey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Robin Haubert pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 07:07 | Dayton | James Stanley buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robin Haubert | 43-64 |
| 06:45 | Samford | Scott Mertens's pass is intercepted by Matthew Carr | 43-64 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | David Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Carr | 43-66 |
| 06:25 | Samford | Scott Mertens makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Lamar | 45-66 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | David Johnson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Stanley | 45-69 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Scott Mertens makes the jumper from the right wing | 47-69 |
| 05:32 | Dayton | Robin Haubert comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-69 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Joseph Lamar grabs the board | 47-69 |
| 05:21 | Samford | David Johnson is called for the reach on Patrick Spencer - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #7 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski (PG), Chuck Neely (SG), Charles Helwig (PF), Martin Buffington (C) Joseph Meredith, Scott Mertens, Joseph Lamar, Robert Casey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Donald Ayers (PF), Eldon Horodyski (C) David Johnson, Robin Haubert, Brent Mintz | |
| 05:21 | Samford | Patrick Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 05:21 | Dayton | Donald Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-69 |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Donald Ayers grabs the offensive board | 47-69 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Patrick Spencer - foul #2 on Patrick Spencer, team foul #6 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Parks (C) Patrick Spencer | |
| Subs | Dayton | Norman Welsch (PG) James Stanley | |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Matthew Carr makes the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Matthew Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Martin Buffington's fadeaway is rejected by Eldon Horodyski | 47-71 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye snags the defensive board | 47-71 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Norman Welsch | 47-73 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:44 | Samford | Martin Buffington makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-73 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Kevin Chudzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Neely (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Buffington (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Helwig (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Parks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Norman Welsch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donald Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eldon Horodyski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-73 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski can't tip it in | 50-73 |
| 03:19 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski gets the rebound | 50-73 |
| 03:07 | Samford | Chuck Neely buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Chudzinski | 53-73 |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Matthew Carr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Eldon Horodyski | 53-76 |
| 02:41 | Samford | Thomas Parks hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-76 |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Matthew Carr scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Norman Welsch | 56-78 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Chuck Neely hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-78 |
| 02:00 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski snags the offensive board | 56-78 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Martin Buffington is called for traveling | 56-78 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Dayton | James Stanley (PG) Norman Welsch | |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-78 |
| 01:20 | Samford | Charles Helwig grabs the defensive rebound | 56-78 |
| 01:16 | Samford | James Stanley is called for the reach on Kevin Chudzinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Stanley, team foul #8 | 56-78 |
| 01:16 | Samford | Kevin Chudzinski misses the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Eldon Horodyski gets the rebound | 56-78 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye is hacked by Charles Helwig - foul #3 on Charles Helwig, team foul #7 | 56-78 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye makes the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Dikembe Akinyooye misses the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 00:54 | Samford | The rebound goes to Thomas Parks | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | Samford | Chuck Neely is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Chuck Neely, team foul #8 | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Matthew Carr can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Martin Buffington - foul #3 on Martin Buffington, team foul #9 | 56-79 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Matthew Carr makes the 1st free throw | 56-80 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Matthew Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 56-80 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Donald Ayers gets the offensive rebound | 56-80 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | James Stanley runs out the clock | 56-80 |