| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Swords (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ternasky (fresh) C - Arthur Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Shives (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 10 pts. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew Shives takes the ball from Carl Plascencia | 32-29 |
| 19:29 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Shives | 32-31 |
| 19:13 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Ternasky - foul #1 on Richard Ternasky, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:50 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:34 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords is whistled for a carry | 34-33 |
| 18:07 | Dayton | Matthew Shives clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 17:37 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 34-35 |
| 17:36 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 17:34 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Alfredo Valdez | 34-35 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Gregory Swords steals the ball from Lucio Giordano | 34-35 |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords banks in the layup | 36-35 |
| 16:33 | Dayton | Matthew Shives drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Alfredo Valdez | 36-38 |
| 16:26 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Patton | 39-38 |
| 16:04 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez snags the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 15:51 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Patton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Swords (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Plascencia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ternasky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Dunlap (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Shives (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Alfredo Valdez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Edward Patton | 41-38 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses short on a runner from the right block | 41-38 |
| 15:03 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:42 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:14 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 14:13 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses the tip | 41-38 |
| 14:12 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 13:54 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:23 | Dayton | Matthew Shives scores on a floater from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 12:58 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia double dribbles | 41-40 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson (PG), Andrew Lawson (SG), Ferdinand Pena (SF), Orji Amezquita (PF), Garrett Harrington (C) Edward Patton, Gregory Swords, Carl Plascencia, Richard Ternasky, Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG), Michael Durante (SF), Lawrence Stultz (PF), Mensah Accomando (C) Lucio Giordano, Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Michael Durante misses long on a floater from close range | 41-40 |
| 12:36 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:27 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Brian Nelson | 43-40 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Michael Durante knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-42 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena blows the layup but he's hacked by Mensah Accomando - foul #2 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Lawson (fresh) SF - Ferdinand Pena (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orji Amezquita (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Garrett Harrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Wilfredo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Dunlap (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Durante (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Stultz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mensah Accomando (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Dayton | Michael Durante can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-42 |
| 11:34 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Orji Amezquita | 45-42 |
| 11:18 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 11:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Michael Durante can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Orji Amezquita - foul #4 on Orji Amezquita, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia (SF) Orji Amezquita | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG) Jerry Dunlap | |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Michael Durante makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Michael Durante makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:41 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lucio Giordano - foul #1 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| 10:41 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:41 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 10:19 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton (PG), Arthur Williams (C) Andrew Lawson, Garrett Harrington | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:00 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | Carl Plascencia steals the ball from Michael Durante | 49-44 |
| 09:35 | Gardner-Webb | Lawrence Stultz takes the ball from Brian Nelson | 49-44 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 09:09 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 08:47 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena hits a shot from the baseline | 51-44 |
| 08:26 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin is hacked by Carl Plascencia - foul #3 on Carl Plascencia, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords (SG), Andrew Lawson (SF), Richard Ternasky (PF), Garrett Harrington (C) Brian Nelson, Carl Plascencia, Ferdinand Pena, Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Lucio Giordano, Michael Durante, Mensah Accomando | |
| 08:13 | Dayton | A charge is called on Szczesny Zubik - foul #3 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| 07:49 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords misses the lay-in but the foul's on Matthew Shives - foul #1 on Matthew Shives, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita (PF) Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:49 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:49 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Patton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Swords (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Lawson (fresh) PF - Orji Amezquita (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Garrett Harrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Wilfredo Martin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Stultz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 07:27 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 06:58 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Wilfredo Martin | 52-47 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Wilfredo Martin is called for the reach on Edward Patton - foul #2 on Wilfredo Martin, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson (PG), Carl Plascencia (SF), Richard Ternasky (C) Edward Patton, Andrew Lawson, Garrett Harrington | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Michael Durante (SF) Wilfredo Martin, Lawrence Stultz | |
| 05:43 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 05:42 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Michael Durante | 52-47 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Matthew Shives clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Gregory Swords - foul #1 on Gregory Swords, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:37 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:20 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson (SG) Gregory Swords | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (SG), Leroy Pearce (PF), Mensah Accomando (C) Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| 04:57 | Dayton | Michael Durante makes the shot from the right side set up by Lucio Giordano | 52-50 |
| 04:46 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson buries a shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 04:24 | Dayton | Orji Amezquita swats the short shot by Lucio Giordano | 54-50 |
| 04:23 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Andrew Lawson | 54-50 |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 04:05 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jerry Dunlap | 54-50 |
| 03:44 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton (PG), Gregory Swords (SG), Arthur Williams (C) Brian Nelson, Andrew Lawson, Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SF), Alfredo Valdez (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Michael Durante, Leroy Pearce, Mensah Accomando | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Swords (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Orji Amezquita (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Arthur Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Shives (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano can't connect on a shot from the left side | 54-50 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Matthew Shives comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Orji Amezquita - foul #5 on Orji Amezquita, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky (PF) Orji Amezquita | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:40 | Dayton | Matthew Shives makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:12 | Gardner-Webb | The jumper by Richard Ternasky is denied by Alfredo Valdez | 54-52 |
| 02:11 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:04 | Gardner-Webb | Lucio Giordano steals the ball from Edward Patton | 54-52 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 54-52 |
| 01:38 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez tips it in | 54-54 |
| 01:15 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner and the foul's on Lucio Giordano - foul #2 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| 01:15 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Matthew Shives blows the dunk | 58-54 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams grabs the board | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Dunlap - foul #2 on Jerry Dunlap, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:53 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 00:45 | Dayton | Matthew Shives grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Ternasky - foul #2 on Richard Ternasky, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia is hacked by Lucio Giordano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Matthew Shives throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena (PF) Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:34 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia is fouled in the backcourt by Lucio Giordano - foul #4 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| 00:34 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:34 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Matthew Shives | 63-56 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-56 |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Lucio Giordano - foul #5 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (PG) Lucio Giordano | |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Carl Plascencia steals it from Matthew Shives | 65-56 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia is fouled in the backcourt by Wilfredo Martin - foul #3 on Wilfredo Martin, team foul #11 | 65-56 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena grabs the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton runs out the clock | 66-56 |